Andy Cohen agrees there should be a ‘RHONJ’ ‘rebrand’: ‘We’re going to figure something out’
Out with the old, in with the new.
Andy Cohen teased the potential for fresh faces on “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” after a fan suggested it was time to switch things up during Monday’s episode of SiriusXM’s “Andy Cohen Live.”
“It is not time for a rebrand?” a caller asked, to which the Bravo head honcho quickly responded, “Yes.”
“I think it’s time to do what happened in New York, bring fresh faces in,” the caller added, referencing the cast switch-up for Season 14 of “The Real Housewives of New York City.”
The fan further raved over Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda who joined the “RHONJ” cast in Season 13.
“I love that they’re fresh and young,” the caller said. “They’re funny and … I love that there is positive energy.”
The fan said there has been too much “negativity” from the other cast members, advising Cohen, “Set them free. Let them move on to the new.”
“I agree,” Cohen, 56, responded. “We’re gonna figure something out. We are all on the same page about that.”
In addition to Cabral and Fuda, Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Margaret Josephs, Dolores Catania and Jennifer Aydin comprised the cast of the latest season.
Meanwhile, Jennifer Fessler was featured on the show as a “friend of” Fuda and Josephs.
Giudice, 52, is the longest-standing “RHONJ” star as she’s been on the show since its premiere in 2009.
For the past few seasons, the cameras have followed her beef with sister-in-law Melissa Gorga, who joined the series for Season 3 in 2011.
The family drama began when Giudice accused Melissa of cheating on husband Joe Gorga, and their feud continued when the Gorgas skipped Giudice’s wedding to Luis Ruelas in August 2022.
Earlier this month, Melissa, 45, also agreed with fans that there needs to be a shakeup within the “RHONJ” cast, telling “Entertainment Tonight” that “things have gotten really toxic.”
Season 14 of the Bravo show will not have a “traditional reunion” due to the drama among the cast.
In June, a source told Page Six the tension between the “Housewives” is at an all-time high, saying, “Once viewers see the finale, the decision to forgo the traditional reunion will make even more sense.”
