She made it nice! Dorinda Medley took to Instagram to announce her departure from The Real Housewives of New York City after six seasons.
“What a journey this has been. I have laughed and cried and tried to Make it Nice,” she wrote on Tuesday, August 25. “But all things must come to an end. This was a great outlet for me to heal when my late husband Richard passed away. I have met so many interesting people and learned so much about myself, about life and about women along the way.”
She added, “Thank you to Bravo and NBC for the incredible ride and to my cast mates for constant stimulation and entertainment. I wish you all health, happiness and success. Clip!”
Dorinda joined the Bravo hit reality series in 2015 for the show's seventh season. Medley is the second cast member to announce her exit. If you recall, Tinsley Mortimer announced her departure ealirt this year after she decided to leave NYC and move to Chicago to be with her now-fiancé Scott Kluth.
Last week, Andy Cohen admitted that he is looking forward to adding more diversity to RHONY for its upcoming 13th season.
“We’re working on next season,” he told Us Weekly. “I, while promoting Hotel Artois at Home, a virtual 5-star hotel experience by Stella Artois’m excited for what we have planned.”
Cohen’s comment comes after RHONY cast member Leah McSweeney called for more diversity to be featured on the Bravo hit reality series.
“I hope that there’s not only diversity of race but an even deeper diversity of where someone lives or what their interests are,” she told Page Six. “I hope that there’s just more diversity all across the board because New Yorkers are not a monolith, obviously. I think that it is gonna head in that direction.”
Earlier this month, Luann de Lesseps also hinted that the show might be moving in a new direction, telling Extra that there will “definitely” be “some new Housewives” in the mix. Multiple sources later told revealed that Bravo has big plans for the future of the franchise.
“Bravo is planning to shake things up with The Real Housewives of New York next year,” one source told Us Weekly. Another insider added at the time, “There’s going to be some changes. … A handful of white women doesn’t necessarily represent what New York City is all about.”
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