Carole Radziwill from The Real Housewives of New York City just put the ‘oh’ in ‘oh là là.
The Emmy Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author debuted a head-turning new look when she shared a mirror selfie of layered, summer-blonde hair with a bold and edgy set of bangs on Aug. 28. She tagged Alexandre de Paris Salons to credit them for her fresh ‘do as she continues to finish out the summer in France.
Carole wrote, “When in Paris…” over the photo, which showed her in the salon chair as a male hairdresser blew out her bright, golden locks in the sunny and open space. She added the music of Sylvie Vartan’s “Baby C’est,” making for a nice touch.
Her stop in the City of Love is the perfect way to round out her own Tour de France, during which she has basked in the luxury found in Cannes — where she said on Instagram she discovered her love of yacht-rock music — to “the most perfect hotel in the world” along the French Riviera, also on her page. She arrived “just in time to celebrate” at the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc, ringing in her 62nd birthday on August 20 with loved ones, as she shared on Instagram.
Details on Carole Radziwill’s return to Bravo
The NYC socialite and former RHONY ’Wife shocked the Bravo-verse when she unexpectedly returned for the August 4 episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, marking the end of her seven-year absence from the network. Her presence was all the more astonishing in that it came amid her and Andy’s alleged feud, though Andy called her arrival “a triumphant return.”
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“This is so crazy to me, by the way,” said Carole as she sat at the WWHL bar, to which Andy replied, “It’s been a minute! Radzi, it’s been a minute!”
Carole, whom audiences haven’t seen since the RHONY Season 10 reunion in 2018, called her visit to the Clubhouse “The [RHONY] reunion you were waiting for” when she later posted about it on Instagram. “The mystery guest on WWHL.”
She continued, “Of course [Andy] was incredible and fun and gracious with a smile ear to ear. Even though I’m famously NOT A HUGGER, the hug was the best part. That’s all folks…no other reunions or appearances but this one was worth all my nervousness & butterflies.”
Andy Cohen reveals more about his reconciliation with Carole Radziwill
On an episode of his Sirius XM radio show, Andy Cohen Live, Andy said he and Carole “came to a very positive place.”
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He elaborated on the feud, saying, “She and I, as you know, had a big, kind of falling out. She asked me to never speak to her again, and then we kind of went at each other, publicly, for years.”
Carole reposted a clip of Andy’s explanation and stated the universe had a timely role in finally reuniting them.
“True story… we hadn’t spoken or even bumped into each other in nearly 7 years!” she wrote over he post. “After another public argument, we quietly settled our differences over text messages. Then, one week later, we bumped into each other at The Polo Bar!”
Andy’s relationship with Carole predates the Housewives franchise (Carole became a Housewife in 2011), as he explained to Us Weekly in December. But following the RHONY Season 10 reunion, there was nothing between the former friends for years.
As Andy put it: “Weirdly, I’ve not seen her since she left the show.” So, when they bumped into one another at The Polo Bar in New York City, 10 days after privately exchanging texts, Andy found it “crazy.”
Don’t miss what’s next for the alum, especially considering Carole’s “extraordinary” career pivot.
