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‘Real Housewives of New York’ Star Banned From SoulCycle for Offensive PDA

The spin instructor says a certain Housewife got disruptive during class—and things only got worse from there.

The next episode of podcast “The Cult of Body & Soul,” which chronicles the rise of fitness giant SoulCycle, features a revelation about one of the company’s high-profile clients. This week’s guest, a former SoulCycle instructor, tells host Jess Rothschild that one (unidentified) star of Real Housewives of New York City is permanently banned from the studios. According to the instructor, things got dicey when the Housewife held a loud conversation during a class where she was seated in the front row, then started making out with her boyfriend on the next bike. After the class, a studio manager approached the star to “establish the rules,” including that participants were expected to stay engaged for the entire class. The woman “starts grilling the manager, ripping into her, pulls the whole ‘Do you know who I am?’ situation,” the instructor tells Rothschild. “That woman ended up being banned.” The instructor conveniently leaves out identifying details, including when the incident occurred and whether the Housewife in question belonged to the original series or its 2023 reboot. However, a 2012 episode of RHONY notably took place at a Manhattan SoulCycle studio and featured cast members Aviva Drescher, Luann de Lesseps, Carole Radziwill, and Heather Thomson. Fan favorite Bethenny Frankel is also an avid SoulCycler.