RHONY’s Brynn Whitfield Addresses Bombshell Finale and Her Costars’ Claims She Intentionally Lied to Them: ‘It’s Disgusting’

Brynn Whitfield is sharing her side of the story.

On the season 15 finale of The Real Housewives of New York City, the reality star, 39, found herself in hot water and on the outs with her fellow Housewives after she accused Ubah Hassan of knowingly calling her a “w—-” after she confided in the model about a prior sexual assault.

The accusation drove Hassan, 41, to tears and vomit as she adamantly denied knowing about Whitfield’s history with sexual assault. Production eventually separated the two women and booked a room in a nearby hotel for Hassan to stay in for the night.

With the model off the premises, Whitfield told the Housewives that she had confided in Hassan before BravoCon 2023 after one of her loved ones attempted suicide. At the time, the two were close and in the middle of her “rant,” Whitfield allegedly mentioned her sexual assault — though she admitted she was “hysterical” and wasn’t sure if Hassan had registered her words.

The moment she confessed there was a possibility Hassan hadn’t “clocked” the information, the Housewives told cameras they felt like Whitfield had taken “advantage” of them and intentionally lied in order to turn them against Hassan.

“That was shocking,” Whitfield told Rolling Stone of her costar’s comments. “You’re telling me that in the three minutes from when I’m called horrible names [by Ubah] and I’m obviously upset that I somehow devised a plan? It’s disgusting that I’m talking about two things that I would hope that no woman or person would have to experience — suicide and sexual assault — and everyone’s like, ‘Brynn, we feel taken advantage of.'”

The Bravolebrity said she didn’t feel she was “shown much [respect]” despite the “difficult, serious things we’re talking about.” She added that the situation was indicative of how she felt she was “attacked” the entire season.

“I would go into filming a lot of the time and I would feel dread and despair. I was just like, every single thing is going to turn into something. It was weird energy from the very first scene,” she explained, noting how her costars did a total “180” after cameras began rolling.

“I truly don’t know,” she said of their change in behavior. “I look back, I’ve scanned every text, I’ve checked every conversation, and I have no idea. Then I become avoidant and I just shut down.”

When it comes to where she stands with her RHONY costars, Whitfield revealed she felt “better” after she was able to “clear the air” on a few things during the reunion. She compared the upcoming special to a “workout: You don’t really want to go workout and might even not enjoy some parts of it while you’re doing it, but you know afterwards you’re going to feel better for it. No pain, no gain.”

Whitfield said she’s “always cool” with Jenna Lyons and Racquel Chevremont and Erin Lichy “feels like a sister.”

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She continued, “I think Sai [De Silva] and I still have stuff to work on. I miss my friendship with Sai a lot. And then with Jessel [Taank] I didn’t realize, but I should have realized, I said something that upset her, so I need to work on my friendship with Jessel.”

“With Ubah, I think what’s done is done. Ubah’s a great person. She has a heart of gold. I think she loses her temper, but she has the most beautiful heart and at the end of the day I know I’m also a good person, so I feel like we will get back. But it takes time to repair.”

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.