Andy Cohen appeared on the Tuesday, June 3 episode ofThe View,and chatted about the future of theReal Housewives He revealed thatReal Housewives of New Jerseyis "actively" casting the series, following its "deep pause" TheWatch What Happens Livehost also confirmed thatReal Housewives of New Yorkis also currently doing a "little" casting for season 16 Andy Cohenis clearing up a couple ofHousewivesrumors. TheWatch What Happens Livehost appeared on the Tuesday, June 3episodeofThe View, and shed some light on the status of the fan favorite franchise,Real Housewives of New Jersey. After co-hostAlyssa Farahasked whether or notRHONJwas on pause, Cohen confirmed that the show is currently in the midst of casting. "It was really on a deep pause and we are actively there casting and looking at the future of what that will be," Cohen, 57, said, alluding to the longstanding rifts between the season 14 cast, with sister-in-lawsTeresa GiudiceandMelissa Gorgarefusing to film with each other that season. "It's a great franchise, and we love it," Cohen continued. "I just have to reiterate that." The previous cast included Giudice, 53, Gorga, 46,Dolores Catania,Margaret Josephs,Jennifer Aydin,Jackie Goldschneider,Jenn Fessler,Danielle CabralandRachel Fuda. Andrew Eccles/Bravo Along with confirming the casting ofRHONJ, he also shared that the network is casting forReal Housewives of New York. "We are between seasons, where we typically do a little casting, which is what's happening now, and we're very close," he said, before noting that there will definitely be new faces onRHONYseason 16. Season 15 includesSai De Silva,Ubah Hassan,Erin Lichy,Jenna Lyons,Jessel Taank,Brynn Whitfield,Racquel Chevremontand "friend of"Rebecca Minkoff. While fans can expect a couple of new faces on bothRHONYandRHONJ, Bravo recently announced an entirely new installment to the long-running franchise:Real Housewives of Rhode Island. During Cohen's appearance onThe View, he revealed that the upcoming installment will bear a resemblance toRHONJ.Sunny Hostinasked if Cohen's previous May comments that theRHORIwill "remind [audiences] of earlyJerseyin a weird way," were still true. "NoJerseyHousewivesis a stand-alone," he told Hostin, 56. "Let me just say that." "I don't think a lot of people realize what a very Italian community in Rhode Island," he explained. "And you know what? You don't mess with folks from Rhode-y." "We have found a very Italian group. They're hilarious, and they've got big families, and so I'm really excited to introduce everybody," he said. The View/YouTube "The cast is incredible," Cohen previously toldPage SixofRHORI. "Rhode Island is such a small state, and they all kind of know each other and overlap, and it's an incredible group of women who have really interesting connections," he continued. "I think it's going to really surprise people." Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The Real Housewives of New JerseyandThe Real Housewives of New Yorkare available to stream in their entirety on Peacock. Read the original article onPeople
