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Racquel Chevremont's Real Housewives Experience, in Her Own Words: "The One Thing I Learned..."

Racquel is spilling what it was like to film her first season of RHONY and handle a jaw-dropping reunion.

By Becca van Sambeck
Racquel Chevremont from RHONY overlaid on a photo of the New York City skyline

When Racquel Chevremont was first introduced to fans in The Real Housewives of New York City Season 15 trailer, they saw Brynn Whitfield dub her the "LeBron of the art world" as scenes of her riding a motorbike, discussing her sexuality, and flirting with her fiancé played. The subtext? Racquel isn't just an aspirational Housewife, she's also an authentically cool one.

First impressions are often notoriously inaccurate, but for Bravo viewers, Racquel's proved true. Introduced to the show as a friend of Jenna Lyons, Racquel, an art curator, a model, and a born-and-bred New Yorker, seemed to effortlessly keep her cool and navigate the complicated drama on RHONY Season 15, building connections with all the women — a tough task for any newbie to accomplish. And while Racquel impressed with her chill demeanor and her edgy fashion (seriously, check out her eclectic engagement ring; we can guarantee you haven't seen one like this before), she was also open and candid, refusing to shy away from difficult topics in her personal life.

Some of the most moving moments on RHONY Season 15 came courtesy of Racquel: In Episode 4 after the ladies played tennis, she revealed the touching story behind her last name, tearfully admitting she never had much of a relationship with her father and so she and her mother chose a new surname together. In the final batch of episodes, Racquel, who hadn't seen her mom in six years after divorcing her husband and coming out as a queer woman, reunited with her during the cast's trip to Puerto Rico. Discussing her divorce, her sexuality, and her relationship with her estranged parents couldn't have been easy, but Racquel let viewers into it all. 

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