RHONY 2023 LIVE — Brynn Whitfield breaks down in tears in heartbreaking moment as Erin Lichy slammed as 'desperate'

THE Real Housewives of New York City saw an emotional moment during this week's episode when Brynn Whitfield broke down in tears while talking about her family.

Brynn revealed to her co-stars that she "never had a real family," and explained that she and her siblings, who grew up in Indiana, were adopted by their maternal grandmother because her parents "weren't really in the picture."

Later in the episode, she joined the housewives at Sai De Silva's home to celebrate Thanksgiving and broke down in tears as she opened up more about her family in a heartbreaking conversation that's set to be continued on next week's episode.

Meanwhile, fans are taking to Twitter to slam Erin Lichy as "desperate" for the approval of Jenna Lyons as one viewer wrote: "I wish Erin would stop trying to impress Jenna."

"Erin is so desperate to impress Jenna it’s kinda pathetic," another slammed.

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Sai‘s living room was outfitted with large gray couches featuring white accent pillows.

She decorated the space with a massive soft-gold floor-to-ceiling mirror and lovely framed images of her family.

The camera panned to show off large glass doors that opened to a large balcony patio.

Sai showed off her “amazing” 4×4 backyard covered in turf and landscaped perfectly for the summer season.

Fans could spot a grill, umbrella, and lounge chairs from the overlook of the balcony.

Sai De Silva, 42, has brought fans along for an inside look at her stunning $4.7million property in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn.

The reality star showed off her lavish townhome, decorated with simple white and gold tones in a new video shared on the Bravo YouTube channel.

The TV personality started the tour with a look at her kitchen, designed in an open format with white marble countertops.

The island contained the kitchen sink and four barstool chairs, while the rest of the area was filled with brand-new appliances.

In March 2016, Jessel Taank and Pivat Singh Randhawa tied the knot after three years of dating.

While the two were on a Labor Day getaway to Puerto Rico in 2015, Pivat popped the question.

Over four days, the two went on to hold their blended traditional Indian and Hindu wedding ceremonies on the beaches of Riviera Maya, Mexico.

The couple has two children together named Kai and Rio, who are twins.

WWHL viewers asked how Brynn reacted to the recent interview where Sai said the two are no longer best friends.

"I was a little bummed out because I adore Sai," Brynn shares.

She says that she's excited to see how viewers react to the secret-sharing that starts their feud.

Brynn Whitfield is stunning in a black, sparkly bodysuit on WWHL.

Brynn Whitfield is joining Andy Cohen alongside RHOA's Marlo Hampton tonight on Watch What Happens Live.

In a piece of advice, Marlo tells Brynn to be herself and to "own" her past.

Brynn starts to cry as she talks about her family with the housewives.

She shares that her mom had her and her siblings as a teen mom.

"The two people that were supposed to love me didn't. Or couldn't," she cries in a confessional.

The other housewives are seen weeping as they comfort Brynn.

Sai has a shoes-off household and Erin is not happy about it.

"I would never make someone take their shoes off in my house," Erin says.

"It's like part of the look."

Jenna tells Erin that Jessel called the housewives "cackling hags."

The two talk about how to be "empathetic" to Jessel.

"She's just so different than me," Erin says.

Jenna says in a confessional that Jessel "means well" but that she's "trying too hard."

Jessel reveals to her husband that she apologized to Jenna for her reaction to the lingerie gift.

She told Jenna that she didn't appreciate everyone getting involved - and called the other housewives "cackling hags."

Fans on Twitter are impressed with Sai De Silva's husband, David Craig.

One fan wrote: "Sai's husband seems sensible. Maybe it's because I'm used to Househusbands being overly involved on some shows, but this one caught me off-guard."

#RHONY David is so nice, was not expecting him to be the voice of reason.

I love Sai’s husband #RHONY

Though Sai De Silva and Brynn Whitfield seem like best friends now as they plan Brynnsgiving, Sai told US Weekly that by the end of season 14, the two have a falling out that ends their friendship.

