Andy Cohen was not joking when he teased at Bravo Fan Fest that the upcoming episode of The Real Housewives of New York City would function a tear-jerking second.
RHONY delivered some of the actual and uncooked episodes in its 15-season historical past with the episode that aired on Tuesday, November 26 the place they acquired actual about abortion.
After the prank Erin Lichy and Rebecca Minkoff cooked as much as discover the “leaky pigeon” gossiping across the group, Lichy sat down with Jenna Lyons to admit one thing she needed to place on the market.
With the overturning of Roe v. Wade and ladies’s well being protections in danger amid the 2024 presidential election, Lichy opened up about an abortion she had when she was 18 years outdated.
Lichy was approached by Glamour journal to speak about it publicly to create consciousness of the problem however was “very nervous about this interview popping out,” including, “I don’t suppose I used to be once I agreed to it as a result of it was form of like, no matter I can do to assist. Nevertheless it’s exhausting to be attacked by the general public, ‘Child killer! Homicide!’ It was unhealthy sufficient going via it — nobody must be abused after it.”
In her dialog with Lyons, Lichy stated she had simply moved into faculty when she came upon she was pregnant.
“I used to be terrified, it was the toughest resolution I’ve ever made. It was heart-wrenching,” Lichy stated.
After listening to Lichy’s story, Lyons opened up about her personal expertise, revealing she additionally had an abortion at age 21.
“I’ve advised my associates, I don’t know if I ever advised anybody in my household,” Lyons stated in her confessional. “I’m sharing with Erin as a result of I might see that she felt scared, and I need her to really feel like she’s not alone. And I additionally need her to know that I perceive. It’s a very, actually exhausting factor to undergo.”
In her confessional, Lichy stated, “Jenna telling me this story, it simply made me really feel like I’m supported. You’re now telling everybody your story, which I might’ve by no means imagined. She didn’t have to try this.”
Lichy advised Lyons that she had not advised her dad, who’s having some well being points, about her abortion and needed to take action earlier than the interview was printed.
In a while within the episode, Lichy and her dad are having lunch, and he or she opens up in regards to the abortion she had and tells him she didn’t inform him on the time as a result of she was terrified of his response.
“You’re telling me 18 years later. What would I’ve accomplished then? I’d assist you, most likely,” Lichy’s father stated, which made her break into tears.
In her confessional, Lichy stated, “I don’t suppose I noticed that it weighed on me not sharing that with him, however just like the unwavering assist, it’s simply… I don’t have phrases. I didn’t anticipate that.”
“The truth that there’s zero judgment on his face is the most effective half,” Lichy added.
Lichy additionally advised her dad that when she advised her mother, she revealed that she had additionally had an abortion. She then requested her father if he had ever gone via one thing comparable, and he revealed he had gotten somebody pregnant who ended up getting an abortion, too.
The emotional scene between Lichy and her dad ends with him telling her how a lot he loves her. 4 months after filming that scene, Lichy’s dad died.
“He’s simply the most effective. He’s the most effective dad. He was the most effective dad. I can not consider he’s not right here, it’s nonetheless very contemporary,” Lichy stated in her confessional. “He’s such an enormous loss for all of us.”
A montage of Lichy and her dad taking part in with the RHONY star, saying, “I simply really feel so grateful. I grew up with an unbelievable human. I’ve such a spine due to that. So it’s like, yeah, it sucks, however I’m additionally extremely fortunate and I simply maintain on to that.”
‘RHONY’s tribute to Erin Lichy’s father Eli Yitzhari
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