Jill Zarin, Alex McCord and Kelly Killoren are joining Cindy Barshop as the castmates who aren’t returning to Season 5 of ‘The Real Housewives of New York,’ according to The Hollywood Reporter. A spokesperson for Bravo has confirmed the news, saying that only Romona Singer, Sonja Morgan and LuAnn DeLesseps will be returning to the upcoming season. But the network added that “We’ve had a fabulous run with all the ladies and appreciate them sharing their lives with our viewers.”

Bravo also said it had friendly departures with Zarin, McCor and Killoren, “and we continue to have ongoing discussions with them.” The news comes after the housewives had several days of discussion with the network. Singer, Morgan and DeLesseps have all reportedly finalized their contracts with the network.

Zarin’s rep, Darren Bettencourt, issued a statement about her departure. “She is very happy and extremely busy with the national launch of her shapewear line Skweez Courture by Jill Zarin,” the statement said. It added that she’s “humbled by the extraordinary amount of media interest in her response and looks forward to personally opening up about all of this very soon.”

McCord and her husband, Simon van Kempen, also released a statement about their departure. “We had a great four years. We don’t intend for this to be the final time you’ll see us on television…It might not be the end of seeing us on Bravo.”

Written by: Karen