We’re slowly learning more and more about the The Real Housewives of Rhode Island cast. In fact, Dolores Catania is spilling all about her friends as Andy Cohen shares his two cents on the show’s upcoming Season 1.
Dolores appeared at BravoCon 2025’s BravoCon Live with Andy Cohen for the Nov. 17 special, The Days of Our Wives: 20 Years of The Real Housewives. In the appearance that aired after the trailer for RHORI’s debut season dropped, The Real Housewives of New Jersey bride-to-be teased what’s ahead. “They reminded me of us when we were just starting out,” Dolores, who joins the RHORI group as a friend, said. “They’re very green. They don’t do a lot of social media. They weren’t really privy to all the shows, so they are really, truly themselves. They don’t try to be anyone else, and I love that about them.”
Dolores continued, “So, I think we’re all going to embrace that part of them, but they’re very green, so I don’t know. They did not hold back. Unfiltered, to the max.”
For his part, Andy said he was “excited” for the upcoming series in the new year.
Dolores Catania opens up about Season 1 of RHORI
Over the BravoCon weekend, the New Jersey native caught up with Chanel Ayan. During the red-carpet interview, Dolores shared a tidbit about filming with the new wave of Rhode Islanders.
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“Filming any Housewives show, no matter what, can sometimes be stressful,” Dolores admitted. “People think it’s easy; it’s not. So, I’m looking forward to seeing how all the fans love Rhode Island.”
Who is the cast for The Real Housewives of Rhode Island?
Alicia Carmody, Rosie DiMare, Ashley Iaconetti, Liz McGraw, Rulla Nehme Pontarelli, Kelsey Swanson, and Jo-Ellen Tiberi make up the “glamorous, dynamic” cast for The Real Housewives of Rhode Island. Per the show’s official announcement, Dolores will serve in the capacity of a friend of the series.
Together, the women make up a “fresh, charismatic group of women whose lives intertwine across the storied coastline of New England luxury.”
And as for Dolores’s role, “Rhode Island captured Dolores’s heart years ago, and she’s longed to return ever since,” per the announcement. “With her dear friend Liz McGraw living there – and a shared business project on the horizon – a sun-soaked, beach-filled summer is a natural fit for this Jersey girl.”
Andy Cohen has thoughts about The Real Housewives of Rhode Island
Back in May, in an interview with Page Six, Andy shared his thoughts about RHORI and the general vibe of its cast members.
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“They are very Italian,” the Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen host said. “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. I think it’s really going to surprise people.”
When does The Real Housewives of Rhode Island air?
A premiere date has yet to be announced, though it is slated to debut in 2026.
Until then, don’t miss what we know about the cast based on the RHORI Season 1 trailer.
