Jennifer Aydin has broken her silence on rumors that she won’t return to the Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday, October 30, Aydin, 48, addressed whether she had officially signed on the dotted line for any further seasons.
“Hey guys, just wanted to hop on here and update you guys on a few things. A lot of you have been asking me if I’m still on the [show] or not,” she wrote. “I can honestly say that nobody has told me anything. And they still haven’t told me anything.”
Aydin added that she hadn’t reached out to the network or anyone involved with the show to clarify her employment status.
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“But I haven’t checked either. Life’s been pretty busy. And I would only think about it when people asked, which is why I would’ve liked to have known so I can let you guys know. You know me, I like to keep it real,” Aydin continued.
The reality TV personality added that no one has officially given her the boot, but she admitted the signs aren’t looking good for her future Real Housewives prospects.
“All I’ve heard is what you’ve heard. You probably know more than me, actually. I’ve heard they’re test filming. And I wasn’t invited to Bravocon. So by the looks of it, I think it’s safe to say, probably not. And that’s OK. I’m good 🙏” she wrote. “Maybe that’s just how they fire people these days, [by] just moving on without telling the person. Maybe it’s awkward for them. I don’t know.”
Despite her belief that she likely won’t be given the greenlight to comeback, Aydin expressed her gratitude for the opportunity.
“But if they did tell me, I would’ve said, ‘Thanks for letting me know, and thanks so much for the journey – wish you guys all the best!’ And I mean that. I’ll always be grateful for my time on the show. It was quite the experience, to say the least,” she continued.
Aydin added that she wasn’t resting on her laurels and is looking ahead to her next venture, insisting “it’s time to keep moving.”
As she leaves her RHONJ stint in the rear view mirror, Aydin announced she was launching a new podcast called “TV Gold.”
“Out with the old, onto the gold,” she wrote, concluding, “Don’t live in the past. Learn from it and move forward…”
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Aydin ruffled feathers last year when she declared via an Instagram Live that she would return to RHONJ for season 15.
However, Bravo’s Andy Cohen confirmed on SiriusXM’s “Radio Andy” in October 2024 that Bravo had “made no decisions on The Real Housewives” at that time.
Addressing Aydin’s Instagram Live specifically, Cohen, 57, doubled down on insisting that nothing was set in stone in terms of casting.
“What? No. Jennifer Aydin confirmed that she’s returning?” Cohen said. “No, no, no. We’ve done nothing. We’ve done absolutely — I mean, well, no. Actually, we’ve done plenty, but that’s not, that’s not, no.”
He added, “I wish her well. I think, wait until Bravo or I says something. How about that?”
