Jenna Lyons has continued to pour doubt over her return to Real Housewives of New York City after snubbing BravoCon just weeks ago – and has now admitted that she is still ‘thinking’ about her future on the hit show.
The 55-year-old businesswoman appeared on Friday’s episode of Today with Hoda and Jenna where she revealed her uncertainty about featuring in season 15, especially now that she has found love with her girlfriend Cass Bird, 49.
When probed by the presenters about whether she’ll be coming back to the series, Jenna simply replied: ‘I’m wondering too…’
Expressing her skepticism even further, she explained why she signed up in the first place – adding that she now has more to consider.
Jenna Lyons has continued to pour doubt over her return to Real Housewives of New York City
‘I did it for a reason,’ Jenna continued. ‘I have a business and I wanted to support that business and it’s had a much bigger halo than I ever expected.
‘The impact it’s had for people. I feel a lot of pride around that, but I also am in a relationship now, and I have to take that into consideration how that affects not just me, but the people around me. I have some thinking to do.’
Jenna’s reservations came just two days after she failed to provide a definitive answer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, telling the host ‘I don’t have an answer, I genuinely don’t.’
The reality star initially announced that she was in a relationship with Cass during an interview with the New York Times in June.
The pair were embroiled in engagement rumors just three months later, which she remained coy over when pressed for clarity on Watch What Happens Live! with Andy Cohen.
During their conversation, Andy asked: ‘I wanna say congratulations because I think you’re engaged, but are you engaged?’
Jenna responded: ‘So basically, here’s the story. My girlfriend, who I adore, kept telling me that I had to button my shirt, and I said ‘If you want me to button my shirt, you have to put a ring on it.
‘We’re just really happy and she gave me the ring that I wanted.’
Fashion industry powerhouse Jenna, 55, is currently smitten with girlfriend Cass Bird, 49
The businesswoman was pressed on her future on the Bravo show during an appearance on Hoda & Jenna
Speaking on the Today show, Jenna said: ‘I’m in a relationship now, and I have to take that into consideration how that affects not just me, but the people around me.’
Asked again if she’s engaged, Jenna responded that she’s ‘very happy.’
Before she began seeing photographer Cass, the designer was married to Vincent Mazeau from 2002 until 2011.
The former couple share a son named Beckett, 17, whom they welcomed in 2006.
The fashion industry powerhouse subsequently began a relationship with Courtney Crangi that lasted from 2012 until 2017.
Cass was married to Ali Bird from 2003 until 2022, and the couple share a son and daughter, Leo and Mae.
Jenna eventually moved on with the photographer, and she was spotted while wearing what appeared to be an engagement ring this past September.
Earlier this week, Jenna told Jimmy Fallon that she ‘genuinely doesn’t have an answer’ about returning to the franchise
Jenna pictured with her Real Housewives of New York co-stars Ubah Hassan, Brynn Whitfield, Jessel Taank, Erin Dana Lichy, Sai De Silva, and presenter Andy Cohen
Elsewhere during her chat with Hoda and Jenna, the Real Housewives alum shed light on why she decided against making an appearance at BravoCon, which was held in Las Vegas earlier this month.
‘Mostly I just had a lot going on,’ she said. ‘You had to fly to Las Vegas. Also, that is a lot of attention in a very intense way with the fans and I don’t think that was for me.’
Jenna was among a brand new cast of fresh faces appearing on season 14 of The Real Housewives of New York.
The cast consisted of Jenna, Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Jessel Taank, and Brynn Whitfield.
It was a controversial decision amongst fans, considering the newcomers were replacing RHONY stars Ramona Singer, Sonja Morgan, Luann de Lesseps, Leah McSweeney, and Eboni K. Williams. Several of the original cast members had been on the show since the beginning.
Season 14 debuted in July 2023 followed by a reunion in October.
