On Tuesday’s new hour, Erin Lichy informed costars Jessel Tank and Brynn Whitfield that Rebecca Minkoff — a designer and Scientologist who was added in a “good friend” function this season — was pregnant. That, nevertheless, wasn’t the massive gossip — as Lichy additionally claimed the kid’s father will not be Minkoff’s husband, Gavin.

Claiming it was gossip she heard from a “mutual good friend,” Lichy stated Minkoff had “one night time, like a loopy night time” with one other man and received pregnant. The supply additionally claimed Minkoff wasn’t certain who “who the dad it.”

The “pigeons” then went to work, as the ladies began telling others in regards to the rumors.

Brynn stuffed in each Sai De Silva and Racquel Chevremont, telling them, “I heard she’s a freak within the sheets … They’ve enjoyable with different individuals and stuff. Whatever the penalties.” She questioned whether or not Rebecca participates in orgies, earlier than saying she was having “one other man’s child.”

Sai then informed the rumors to Ubah Hassan and Jenna Lyons, earlier than Jenna warned Rebecca that folks have been speaking.

“Erin, you f—ing informed her?” Minkoff then shouted at Lichy, as the ladies all reacted in shocked. Rebecca ran off, Erin chased after her, earlier than the 2 shared a hug, figuring out look and snort, earlier than Erin stated, “That was good!”

The episode ended with a “To be continued” slate, however the cliffhanger makes it look like Erin and Rebecca have been presumably pranking the remainder of the ladies … and, in flip, viewers at dwelling, who remained at nighttime as properly.

Whereas we’ll have to attend till subsequent week for the true story, Andy Cohen and Jeff Lewis reacted to the potential of a prank on Watch What Occurs Stay, instantly after the episode aired.

“I am not a fan of a prank, I am gonna be trustworthy,” he stated, earlier than asking Sai — who was additionally a visitor — whether or not she had “any sense when the story was being informed to you, it didn’t appear true?”

“No, my mouth was on the ground. I used to be utterly in shock,” she informed Cohen, earlier than Lewis shared his take.

“I feel it is a dangerous transfer. I feel it is self-producing,” he stated. “I feel that you simply lose belief in your viewers. I feel it is a dangerous transfer. I do not like pranks.”

Followers on-line appeared to agree, with many in WWHL’s feedback on Instagram applauding Jeff’s POV.

“Self producing!!!!” exclaimed one viewer, earlier than one other added, “RHONY has misplaced its aptitude!! Undecided what I’m watching this season, hoping not to surrender but however struggling to get by way of this episode!!”

“Being pregnant ought to by no means be used as a joke or prank…. nevertheless love that a few of these girls received performed… as Ubah known as them Pigeons…😂😂😂” wrote another person.

“So we’re not going to handle how badly everybody behaved? Laughing and joking about such a non-public challenge??” added one other.

One common remark, in the meantime, additionally identified: “What’s actually dangerous is that they had to make use of this prank loads within the promos for the season.”

RHONY airs Tuesdays on Bravo.