The 44-year-old fashion designer, who joined the Bravo show last year as a friend of the cast, called "2025 ... a new beginning."

Minkoff joined the franchise in Season 15 in a “friend of” role, meaning she was only recurring and not a full-time cast member. The entrepreneur seemed to struggle with confrontation, especially when her co-stars questioned her Scientology beliefs.

It’s a case of one-and-done for Rebecca Minkoff, who has announced she is leaving Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New York City after filming just one season of the long-running reality series. The handbag designer revealed the news in an Instagram post on Tuesday night (February 4) following the conclusion of the show’s 15th season,

Rebecca Minkoff‘s debut season on The Real Housewives of New York City has officially come to an end — and the fashion designer, who has been booked and busy promoting the paperback release of her memoir Fearless and her Super Bowl collaboration with sports journalist Erin Andrews,

Rebecca Minkoff has officially announced she’s leaving RHONY aka The Real Housewives of New York. She officially joined as a friend of the cast in 2024, but a year on, it’s time for her to wave goodbye to those false pregnancy rumours, her ongoing feud with Brynn Whitfield (who isn’t arguing with her, at this point?!) and focus on a “new project”.

The 'RHONY' season 16 cast will reportedly return to Bravo without designer Rebecca Minkoff, who starred as a "friend" on season 15.

Rebecca Minkoff’s time on The Real Housewives of New York City has come to an end. Minkoff, 42, took to Instagram on Tuesday, February 4 — the same night in which part two of the season 15 RHONY reuni

The Real Housewives franchise follows a group of affluent and glamorous women as they experience the dramas and power plays of everyday life. Minkoff joined the show in 2024 for its 15th season, but has said she is now wanting to “reprioritise” her life and won’t be continuing with it anymore.