The most iconic women of the Real Housewives franchise are getting ready for an iconic girls’ trip after it was confirmed that “The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th” was officially underway.
Bravo revealed the official cast during an episode of “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” on Jan. 14, where RHOA star Porsha Williams shared that she, along with Vicki Gunvalson (RHOC), Luann de Lesseps (RHONY), Teresa Giudice (RHONJ), Kyle Richards (RHOBH), Lisa Barlow (RHOSLC), and Gizelle Bryant (RHOP), will be embarking on a fun-filled trip celebrating 20 years of the franchise.
In fact, dozens of other Housewives will also make special appearances, including those who are no longer part of the franchise, like “The Real Housewives of New York City” alum Alex McCord, who has shied away from the spotlight since leaving the series after season 4.
Andy Cohen Confirms RHONY Alum Alex McCord’s Bravo Return
GettyFans have not seen Alex McCord on their television screens in over a decade, with her last appearance on “The Real Housewives of New York City” season 4 in 2011.
According to Just Jared, during an episode of Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM show on Monday, Jan. 26, Cohen revealed that McCord will be one of several Real Housewives appearing on “The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th.”
“On Thursday’s episode of ‘Andy Cohen Live,’ we’ve got Alex McCord in the studio. She’s coming in for ‘Ultimate Girls Trip,’ so one of the OGs from New York,” he said. “So, I’m excited to talk to her. I haven’t talked to her publicly in a very long time. She and I email probably once a year, we email. Something like that.”
McCord left the reality TV spotlight to live a normal life, moving to Australia along with her husband, Simon van Kempen, and their two sons. According to People, McCord earned her master’s degree in psychology from the University of New England in Armidale, Australia, in 2000, and has been working as a psychologist.
In June, McCord shared on Instagram that she was earning her PhD in clinical psychology.
Andy Cohen Revealed RHUGT Is Nearing the End of Filming
GettyIn the same episode, Cohen also revealed that the seven ladies taking part in the upcoming RHUGT are nearing the end of their fun-filled vacation, which took them to iconic Real Housewives cities, starting with Orange County, California.
“We’ve been filming, as you guys have seen online, ‘Ultimate Girls Trip.’ It’s kind of, we’re celebrating 20 years of the Housewives. They’ve already been to Orange County. They have been to Beverly Hills. They were in Atlanta over the weekend. They’re now in Miami,” Cohen shared.
He continued, “They have one more stop after that and I have to say, the production team is doing a yeoman’s job because they were fighting the ice storm in Atlanta, and then we had to think of an unconventional way to get them to Miami, but we got them there.”
Cohen added, “I’m very excited about this show. It’s not going to be on until later this year, but boy, oh, boy, is this gonna be great.”
In addition to the surprise return of McCord, RHOA alum Nene Leakes is set to make her long-awaited comeback to Bravo with her own appearance on RHUGT. On Bravo’s Instagram page, a photo was shared of Leakes posing alongside the main ladies of the show.
The network captioned the image, “Posting this before it Leakes… NENE IS BACK IN THE BUILDING!!! #RHUGT”
