Brynn Whitfield doesn't see herself as a "villain" in the Real Housewives franchise, but rather "just fun."
Speaking with outlet at The Real Housewives of New York City 's season 14 premiere in New York City on Thursday, Whitfield opened up about her potentially being perceived as the reality show's antagonist and how it might be due to her jokes.
"I'm gonna hide my tail," Whitfield, 36, jokingly said. "I wouldn't say 'villain,' I think I'm just fun. Maybe a little bit. I'm fun. Like, you know, everyone don't be so serious. Be chill."
"I think it's my jokes," she added. "I'm always like, referencing movies or I love Larry David, so I'm always just having jokes. And sometimes I think I take my jokes a little too far, but I'm working on that and talking to someone about it. I'm just joking."
The RHONY newbie, a corporate communications and marketing consultant who previously said she considers herself to be a “trophy wife in training,” also explained to outlet that she relates mostly to Carole Radziwill when it comes to past stars on the series.
"I minored in political science. I actually wanted to go into politics when I was younger. I'm actually like a massive book nerd. I flirt all the time, but I have a very nerdy side to me. And so I think [we're] the same, like, similar intellectual, I think I'm very compatible with," she said.
Whitfield was announced as part of the show's rebooted cast back in May, as she stars alongside new Housewives Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Jenna Lyons, and Jessel Taank.
They replace Ramona Singer, Luann de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan, Leah McSweeney and Eboni K. Williams, who were all scrapped from the series after season 13 finished airing in September 2021.
When Bravo dropped the trailer for the series back in May, it was clear Whitfield would deliver on her promises of jokes, as she teased her love life in the early sneak peek. "I'm a little bit like Elizabeth Taylor, I just don't actually go through with it," she said, seemingly referring to Taylor's multiple marriages.
Elsewhere in the trailer, Whitfield was accused of flirting with a married man, and even got cursed out by a fellow housewife.
Season 14 of The Real Housewives of New York City premieres Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.
