LEAH REMINI JOINS RHOBH SEASON 16 AND NOBODY SAW IT COMING

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 16 is filming and the cast shakeup is saltier than anyone expected. After weeks of Crystal Minkoff comeback rumors, Bravo locked in two new full-time Housewives instead: Leah Remini and Tracy Tutor. Tracy announced it on Instagram August 19. Leah confirmed it August 26 with a simple “It’s true.” The returning full-time cast is Kyle Richards, Erika Jayne, Dorit Kemsley, Bozoma Saint John, Rachel Zoe, and Sutton Stracke, with Kathy Hilton and Jennifer Tilly back as Friends of. Amanda Frances is out after one season. She confirmed her exit August 5 after reports that producers did not ask her back, and the girls recap why her Season 15 run felt like a walking ad for Inner Circle dinners and her new book Holy F*ck. Leah Remini is the real shock. The King of Queens star left Scientology in 2013, wrote Troublemaker, won two Emmys for Scientology and the Aftermath, and built a no-filter reputation exposing the church she was born into. She’s close with Jennifer Lopez and is expected to start filming in LA after the rest of the cast already went to Boz’s traditional Ghana wedding on August 21. After a season of Amanda’s cult-adjacent storyline, Leah actually has the receipts and the personality to talk about it. Tracy Tutor is the long-time-coming addition. The 51-year-old luxury realtor was the first woman on Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles for seasons 10 through 15, is licensed in California and Texas, has two daughters, and divorced actor Jason Maltas in 2018. She’s friends with Mauricio Umansky, Garcelle, and Crystal Minkoff, loosely knows Kyle, told Andy Cohen in 2023 she would join 100 percent, and Andy later called her casting a long time coming. She also walks in with a live feud with Dorit. In March 2025 on Jeff Lewis Live, Tracy said they shared hairstylist Chris Dylan, Dorit does not pay her bills, vendors including a makeup artist went unpaid, Dorit stalks her Instagram to poach glam, and Dorit called her a tacky woman. Dorit hit WWHL the same night, called it hysterical and attention-seeking, claimed Chris overcharged her and billed a hotel already on her card, and said her office flagged the invoice. Tracy says she overheard Dorit gaslighting him on the phone. As of late August, Dorit still had not filmed with Tracy. Leaving court August 26 for a PK divorce hearing, she was asked if she was excited to work with her and ice-cold replied, “Ask me in a couple of weeks.” Dorit’s plate is already overflowing. Her home was ordered sold and she has to be out by November 1, with Zach Goldsmith — Farrah Aldjufrie’s baby daddy and Kyle Richards’ oldest daughter’s partner — listed as the agent. The girls also get into Kathy possibly scaling back her Friend of role, a concerning leaked photo of Kim Richards looking disheveled on a park bench after returning to California, Jennifer Tilly keeping the sweet-spot Friend of lane, and whether every new Housewife is now contractually obligated to pile on Dorit. Plus more Bravo salt: Perez Hilton’s family saying not one friend sent flowers or a card after his psychological break, Stassi leaking that the next Vanderpump Villa is in Salzburg, Austria, Terry Dubrow saying his best year was $20 million on School of Hard Knocks, and Lisa from Real Housewives of Dubai saying the show is probably infinitely canceled over logistics and regional conflict, which tracks with Caroline Stanbury landing on Real Housewives of London. Messy recap energy only. For more messy videos on your favorite Bravo-lebs and Reality TV shows, subscribe to our channel and follow us below: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdME-LYgLyQnntEJlatfYjg TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesaltychippod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheSaltyChipPodcast #RHOBH #RHOBHSeason16 #LeahRemini #TracyTutor #RealHousewivesOfBeverlyHills #BravoTV #KyleRichards #DoritKemsley #ErikaJayne #SuttonStracke #BozomaSaintJohn #RachelZoe #JenniferTilly #KathyHilton #AmandaFrances #MillionDollarListing #CrystalMinkoff #VanderpumpVilla #Housewives #BravoLebrities #TheSaltyChipPodcast