{"id":331369,"date":"2026-08-27T22:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T22:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/331369\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T22:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T22:08:08","slug":"king-of-queens-star-joining-real-housewives-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/331369\/","title":{"rendered":"‘King of Queens’ Star Joining ‘Real Housewives’ Franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leah Remini is moving from Queens to Beverly Hills.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The actress, best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan on\u00a0The King of Queens, confirmed on social media that she will be part of the 16th season of\u00a0The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It’s true,” she wrote in the caption.<\/p>\n

Leah Remini Isn’t the Only Addition to the Cast<\/p>\n

Variety<\/a>\u00a0reported that Remini will be a full-time cast member on the Bravo reality show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tracy Tutor, the real estate agent from\u00a0Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, shared last week that she will also be part of the show. She and Remini are joining returning cast members Kyle Richards, Erika “Jayne” Girardi, Dorit Kemsley, Bozoma Saint John, Rachel Zoe, and Sutton Stracke.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Kathy Hilton and Jennifer Tilly are also coming back to the show as “friends” of the cast. However, Amanda Frances, who joined the show last season, will not be coming back.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” Has Already Started Filming<\/p>\n

The latest season of\u00a0The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills\u00a0has already started filming, but without Remini and Tutor. Kemsley, Richards, Tilly, and Stracke were among the guests at Saint John’s wedding to Keely Watson in Ghana last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Remini will begin filming the show later this week. She is now part of the most-watched edition of the\u00a0Real Housewives\u00a0franchise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Remini starred on\u00a0The King of Queens\u00a0opposite\u00a0Kevin James<\/a>\u00a0for nine seasons. She also appeared in the film\u00a0Old School\u00a0and briefly starred on the hit NBC comedy series\u00a0Saved By the Bell.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nowadays, the 56-year-old actress is better known as an anti-cult advocate. She left the Church of Scientology and detailed her time in the organization in her memoir\u00a0Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology.\u00a0She then co-hosted the show\u00a0Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath\u00a0for two seasons. The show won two Primetime Emmys.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The actress has also been a regular guest on Bravo’s\u00a0Watch What Happens Live.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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