Andy Cohen has shared an update on where Real Housewives of New Jersey stands after initially announcing last summer that the franchise was getting a reboot.
The 57-year-old executive producer — who is accused of orchestrating an attack against a Bravo star — appeared on The View Tuesday morning, where he opened up to the panel of hosts.
'We are doing casting on [Real Housewives of] Jersey,' he confirmed, adding about the hiatus: 'It was really on a deep pause and we are actively there casting and looking at the future of what that will be.'
The fate of Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga and the rest of the cast still remains uncertain. It is unclear if the network will do a full reboot - similar to Real Housewives of New York - or if they will retain some castmates.
Cohen made it a point to tell viewers that he and the Bravo network as a whole think 'it is a great franchise and we love it.'
The media personality was a guest on the show one day after celebrating his birthday. He wore a navy blue suit, striped white and blue shirt, and black-rimmed eyeglasses.
Last July Cohen kept fans in suspense as he promised that Bravo would be doing 'something different' following the season 14 finale and reunion.
Then, in August news came that the show likely wouldn't pick up filming until some point in 2025.
The latest installment came to a close with Teresa, Melissa, Jennifer Aydin, Dolores Catania, Margaret Josephs, Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda as the main cast members.
Jackie Goldschneider and Jennifer Fessler also made appearances as friends.
Details regarding updates on the series had been limited until Andy's visit to The View this week.
But earlier this year Andy refuted claims that only Melissa and Dolores would return to the show, along with a selection of new personalities.
According to Page Six, he clarified on his self-titled SiriusXM show in February: 'If it says, "Bravo has announced," or "Andy said on his radio..." then it is true. That’s what I will tell you. Don’t believe anything else.'
On a March episode of her On Display podcast, Gorga revealed what she thinks is the reason the RHONJ franchise was 'ruined.'
'It was a constant game and it was a hunger game,' she explained. 'All the planning and planning and planning and plotting. 'I’m like, "Jesus Christ, do you guys ever sleep?"'
Also during his spot on The View, the father-of-two talked up Bravo's forthcoming addition to the Housewives franchise — Real Housewives of Rhode Island.
He spilled about the new show to Page Six, 'They are very Italian. Rhode Island is such a small state, and they all kind of know each other and overlap, and it’s an incredible group of women who have really interesting connections. I think it’s going to really surprise people.'
And the longtime host compared it to RHONJ, noting that the main distinction is location.
'Well, they’re in Rhode Island. It’s coastal,' he stated, adding that the new lineup is 'more Italian' with 'deep families.'
