Celebrity News

‘RHOBH’ gets two new cast members, including Will Smith’s ex

By
Leah Bitsky and
Caroline Blair
Published Dec. 21, 2021, 2:09 p.m. ET

Sheree Zampino and Diana Jenkins have officially signed on for Season 12 of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”

Zampino, 54, and Jenkins, 48, will join returning cast members Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna, Erika Jayne, Dorit Kemsley, Garcelle Beauvais, Sutton Stracke, Crystal Kung Minkoff and Kathy Hilton, Page Six has confirmed.

According to E! News, who was first to break the news, Zampino will appear as a “friend of” on the Bravo series, while Jenkins has been cast as a full-time Housewife.

Zampino was previously married to Will Smith from 1992 to 1995 and the pair share a 29-year-old son named Trey. The exes have reportedly remained close and she is also on good terms with his second wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith.

Meanwhile, Jenkins is the chair and CEO of lifestyle drink company Neuro Brands and is also known for her philanthropic endeavors and activism. Over the past 20 years, she has helped launch several advocacy programs including UCLA’s Sanela Diana Jenkins Human Rights Project and the Jenkins-Penn Haitian Relief Organization, which she formed with actor Sean Penn, according to the website.

Garcelle Beauvais, Erika Girardi, Lisa Rinna, Sutton Stracke, Dorit Kemsley and Crystal Kung Minkoff
Cast members Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna, Erika Jayne, Dorit Kemsley, Garcelle Beauvais, Sutton Stracke, Crystal Kung Minkoff and Kathy Hilton are all returning. Erik Voake/Bravo
A split image of Diana Jenkins and Sheree Zampino on red carpets.
Diana Jenkins and Sheree Zampino are the newest members of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” Getty Images

She was recognized by the Elton John AIDS Foundation for her activism and in 2012 was named one of the World’s Top Three Justice Innovations by The Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law, according to her foundation’s website.

The Bosnian-born beauty has three children, according to E!, and was previously married to Barclays banker Roger Jenkins from 1999 to 2011.

Bravo has yet to announce the premiere date for the new season of “RHOBH,” though if it’s anything like last season, the drama will be worth the wait.