Jessel Taank Brands Jenna Lyons a ‘Denim-Wearing Cat Lady’

Amid Real Housewives of New York Season 15, how do fans feel about Jessel Taank and Jenna Lyons? Are the tables turning on RHONY’s favorites?

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As viewers likely know, Jessel and Jenna were arguably the most popular New York Housewives post-reboot. In fact, fans thought Jenna was too big for the show. It was rather surprising when Jenna confirmed she’d return for Season 15. Of course, having another gay Housewife helped. But with Season 15’s advent, viewers saw cast dynamics shift in unexpected ways.

The girls started going after each other, sometimes unprompted. For example, Ubah Hassan called Jessel a “basic b*tch” in Season 15, Episode 6. And while Jessel has been generally understanding toward Jenna, she couldn’t help taking a shot as well.

Jessel Taank calls out her castmates for their basicness

In her recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Jessel played a game called “Basic Ins-Taank.” The premise was simple – Jessel would outline each of her castmate’s most basic features. When it was Jenna’s turn, Jessel winced as it seemed she knew what she had to say. “She’s like a denim-wearing cat lady now,” Jessel said.

Andy Cohen called the comment “timely” given the episode’s airing on election night. The remark hearkened back to Vice Presidential candidate J. D. Vance calling voters “Childless cat ladies.” Jessel just laughed in response and the two continued with the game.

For all of Jessel’s shade, she admitted that she had two castmates who simply had no basic qualities. When Ubah popped up, Jessel said, “I really wanna get revenge but there’s nothing basic about this girl.” Later, when it was Racquel Chevremont’s turn, Jessel called her “the walking version of a MOMA. I just can’t.”

Real Housewives of New York Season 15 continues Tuesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.