Jenna Lyons is stepping away from The Real Housewives of New York City.

“The rumors ….. Are true. So here’s the backstory,” Jenna, 57, wrote via Instagram on Friday, November 21. “I was grateful to be asked to join season 16 of RHONY ‘as a friend of’ — knowing my personal life was not really available to be filmed, we agreed that made sense. And after thinking it through, I have made the difficult decision [to] not return to the show.”

While Jenna said she had “love” for her cast, which included Erin Lichy, Jessel Taank, Sai de Silva, Racquel Chevremont and Uba Hassan, the businesswoman decided to step away.

“I would be the oldest and only openly gay woman on the show and feel like this is an opportunity for a new dynamic to emerge,” she explained in her announcement. “I have so much re

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