‘The Real Housewives of Rhode Island’ cast: the ultimate guide to telling these women apart



It’s finally premiere day for The Real Housewives of Rhode Island, and we couldn’t be more excited about meeting this new group of Bravo women. This new iteration of the long-running Real Housewives franchise has what it takes to become one of the Bravo greats, though, admittedly, it took us a watch or two to fully figure out how to tell each of its cast members apart. There are two things stars Jo-Ellen Tiberi, Liz McGraw, Ashley Iaconetti, Rosie DiMare, Kelsey Swanson, Alicia Carmody, and Rulla Nehme Pontarelli all have in common, and that’s their Boston/Brooklyn dialect and their luscious brunette locks. While we now understand why executive producer Andy Cohen once likened the show to the early days of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, we also know the challenge of trying to figure out who the heck is who. Even Melissa Gorga had a difficult time, and Gorga’s RHONJ co-star, Dolores Catania, spent the summer as a “friend of” this group! That being said, we are here to help you get to know this new batch of promising Bravolebrities. Check out the video above for some information on each of the Real Housewives of Rhode Island stars.

The Real Housewives of Rhode Island airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo. New episodes are available to stream the next day on Peacock.