Carole Radziwill Returns as Full-Time Housewife in ‘RHONY’ Season 16

Carole Radziwill is returning to The Real Housewives of New York City as a full-time cast member for season 16, marking her first appearance on the Bravo franchise since departing in 2018.

The newly released trailer shows Radziwill confronting renewed public scrutiny over her past association with Ghislaine Maxwell after a bystander references the "Epstein files." Radziwill, who has denied any involvement with Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, responds in the teaser, "You think I'm part of an international sex-trafficking ring?" She previously told The New York Times that Maxwell appeared intelligent and trustworthy, making her later crimes difficult to comprehend.

The season also revisits Radziwill's personal history with the Kennedy family. In an emotional moment, she reflects on Ryan Murphy's American Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, saying, "Everyone's American Love Story is my American Horror Story." Radziwill's late husband, Anthony Radziwill, was JFK Jr.'s cousin, and her memoir What Remains chronicled the devastating losses she endured following the 1999 plane crash that killed Kennedy Jr., Carolyn Bessette, and Lauren Bessette, as well as her husband's death from cancer weeks later.

Season 16 also features returning Housewives Sai De Silva, Erin Lichy and Jessel Taank, alongside newcomers Hailey Glassman, Erika Hammond and Daisy Toye. The new season premieres Sept. 8 on Bravo, with episodes streaming on Peacock the following day.