Get ready to meet the cast of The Real Housewives of Rhode Island. In fact, we got our hands on the group’s casting tapes that shine a light on who the ladies are as Season 1 hits the airwaves, thanks to the release of their Real Housewives casting tapes(!).
With an intro from The Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s Dolores Catania (who will appear in Season 1 as the group’s friend), Alicia Carmody, Rosie DiMare, Ashley Iaconetti, Liz McGraw, Rulla Nehme Pontarelli, Kelsey Swanson, and Jo-Ellen Tiberi spill all about their lives in their Real Housewives casting tapes, where they don’t hold back to producers in the slightest.
Wondering what the cast revealed in the tapes they sent to producers? Well, lucky for you, we have all the info for you to get to know the ladies a little better. (And if you’re looking for more juicy reveals from the cast, check out the Season 1 The Real Housewives of Rhode Island After Show at the top of the post with new episodes premiering every week.)
What Ashley Iaconetti shares in her RHORI casting tape
“I am Ashley Iaconetti. I was on season 19 of The Bachelor. I love being stopped. It’s the most fun. I’m a little bit of an attention whore,” she said about her life, before sharing intel on the group. “Like, [it’s] really hard to infiltrate a friend group here. I get along with all the girls really well, but I feel left out a lot too, because they go in and post on Instagram that they all had dinner together, and they very rarely invite me,” she revealed.
What Liz McGraw says in her Real Housewives of Rhode Island casting tapeÂ
“If somebody [comes for] me or my family over, if karma doesn’t take care of it, I am,” she said. “I don’t have a filter. That pisses a lot of people off. When we walk in a restaurant, regardless of what restaurant it is, we pretty much know everyone there.”
What Kelsey Swanson’s Real Housewives of Rhode Island casting tape reveals
“My name is Kelsey Swanson, a former Miss Island USA 2017. I am very confident, and I am the type of person like if I like something, I’m going after it. They’re like, ‘Oh, she’s a gold digger.’ I literally don’t care because I love my life,” she said in her tape to producers. “They’re not the ones living it, and most of the time it just Jealous that they’re not.”
What Rosie DiMare says in her RHORI casting tape
“My name is Rosie DiMare, TV anchor. IÂ DJ. I host live events and podcasts. I am so type A. I like everything to be perfect,” she said. “My dad said to Rich, when Rich asked him if he could marry me, my dad goes, ‘If you want, but she’s a lot.'”
What Rulla Nehme Pontarelli shares in her Real Housewives of Rhode Island casting tape
“My name is Rulla Nehme Pontarelli. My friends and colleagues have always told me that I’m the straw that stirs the drinks. Anyone who knows us knows that we throw the best parties. I am a mom. I gotta be honest,” Rulla said in the tape.Â
Alicia Carmody’s RHORI casting tape reveals
“I know I’m crazy in my own ways. My mom says that she was the Kardashians before the Kardashians,” Alicia revealed. “They call me the runaway bride because I do have a tendency for right when it’s at that moment. I don’t know, I just take off. I’m ruthless, like hardcore.”
Jo-Ellen Tiberi’s Real Housewives of Rhode Island casting tape reveals
“My name is Jo-Ellen Tiberi, and we have two kids, and then we have a 3rd on the way, brewing,” she said. “I don’t mean to know all of the drama and the gossip, but it comes to me, and I love it, and it’s so fun. I don’t really have that many enemies, however, like, don’t cross me because there’s been a couple that have and it didn’t go well for them. Welcome to Rhode Island.”
What to expect from the cast in The Real Housewives of Rhode Island Season 1
An announcement for Season 1 of The Real Housewives of Rhode Island teases: “Welcome to the Ocean State. It may be America’s smallest, but don’t be fooled — the drama is wicked wild. In a place where everyone knows everyone and family names carry serious weight, nothing is ever truly forgotten. Friendships are built over decades, loyalties are deeply rooted, and secrets are guarded at all costs … until betrayal strikes and the cracks begin to show. “
How to watch Season 1 of RHORI
Season 1 of The Real Housewives of Rhode Island premieres on Thursday, April 2 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo. Beginning on Sunday, April 5, RHORI moves to its regular timeslot on Sundays at 9 p.m. on Bravo. Episodes will be available to stream the next day on Peacock. And, as mentioned, you can see more with the cast every week in The Real Housewives of Rhode Island After Show (videos above).
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