Real Housewives of New York City Season 15 Episode 13 Recap: The group’s holiday retreat spirals into heated drama

Real Housewives of New York City aired its 13th episode of season 15 on Bravo on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. The episode began with the ladies continuing their trip to Puerto Rico. Though things were all jolly till now, the conversation turned into arguments last night.

A franchise that kicked off in 2008, Real Housewives of New York City is one of the many spin-offs the show has offered over the years. This is a show that offers an insider look into the lives of married women living in New York City. Viewers get to unveil a lot of drama, glamour, and emotional moments as the women go along with their lives.

In the latest episode of season 15, released on Bravo on Oct 1, 2024, the ladies are on their trip to Puerto Rico. What started with a gossip session by the pool turned into the long-awaited argument of the season between Brynn, Sai, and Erin.

Here is a recap of the episode and everything that happened among the group.

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What Happened on Real Housewives of New York City Season 15 Episode 13?

The new episode of Real Housewives of New York City raised the heat in Puerto Rico as the group's holiday retreat took a dramatic turn. From unresolved feuds to bold confrontations, this episode delivered it all.

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Jessel and Brynn's argument during drinks and dinner

The gang decided to go out on the second night of their vacation for drinks and dinner. Right after placing their orders, Brynn confronted Jessel for telling Erin about the time she was upset with her. What started with Jessel explaining the time when Brynn cut her off during a shoot to get clicked first, soon turned into an argument when the Real Housewives of New York City star called Brynn out for her photoshoots and glam.

"Why does it matter to you? My choices don’t affect you,” Jessel questioned Brynn.

Though most of the group supported Jessel and felt like Brynn was gaslighting her, Erin decided to step in and revealed that Jessel mentioned she was too upset with Brynn about the shoot, Jessel got upset and yelled at her.

“Shut the f**k up, Erin. I said that I was upset for 30 seconds”

This further made Erin confront her for always attacking her, to which Jessel declined.

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Brynn got into a second argument during dinner

Ubah, a close friend of Jessel, didn't like the argument that happened between her and Brynn and decided to disengage with anyone at the table. While scrolling her phone, she even fell asleep on the chair, which was noticed by Brynn. She decided to call her out for her lack of participation, which upset the Real Housewives of New York City's Ubah.

"“Why are you even here if you don’t want to be part of the group?”

“I don’t need you to tell me where I should or shouldn’t be,” she said, slamming her foot on the table, replied Ubah, clearing upset with her.

As Ubah lost her calm, she decided to leave the table, and soon everybody got into the car to head back. This is when the Real Housewives of New York City cast member once again called out Brynn and accused her of trying to control everybody in the group.

"You’re not my mother, Brynn. Stop acting like you run this group."

The situation escalated when Ubah accused Brynn of sleeping with someone to get on the Real Housewives of New York City.

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New episodes of Real Housewives of New York City drop on Bravo every Tuesday at 9/8c.