Luann De Lesseps

Real Housewives Of New York season 7 started filming and it’s photos galore from the cast! Bravo is trying to capture some of that old magic. They brought Bethenny Frankel back to hawk more products, fired her friend Aviva Drescher, and they’ve started out filming by bringing the glam! 

LuAnn de Lesseps is also back as a full-time Housewife in a cast that also includes Heather Thomson and Carole Radziwill, Kristen Taekman, and of course, Ramona Singer and Sonja Morgan. No word on whether or not another new lady will join the bunch as is rumored.

The girls have been filming in The Hamptons for LuAnn’s estate sale, in Arizona, and around NYC. And to really promote the season they’ve been sharing a ton of photos on Instagram and Twitter – which is unusual given that Bravo has always tried to keep things very under wraps in previous seasons. 

Interestingly, none of the ladies are posing with Bethenny (except LuAnn), despite all raving about her return. Glad they’re happy… Is Bravo trying to keep Bethenny’s storyline more of a secret to pull in viewers? Likely! Not surprising, however, is that Ramona and Sonja are at odds with the rest of the group. 

PS – does anyone else feel that Carole, Heather and Bethenny won’t get along? Bethenny does not like competition!