New ‘RHONY’ Cast Member Joins Jenna Lyons and Brynn Whitfield

Welcome to New York, Racquel Chevremont!

The new star of “The Real Housewives of New York City” will join Jenna Lyons, Brynn Whitfield, Jessel Taank, Erin Lichy, Ubah Hassan and Sai De Silva for season 15 of the Bravo reality series.

But who exactly is the new apple holder of the series?

She’s a real New Yorker

Chevremont was born and raised in the Bronx, making her a true New Yorker.

She is an art curator

Chevremont is an art curator with over 20 years of experience working with institutions and advising businesses, collectors and artists.

She has curated artists such as Dawoud Bey, Natia Lemay, Glenn Ligon, Julie Mehretu, Gordon Parks, Deborah Roberts and many others from film and television collections such as “Severance,” “Empire,” “And Just Like That…” and “Law & Order: Organized Crime.”

She has also been a model for a long time

Chevremont was discovered in 1993 by photographer and model Steve Landis for Elite Models.

She has done advertising campaigns for Benetton, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Fila, L’Oréal and Nivea, as well as magazine covers for International Elle.

She is weird

Chevremont is a proud black queer woman.

“I’m what you call an older lesbian, and when I came out, I lost a lot of people,” she told GLAAD in an interview published Thursday.

“I think because of my age and accomplishments, I didn’t care what anyone else had to say. I didn’t feel the need to prove anything to anyone. I’ve spent my entire adult life in the fashion and art world, so while my personal life may have suffered, my professional life hasn’t really been affected by my homosexuality. I’ve been fortunate to be part of two industries where homosexuality is accepted.”

She is an advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights

Chevremont is a co-founder of the Josie Club, a social impact group that organizes the community around collaborative event productions. It is run by and for queer black women.

She has children

According to his Instagram, Chevremont has two children – a son and a daughter – who are teenagers/tweens.

She is excited to join “RHONY”

“It’s exciting,” Chevremont told GLAAD.

“I honestly didn’t think they would be interested in me in the end because they already had a queer woman,” she added, referring to Lyons.

“I didn’t know if they were going to want two gay women in a franchise that historically was about married heterosexual women. I think it was a bold move and honestly, a more authentic representation of New York.

She thought a lot about joining the series

“My family and I really had to think about it; ultimately, it made sense,” Chevremont told the outlet.

“My entire adult life has been dedicated to representation and using every platform possible to elevate the voices of queer people in the diaspora. What better way to do that than to become a part of this iconic franchise? »

His hopes for season 15

Chevremont hopes to “show people a loving and fun family with (his) chosen family.”

She also wants to “show that we all have more in common than we have differences; that gay women can be successful, beautiful and have loving relationships while raising children; that this world exists.”

The new Bravolebrity added, “I hope that seeing me and my family and being able to relate to us regardless of your sexual orientation will maybe change a few hearts and minds.” »