There are no two women who have mastered the art of coquetry better than Sonja Morgan and Brynn Whitfield. Sonja joined Real Housewives of New York in Season 3 as the ex-wife of John Adams Morgan. Single Sonja was always ready to mingle with men in proximity, and never missed an opportunity to flirt.
When she, Luann de Lesseps, and Ramona Singer were all single at the same time in later seasons, their competitiveness to attach a date for the evening even led to a story line involving their shared history with infamous serial dater Harry Dubin.
Sonja’s dating life is often discussed on the series, as is her history as a socialite. In later seasons, her burlesque show becomes another topic. What was less often shown is her relationship with her family, or close friends, and typically she was shown speaking to her “interns” in moments between filming with the other Housewives. Her flirtatious lifestyle allowed for moments of zany entertainment, regardless if viewers saw little of her personal life outside the show.
Brynn Whitfield is one of the newest Housewives, joining the RHONYreboot in Season 14. Her co-star Jenna Lyons was awestruck when discussing her new friend, observing that she had never seen someone “weave flirting into everything they do.”
Brynn’s tagline for the season even warned that if you made her mad, her revenge would be that she will “date your dad.” Whether the ladies were exercising with a personal trainer, hosting a dinner with a private chef, or bringing their fathers and husbands to a social gathering, Brynn was standing by ready to weave her flirtatious charm.
Brynn has a talent for entertaining, and so, even in scenes where all she was sharing is an interest in chess, she created a moment so that viewers were still drawn in. Brynn’s performance as everyone’s favorite coquette was so entertaining in Season 14 that some viewers began to question what her actual profession was. Brynn shared with Interview Magazine that while the cameras had followed her to work as a PR consultant, in the end, her life at work was simply not “glamorous,” as she sat on her laptop and joined Zoom meetings. It is certainly more entertaining to watch her flirt her way through life, like she did on her appearance on Watch What Happens Live when she and co-guest Tyler Cameron seemingly hit it off. Like Sonja, focusing on her flirtatious adventures allows Brynn to keep the more serious side of her business to herself.