Racquel Chevremont is becoming a member of the Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis for season 15.
Bravo introduced Chevremont can be becoming a member of the beforehand introduced solid of Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank and Brynn Whitfield as a fundamental solid member. Rebecca Minkoff, it has been beforehand reported, can be becoming a member of the solid in a good friend function. RHONY, which is at the moment in manufacturing, doesn’t but have a premiere date.
Chevermont, an artwork curator and mannequin, is the franchise’s second overtly queer housewife, following Lyons, who joined the present final season when RHONY went via a solid reboot.
“My complete grownup life has been about illustration and utilizing no matter platform I’ve to get the voices of queer people of the diaspora on the market,” Chevremont informed GLAAD when making the announcement on Thursday. “What higher means to take action if not as a member of this iconic franchise.”
Chevremont started working as a mannequin within the ’90s, doing adverts for manufacturers reminiscent of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Fila, L’Oréal and Nivea. As an artwork curator, the newly appointed housewife has labored on collections for movie and TV tasks together with Severance, Empire and And Simply Like That.
As for what her becoming a member of the solid means for illustration, she informed GLAAD: “Within the present world local weather it’s vital for not solely our neighborhood to see themselves represented, but in addition for the world to get to know a queer household in a extra intimate means and present that all of us have extra similarities than not. That queer girls could be profitable, stunning and in loving relationships elevating youngsters too. That this world exists.”
Following a tumultuous thirteenth season that was marred by allegations of racism among the many solid after the longstanding franchise launched its first Black solid member Eboni Williams, Bravo changed the legacy solid with a brand new fundamental solid in 2022 forward of season 14. It was beforehand introduced the rookie solid can be sticking round for season 15.
In his current cowl story with The Hollywood Reporter, Watch What Occurs Dwell host and Actual Housewives govt producer Andy Cohen stated of the work to diversify the franchise, “I’m pleased with all of the work that Bravo has put into making their reveals extra consultant of the nation’s demographics. George Floyd was an vital cultural shift that compelled us to take a look at all of our programming. Bravo made it a mandate to diversify its reveals. I imply, that they had a present, Summer time Home, that was like a bunch of white individuals within the Hamptons. Southern Allure was a bunch of white individuals tomcatting in Charleston. They thought, ‘Why are plenty of the reveals so segregated?’ They determined that there wanted to be extra illustration throughout the dial. And so they did it.”