The Real Housewives of New York City alum Luann de Lesseps has revealed where she stands with Real Housewives of Beverly Hills duo Dorit Kemsley and Erika Jayne after their BravoCon 2025 showdown.
“I feel like I cleared the air a little bit,” de Lesseps, 60, exclusively told Us Weekly on Friday, November 14, at BravoCon 2025 in Las Vegas.
The trio faced off during a special Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen taping on Thursday, November 13, where host Andy Cohen brought them on stage for a round of the popular “Squash the Beef” game. Cohen mentioned that de Lesseps seemingly shaded the RHOBH duo at a recent cabaret concert, when she called Jayne, 54, a “bitch” and claimed Kemsley, 49, was “not the nicest person either.”
“I don’t have to explain,” de Lesseps insisted on stage. “Erika and I really don’t know each other that well, from the few times we have seen each other. ‘Bitch’ was a term of endearment.”
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Cohen stepped in to explain that de Lesseps’s comments may actually have been complimentary if she was referring to Jayne and Kemsley as “bad bitches.” While de Lesseps and Kemsley were able to squash their beef, Jayne shot down Cohen’s attempt to reconcile her with the Countess.
“No, I’m good,” Jayne reportedly said.
When Us caught up with de Lesseps and fellow RHONY alum Sonja Morgan after the WWHL taping, the Countess reiterated that she did not mean to offend Jayne or Kemsley.
“Andy was great, [saying], ‘She meant bad bitch.’ It’s a term of endearment,” de Lesseps told Us. “[Erika] did not [accept it] but that’s fine. You see, it goes to show you — she’s not that friendly!”
The “Money Can’t Buy You Class” singer added, “Dorit and I are cool. I have not seen Erika since then but I’m always supportive of women. I love women. ‘Bad Bitch’ is really kind of what it was.”
Morgan then jumped in to clarify that the ladies from RHONY and RHOBH have always been cordial with each other over the years.
“I went to Erika’s first show for [the Broadway musical] Chicago right after I had my face lifted underneath [my chin], and it was blown up like a soccer ball, and she goes, ‘Sonja, you’re so nice,’” Morgan, 61, added. “That’s what Luann does, too. We show up for each other, and I can see why Luann thought she was being rude, because she’s very standoffish when she’s not dressed [up] and she’s off [stage].”
Morgan went on, “[Erika is] kind of like me, very reclusive and quiet, and sometimes I don’t even know when she’s on stage. That’s a different story. It takes a lot to get up there. I’m very quiet when I’m not doing [those shows.]”
Elsewhere at BravoCon 2025, Cohen addressed rumors that Bravo was working on a hybrid RHONY reboot that would bring back classic members de Lesseps, Morgan, Dorinda Medley and Carole Radziwill to mix with current cast members Jessel Taank, Sai De Silva and Erin Lichy for a new season.
“Not true,” Cohen told panel host Jeff Lewis.
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As the live crowd booed, the Watch What Happens host insisted: “The original New York had 13 incredible seasons. Half of them have moved to Florida. We’ll always be in business with these guys. We always want to work with them. You know what? 13 years of a great series is — be happy that it happened.”
Old episodes of both The Real Housewives of New York City and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills are available to stream anytime on Peacock. RHOBH season 15 premieres on Bravo Thursday, December 4, at 8 p.m. ET, with new episodes available to stream the next day on Peacock.
