SHAKE-UP

TV Star Revealed as New Cast Member of ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’

The former “King of Queens” star and Scientology critic is joining Bravo’s most-watched Housewives franchise.

Actress and anti-Scientology activist Leah Remini will join Season 16 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Remini, 56, is known for her role as Carrie Heffernan during the nine-season-long run of King of Queens. In 2015, she released the tell-all memoir Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology, about her indoctrination and subsequent renunciation of the celebrity-studded church. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is the most-watched franchise of the Real Housewives, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Executive producer Andy Cohen sarcastically told Variety about the fans constantly calling for casting changes: “They hate it so much, it’s the No. 1 Housewives.” Tracy Tutor, real estate agent and former Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles star, will also join the cast. Kyle Richards, Erika “Jayne” Girardi, Dorit Kemsley, Bozoma Saint John, Rachel Zoe and Sutton Stracke will all return to the reality show. The new season has already begun filming, and Remini will be added later this week.