New ‘RHONY’ solid member joins Jenna Lyons, Brynn Whitfield

Welcome to New York, Racquel Chevremont!

The brand new star of “The Actual Housewives of New York Metropolis” can be becoming a member of Jenna Lyons, Brynn Whitfield, Jessel Taank, Erin Lichy, Ubah Hassan and Sai De Silva for Season 15 of the Bravo actuality collection.

However who precisely is the present’s latest apple-holder?

She’s a real New Yorker

Chevremont was born and raised within the Bronx, making her a real New Yorker.

She’s an artwork curator

Chevremont is an artwork curator with over 20 years of expertise working with establishments and advising companies, collectors and artists.

She has curated artists together with Dawoud Bey, Natia Lemay, Glenn Ligon, Julie Mehretu, Gordon Parks, Deborah Roberts and extra into collections for motion pictures and TV reveals resembling “Severance,” “Empire,” “And Simply Like That…” and “Regulation & Order: Organized Crime.”

She’s additionally a longtime mannequin

Chevremont was found in 1993 by photographer and mannequin scout Steve Landis for Elite Fashions.

She has graced advert campaigns for Benetton, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Fila, L’Oréal and Nivea, in addition to journal covers for Worldwide Elle.

She’s queer

Chevremont is a proud queer black lady.

“I’m what you’d name a later-in-life lesbian, and once I first got here out, I misplaced lots of people,” she instructed GLAAD in an interview printed Thursday. 

“I consider that due to my age and my accomplishments, I didn’t care what anybody needed to say. I didn’t really feel the necessity to show something to anybody. I had spent my complete grownup life within the vogue and artwork worlds, so whereas my private life may need suffered, my skilled life didn’t actually skip a beat attributable to my queerness. I used to be fortunate to be part of two industries the place queerness is embraced.”

She’s an LGBTQIA+ advocate

Chevremont is a co-founder of The Josie Membership, a social influence group that organizes neighborhood round collaborative occasion productions. It’s run by and for queer black ladies.

She has youngsters

In keeping with her Instagram, Chevremont has two youngsters — a son and a daughter — of juvenile/preteen ages.

She’s excited to hitch ‘RHONY’

“It’s thrilling,” Chevremont instructed GLAAD.

“I truthfully didn’t assume they might be taken with me in the long run as a result of they already had a queer lady,” she added, referring to Lyons.

“I wasn’t certain in the event that they have been going to need two queer ladies on a franchise that has traditionally been about married heterosexual ladies. I feel it was a daring choice and truthfully a extra genuine illustration of NYC.”

She put numerous thought into becoming a member of the present

“My household and I actually had to consider it; in the long run, it made sense,” Chevremont instructed the outlet.

“My complete grownup life has been about illustration and utilizing no matter platform I’ve to get the voices of queer people of the diaspora on the market. What higher means to take action if not as a member of this iconic franchise?”

Her hopes for Season 15

Chevremont is hoping to “present folks a loving, enjoyable household together with [her] chosen household.”

She additionally needs to “present that all of us have extra similarities than not; that queer ladies might be profitable, lovely and in loving relationships elevating youngsters, too; that this world exists.”

The brand new Bravolebrity added, “I hope that seeing me and my household and having the ability to relate to us no matter your sexual orientation will maybe change a few hearts and minds.”