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Is Meredith Marks saying goodbye to Bravo? Speculation abounds that the star of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City might be departing the show before its seventh season begins.
These rumors have gained traction following Meredith’s tumultuous interactions with her fellow cast members during the sixth season. While neither Meredith nor Bravo has confirmed any changes to her status on the hit reality show, some of her co-stars have been vocal about their indifference to her possible exit.
Bronwyn Newport wants to ‘bench’ Meredith Marks
Bronwyn Newport, another cast member, is one such voice suggesting that it might be time for the original RHOSLC star to move on.
“Going into next season, I might bench Meredith. I think we just saw more from everybody else this season of like personal, home life. I like that,” Bronwyn shared during a December 2025 episode of Peacock’s Reality Hot Seat, with her fellow Housewife Heather Gay showing her agreement with a nod.
In response, Meredith has pointed out that Bronwyn might not be as forthcoming as she suggests. She addressed Bronwyn’s remarks during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live.
But Meredith says that Bronwyn is hardly an open book. She responded to Bronwyn’s comments during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live.
“Yeah, I believe the reasoning behind it was that I don’t share enough about my life,” Meredith said. “But um, she has things that she claims are sealed and she can’t talk about. So, I don’t do that. I answer the question.”
‘RHOSLC’ star is also feuding with Britani Bateman
Bronwyn isn’t the only person who has an issue with Meredith. She’s also clashed with Britani Bateman. Tension between Meredith and Britani escalated during their return flight from the cast’s Below Deck Down Under trip, when Meredith allegedly confronted Britani about spreading rumors a “possible indiscretion” by Meredith’s husband.
Another problem between the two women was Britani’s alleged support of a nail technician publicly accused of antisemitism. At first, Britani strongly denied that she brushed off the concerns of Meredith, who is Jewish. Britani later apologized after she developed a better understanding of Meredith’s perspective. But even that apology rubbed Meredith the wrong way, since she saw it at the other woman playing the victim. Meanwhile, Meredith was also frustrated with Heather for not taking her side.
“I thought we were [friends], so it’s just sad to me,” she said in a interview with Variety. “You showed me who you are.”
Meredith Marks addresses her future on ‘RHOSLC’
In her conversation with Variety, Meredith also addressed her tense relationship with various co-stars, who she says have targeted both her and fellow RHOSLC star Lisa Barlow.
“It’s been an ongoing thing,” she said. ‘There are a large number of women who either don’t like me or don’t like Lisa, and are jealous or whatever. I don’t know. I’m not in their head. But for whatever reason, they are looking to isolate us and basically either get us booted off or destroyed.”
While Meredith’s future on RHOSLC is uncertain, there’s one thing she’s sure about. She’s not willing to take a demotion to a “friend” role.
“No. I wouldn’t be willing [to do] that, and let other people win this argument,” she said. “Things need to be fair, and we will see how it goes moving forward. I’m really optimistic that things will be more fair next season.”
But an insider says that Meredith might not be returning to The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City for season 7.
“There are rumors floating around stating she was downgraded, and she rejected that,” the source told Radar Online. “While I can’t confirm that, I can say that I wouldn’t be surprised if she doesn’t return next season.”
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