Will Martha Stewart, 84, Join ‘Real Housewives of New York’?

Will Martha Stewart, 84, Join ‘Real Housewives of New York’? originally appeared on Parade.

Martha Stewart is putting an end to speculation that she may be joining The Real Housewives of New York City.

“Not Martha… She says she is not a ‘Housewife,’” Stewart’s representative Susan Magrino toldPage Sixbackon August 12, addressing recent chatter that the lifestyle mogul was being “courted” to appear on the show’s upcoming 16th season. According to the outlet, a Bravo rep also shut down the rumors.

Although fans won’t see her on the hit reality series anytime soon, Stewart, 84, has still managed to make her mark on the RHONY world over the years. In 2017, she accused Luann de Lesseps’ then-husband Tom D’Agostino Jr. of never returning a pie dish he had borrowed from her. She also has a long history with Bethenny Frankel, one of the franchise’s most recognizable alums.

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Their complicated dynamic began when Frankel appeared on The Apprentice: Martha Stewart. Years later, Frankel recalled approaching Stewart at a party and clarifying there was no bad blood. “Martha, I’m not mad at you. You’re like an ex-boyfriend that I hate, but I’m still in love with,” she told her at the time.

As for Stewart, she’s got plenty of projects on her hands, one of them being her new skincare line. “I have used it religiously for quite a while now, and my skin is pretty fabulous,” she told The Wall Street Journal about her new line, called Elm Biosciences. She created the products alongside dermatologist Dr. Dhaval Bhanusali, and calls the products ““intentional skincare for living well and aging well.”

As for RHONY, Bravo has yet to announce a premiere date for season 16.

Will Martha Stewart, 84, Join ‘Real Housewives of New York’? first appeared on Parade on Aug 18, 2025

This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 18, 2025, where it first appeared.