Well before earning her spotlight on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Leah Remini had already been contemplating a return to reality television.
“I would do it again,” Remini, 56, shared exclusively with Us in her June 2025 cover story. “But only if I could include my family and they could authentically be themselves on screen.”
Known for her hilarious role on King of Queens, Remini graced the dance floor in season 17 of Dancing With the Stars back in 2013. She later returned to the popular show as a guest cohost and judge. Remini, alongside her former husband Angelo Pagán, also starred in their own reality series, It’s All Relative, on TLC. The show, featuring their daughter Sofia—now 22—alongside other family members, aired from 2014 to 2015, and was both created and produced by Remini herself.
Beyond lighthearted reality TV, Remini took on more serious subject matter by hosting and executive producing the hard-hitting docuseries Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath on A&E from 2016 to 2019. As an outspoken former member of the Church of Scientology, she has emerged as one of the organization’s loudest critics.
After the exciting announcement of joining The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for its 16th season, Remini shared her thoughts publicly. On Wednesday, August 26, the beloved 56-year-old actress from King of Queens confirmed the news by posting a link to an article about her stepping into the Bravoverse. In the caption, she enthusiastically declared, “It’s true!!” Earlier that same day, Bravo had […]
Earlier this week, Bravo confirmed that Remini will appear on RHOBH season 16, which is currently filming. (The full cast has not been announced but is set to include Million Dollar Listing’s Tracy Tutor in her own Housewives debut.)
Despite being open-minded about a reality TV return, Remini explained to Us last year that she did have some hesitations.
“I haven’t pursued it [again] only because my family’s so great that I would hate to look like I’m selling my family,” she told Us. “But, you know, I have some projects in the works that I want to produce that I want my family in.”
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According to Remini, fans frequently told her that they yearned for more episodes of It’s All Relative.
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“There’s not one time I tweet something [about] my family show, like, of my mom, that people are [not] like, ‘Why are we not still on the air?’ My family’s so unique,” Remini said. “They’re like every family, and I think that’s what makes them unique. That’s why people love them because they see themselves. They’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, her mom’s just like my mom’ or ‘I have a crazy aunt like her mom.’ We were being our authentic selves, which you don’t see today at all in reality television.”
It’s not known how much of Remini’s personal life will be featured on RHOBH, though Housewives typically film scenes with their significant others, children, parents and siblings.
For Remini, she is very clear about signing on to projects that she wants.
“My career opportunities are basically my own. I don’t say what I want. I say what I don’t want. I don’t want to work just to work. I want to be on sets that are joyful, that you can make jokes and not have to talk to HR,” she stated in her cover story. “I want to talk to normal people. I want to be around people who are happy to be working on projects that are important but also funny. I want to do it all. When I was younger, I thought I had forever, and now I’m realizing that we’re not promised anything. And so I just kind of want to live my best life in the way that that is for Leah.”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 16 does not yet have a premiere date.