Leah Remini Joins ‘The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills’ Season 16 Cast
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Leah Remini is set to join the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for its 16th season, according to sources cited by Deadline. Her arrival adds a well-known actor and documentary presenter to Bravo’s flagship reality franchise as its line-up changes ahead of the new series.
Remini is known for The King of Queens, other sitcom roles, and the documentary series Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath. She joins fellow newcomer Tracy Tutor of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, while Bravo has yet to confirm which season 15 cast members will return; Amanda Frances has confirmed she will leave after one season.
- Leah Remini will join RHOBH for season 16.
- Tracy Tutor is also joining the cast.
- Amanda Frances will not return.
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is a US reality television series on Bravo, following a group of wealthy women living in and around Beverly Hills, California. It is part of the wider Real Housewives franchise, which has versions set in several American cities and focuses on friendships, family life, business ventures and disputes.
Leah Remini is an actor and television personality best known for the sitcom The King of Queens. She later presented the documentary series Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, which examined allegations made by former members of the Church of Scientology.
Bravo regularly changes the casts of its reality programmes, adding new participants and sometimes removing or losing existing ones between series. The Beverly Hills edition is one of the network’s most recognisable programmes, so casting decisions can shape its storylines and audience interest.
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Leah Remini is set to join the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for its 16th season, according to reports by Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter. The actor and television personality will arrive as the Bravo series continues to reshape its line-up, with filming for the new instalment reported to have begun.
Remini rose to prominence through sitcom work, most notably The King of Queens, and has also appeared in programmes including Saved by the Bell and Kevin Can Wait. She has prior reality-TV experience, having competed on Dancing With the Stars and fronted the TLC series Leah Remini: It’s All Relative. Her later documentary series, Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, examined the Church of Scientology after her departure from it; The Hollywood Reporter notes that the programme earned her two Emmy Awards in roles including creator, host and executive producer.
She joins fellow newcomer Tracy Tutor, previously seen on Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles. Tutor publicly confirmed her move to Beverly Hills in an Instagram post, describing the area as her home and saying she was both excited and somewhat nervous about revealing more of her life. The reports place Remini and Tutor alongside returning or continuing cast members Kyle Richards, Erika Jayne, Dorit Kemsley, Bozoma Saint John, Sutton Stracke and Rachel Zoe.
The Hollywood Reporter additionally says Jennifer Tilly and Kathy Hilton will return as ‘friends’ of the cast. Deadline, meanwhile, says Bravo had not formally confirmed which season 15 participants would be back, while reporting that Amanda Frances would not return after one season. Both outlets present Remini’s arrival as another high-profile casting choice for a franchise that has previously featured established entertainment figures.
Where outlets differ
The Hollywood Reporter gives a specific season 16 line-up, including Jennifer Tilly and Kathy Hilton as friends, and says filming has commenced; Deadline says Bravo had not confirmed which season 15 stars would return.
Deadline focuses more on Amanda Frances’s announced departure and Remini’s broader acting credits, while The Hollywood Reporter highlights Remini’s Emmy-winning documentary work and the franchise’s history of casting entertainment-industry names.
Deadline attributes the initial report of Remini’s casting to TMZ; The Hollywood Reporter does not foreground that attribution.