“By the end of this, we are not best friends… but stay tuned to find out,” Sai told the outlet.

“That was a big surprise to me. It was a huge surprise.”

She went on to say the feud “came out of nowhere.”

Sai talks to her husband about getting the housewives together for a Friendsgiving and calling it Brynnsgiving.

She calls Brynn and and Brynn agrees!

Ubah starts to cry as she talks about how she misses her community.

"I just feel alone," she says.

"I don't have my mom."

Ubah's mom passed in December 2012.

Brynn reveals that she's biracial - her mom is white and her dad is Black, but her dad was not in the picture during her childhood.

She says that growing up, she got her hair done every weekend because her grandmother was white.

"My poor grandma didn't know how to figure it out," Brynn says in a confessional.

Brynn is thinking about celebrating Thanksgiving with her third ex-fiancé, Gideon.

Erin says in a confessional that she wishes Gideon and Brynn were together because he's "so cute" and a "nice Jewish guy."

Brynn reveals to her co-stars that she "never had a real family."

The housewife explained that she and her siblings, who grew up in Indiana, were adopted by their maternal grandmother because her parents "weren't really in the picture."

Erin Lichy says in a confessional: “I’ve always known that Brynn had a really rough history, but I didn’t realize it was this bad.

"It’s heartbreaking because you can tell that she’s upset about it.”

Jenna Lyons shocks her RHONY co-stars by wearing expensive jewelry while washing tomatoes in the kitchen at Erin's Hamptons home in Sag Harbor, New York.

“I love that there’s half a million dollars’ worth of diamond jewelry at the kitchen counter," Brynn says in the clip.

Sai De Silva adds that the Bravo star's move is "insane."

Jenna says in a confessional that she was trying to channel Breakfast at Tiffany's with her expensive look.

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Tonight's episode of RHONY will feature "Brynnsgiving" where the cast gathers to celebrate Thanksgiving at Sai De Silva's house.

Brynn will open up about her childhood to the housewives, while Jenna is seen revealing Jessel's thoughts about their trip to the Hamptons to Erin.

During last week’s episode, Brynn joked that Jenna can do “nothing wrong,” and that everything is always Brynn’s fault in Erin’s eyes.

Brynn added that she doesn’t want to “rock the boat,” but that she thinks that there’s a double standard between her and Jenna.

Erin confessed: “Well, maybe I like her a little bit more.”

Sai De Silva told US Weekly that by the end of season 14, she and Brynn Whitfield have a falling out that ends their friendship.

“By the end of this, we are not best friends… but stay tuned to find out,” Sai told the outlet.

“That was a big surprise to me. It was a huge surprise.”

She went on to say the feud “came out of nowhere.”

The Real Housewives of New York airs Sundays at 9pm ET on Bravo and can be streamed on Hulu Live.

Viewers with cable can also watch the show on the Bravo app.

Fans can also watch the show on Peacock starting at 6am the day after it airs.

Sai De Silva explained that the castmates were “not all great friends” when they first started filming, but “we all knew of one another and we all were in the same circle.”

After filming, however, she described the experience as “spending time with your friends, but on steroids.”

Ubah Hassan also called it a “true experience” and explained: “New York is like the biggest small city you could ever have and we all know each other, some of them more than others.

“We’re very close and this has been one of the best things I think we all went through because we’re all new, so it’s like a sisterhood.

“And I feel like they throw us in Serengeti [National Park in Tanzania] and be like: ‘Figure out how to get out.'”

Outside of being known as the new star of RHONY, Brynn Whitfield is known for her career as a brand marketing and communications professional.

Whitfield started her career in the late 2000s following her graduation from Purdue University.

She now serves as the PR lead for Assembly, a global e-commerce software and data platform, and as a freelance Marketing Communications Consultant, according to her LinkedIn profile.

Whitfield is also an Advisory Board Member for SACRED Yoga.

When Whitfield is not in the office, she can often be found posting about her life on Instagram or volunteering.