Andy Cohen has fired back at casting rumors surrounding the future of The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
The Bravo bigwig, 56, insisted that no official decisions had been made about the show just yet, before shutting down reports that Teresa Giudice, Jennifer Aydin, and Dolores Catania were all confirmed to return.
'We've made no decisions on the Real Housewives of New Jersey,' he said on his SiriusXM show Radio Andy.
Cohen was also completely flabbergasted when he found out that Aydin had announced on Instagram that she was returning to the series next season.
'She confirmed that she's returning?' he gasped, sounding absolutely stunned.
Andy Cohen has fired back at casting rumors surrounding the future of The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Cohen was quick to shut down Aydin, but then let slip that Bravo had 'done plenty' of work behind the scenes on the new cast, but implied that Aydin was not part of those discussions.
'I wish her well... Wait until Bravo or I say something, how about that?' he added.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey is currently in the midst of a reboot which will most likely see many of the show's current stars replaced with fresh faces.
Sources connected to the series recently shut down rumors that original franchise villain Danielle Staub could return for a new season, telling TMZ that the show wants to 'move forward, not backward'.
While production are still 'months away' from making any final casting decisions, they're reportedly after a more 'positive' and 'loving' group of women to replace the toxic drama that's plagued the series for years.
Bravo currently has RHONJ 'on ice' as they figure out what to do with the series following a contentious 14th season that saw the cast completely divided into two teams.
'There are not going to be any decisions about what will or won't happen with the show until early next year,' a source told DailyMail.com in August.
'There is not going to be any more filming of RHONJ for the remainder of the year. There's nothing planned. It's on ice.'
Cohen said no official decisions had been about the show yet, before shutting down reports that Teresa Giudice (right), Jennifer Aydin (left), and Dolores Catania will all return
Cohen was also completely flabbergasted when he found out that Aydin had announced on Instagram that she was returning to the series next season
The current cast includes Teresa Giudice, Jennifer Aydin, Dolores Catania, Melissa Gorga, Margaret Josephs, Danielle Cabral and Rachel Fuda, as well as friends Jackie Goldschneider and Jennifer Fessler.
'Everybody is waiting to find out what's going to happen,' the source shared, adding that rumors of some of the cast already getting fired is 'not true.'
'The cast for the new season is not going to be decided anytime soon.
'Casting is not something Bravo is rushing into. It's not even going to start to take form until next year.'
The insider added: 'However, there are some cast members that are less likely to come back than others based on certain events that have unfolded this past season. But, for two or three cast members, it could be over for good.'
The Real Housewives of New Jersey is currently in the midst of a reboot which will most likely see many of the show's current stars replaced with fresh faces
When pressed for a reason as to why everything is on hold, the source spilled, 'I think that they don't know what to do.
'They don't know what to do because it's almost like a puzzle where you're trying to put pieces together that make sense,' they continued.
'And there's very few pieces of this puzzle that make sense for viewers right now.'
Meanwhile, a second source revealed to DailyMail.com that Cohen is 'not ruling out anything' when it comes to what's next.
'It can be a cast shakeup with only some cast members coming back, it can be rebooted, or RHONJ can be cancelled altogether – nothing is off the table,' the insider said.
'Bravo has not put a timeline on when filming will resume because, literally, no one knows what's going to happen and it's going to take time to figure out the next steps.'
Source : dailymail.co.uk
