Carole Radziwill Elevated to Full-Time Housewife for RHONY Season 16 After "Friend of" Announcement

Carole Radziwill returns to RHONY season 16 — premiering September 8 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo — as a full-time Housewife, per The Hollywood Reporter (July 2026). She was first announced as a "friend of," the show's term for a recurring non-holdhold cast member, before being elevated mid-cycle. Bravo has not publicly explained the change.