Not Bluffing: These ‘Real Housewives Of Rhode Island’ Casting Rumors Are Huge
Topics: Andy Cohen, Bravo, Entertainment, Real Housewives
Marissa Dow
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Topics: Andy Cohen, Bravo, Entertainment, Real Housewives
Not to brag, or anything, but I predicted the next Real Housewives franchise would hit New England, and Rhode Island, specifically, because it’s got the small town niche bubble that makes Salt Lake fascinating and the old money that makes RHOBH watchable even through Kyle Richards’ caftan-ic reign of terror. Now that RHORI is in full force (I mean, how cute does that acronym sound??) I’m keeping my finger surgically attached to the pulse by trying to find out every little coastal bread crumb fellow Bravo detectives have sprinkled across the universe.
And the tea, though mostly held under lock and key atm, is still spicier than the shit they tossed in the Boston Harbor (sorry, I legally had to make that joke). Presenting: everything to know about The Real Housewives of Rhode Island, including the rumored cast.
While the official cast is not confirmed, an unofficial RHORI fan account has claimed the following names are rumored to be in the mix as casting contenders, as reported by The Providence Journal: Rosie Woods DiMare, Monique Pass, Elizabeth McGraw, Rulla Ponterelli, Jo-Ellen Tiberi, and Alicia Carmody.
Rosie is a newscaster from Kingstown who is married to a Frank Sinatra impersonator (???). Yeah, I need to see that.
Monique is married to an ex-NFL player from the Patriots, Patrick Pass.
Elizabeth is the wife of a medical cannabis and fishing entrepreneur, Gerald McGraw.
The account claims Rulla’s husband is a successful surgeon.
Jo-Ellen’s husband is a mortgage loan officer, and they live in Providence.
Alicia is the wife of a pizza magnate, AKA the best job ever.
While this list has not yet been confirmed by Bravo, reports have said that local fan excitement on social media back in December 2024 is part of why the network landed on the island for the new franchise location, so these BOTG casting insights could end up being a reality — one way or another.
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None of these names are famous (GOOD), but the fan account did post some fancy-looking New England homes (one worth over a million) that this account claims are owned by their projected cast, so coastal core luxury is OTW.
Other fan accounts have suggested a few additional local baddies are up for consideration for the gig.
Since the show was decided on at Bravo “a month or two ago,” that means filming will go underway this year, and it only makes sense they’d show off the Ocean State in the summer. That being said, we should expect season one to air by spring 2026.
Andy told Page Six that “The cast is incredible and that “they are very Italian.” Andy added that, “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.”