Meet Jenna Lyons’ New Family Cats: "It's So Chill"
The RHONY fashionista formally introduced the world to Roo and Rimba.
While she may be a self-described introvert, Jenna Lyons doesn’t mind having a full house. In fact, she thinks it’s pretty “chill.”
The fashion icon made this clear on February 25, when she announced the expansion of her fur family. Jenna posted an Instagram photo of the two adorable cats she shares with Cass Bird, an award-winning photographer she started dating last year.
“Meet Rimba and Roo,” The Real Housewives of New York City mom captioned the Instagram, which showed the felines sitting on Cass’ lap. “Yes we have 2 kittens 1 cat a dog and 3 children… it’s so chill.”
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Jenna Lyons introduces the latest additions to her pet family
Fans got another peek at the cats in a stunning photo taken inside Jenna’s NYC apartment. “Not still life by [Cass Bird],” she wrote in the March 20 carousel, which showed the furry friends hanging out in her living room.
It’s unclear when Jenna and Cass welcomed the cats into their family, but the latter has been posting them since the end of January. One of the shots showed a kitty sitting with Cass’ young daughter, Mae, while others captured the cats lounging and walking around Jenna’s Manhattan pad.
Jenna Lyons and Cass Bird's Relationship
Jenna spoke about her relationship with Cass in a 2023 interview with The Cut, saying they had met more than 12 years ago but got reacquainted after she filmed RHONY Season 14. Jenna was in a different relationship when she made her Housewives debut in 2023, but remained tight-lipped about the romance. Viewers never got a glimpse at Jenna’s ex-partner, whom she refused to discuss on camera. The former J. Crew boss explained her decision in Season 14 Episode 2.
“My life has put me in the public eye for my job and other things I’ve done,” she said in the July 23, 2023, broadcast “And that is my choice. And if someone does not want to be in that with me, then I have to respect that.”
Jenna confirmed her relationship with Cass in a June 2023 interview with the New York Times, just weeks before RHONY Season 14 premiered. Cass entered the relationship with two children — her aforementioned daughter, Mae, and a son named Leo — whom she shares with her ex-partner, Ali Bird. Jenna and her ex-husband, Vincent Mazeau, also welcomed a son named Beckett in 2006, about five years before their divorce.
Jenna Lyons reflects on her coming-out experience
The RHONY mom addressed her coming out experience in RHONY Season 14 Episode 2, saying she started accepting her sexuality toward the end of her marriage. She recalled speaking to one of her friends about same-sex attraction and was left with unexpected feelings.
“My relationship was falling apart with my husband, and I asked her, like, ‘What happens with women?’ I was just curious. I had no idea,” Jenna explained. “By the end of the conversation … I just wanted to kiss her, and I was completely surprised. Something kind of went off inside of me and I was like, ‘Something feels different here,’ and then I started to have dreams about her.”
