UPDATE — 6/25/25, 12:34 p.m. ET: The mystery surrounding which Real Housewives of New York City star was allegedly banned from SoulCycle continues.
In an extended clip from the “Cult of Body and Soul” podcast, host Jess Rothschild asked whether Sonja Morgan was the Bravo star responsible. The former teacher claimed, “It sure was.”
Morgan, 61, however, denies the claims made in the podcast and said she was never banned from SoulCycle.
“I was never in the front row of SoulCycle. I don’t say, ‘Do you know who I am’ ever,” Morgan exclusively told Us on Wednesday, June 25. “Quite the opposite. I don’t like attention. I do like to use my position to help others — children, animals, artists, the LGBTQ, the vulnerable. … I have a very good relationship with SoulCycle. Many of my friends are loyal customers at many of their locations. I think it’s terrible when people use other people’s long, hard work to highlight themselves selfishly for short term gain.”
Original story below:
One former The Real Housewives of New York City cast member was allegedly banned from SoulCycle.
In an upcoming episode of the “Cult of Body & Soul” podcast, one former spin teacher claimed that a Bravo star may not have followed the rules during a spin class.
“There was a former ‘New York City Real Housewife’ that was banned from [SoulCycle’s East 63rd Street location] because she was talking so loudly throughout the entire class to the point that it was so disruptive,” the former instructor alleged in a sneak peek obtained by Page Six. “She was making out with her boyfriend in the front row … doing a whole bunch of things up there.”
While the unnamed teacher didn’t say when the alleged incident occurred, the former instructor claimed a studio manager got involved in an attempt to keep the peace.
“[The studio manager] was like, ‘Hi’ — it wasn’t an initial ban — they were like, ‘Just to really establish the rules, if you’re in the front row, we really want you following along with the class. We try not to have people talking,’” the podcast guest alleged. “This former New York City Real Housewife starts grilling the manager, ripping into her, pulls the whole, ‘Do you know who I am?’ situation, and the manager ended up calling corporate and that woman ended up being banned.”
Although no one named names so it’s unclear who the former cast member could be, Bravo fans are already speculating as to who this story could be about.
“‘Do you know who I am?’ — LOL! Oh please, that sounds like Sonja or Ramona!” one reader speculated. Another fan wrote, “It’s definitely one of the old crows from the older seasons.”
Some potential reality stars fans can likely rule out are cast members from season 15 of The Real Housewives of New York City.
Although the show remains on pause, Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Lichy, Jessel Taank, Jenna Lyons and Racquel Chevremont haven’t officially departed the franchise. (On June 9, Brynn Whitfield confirmed her exit from the show after two seasons.)
In the podcast, which explores how SoulCycle blew up in and around New York City, the former instructor maintained it is a “former” cast member.
Regardless of who it could or could not be, many fans believe the dramatic story. After all, they’ve been watching plenty of drama unfold since season one premiered in 2008.
“I listened to the series,” one user wrote. “When mentioned….I was not surprised.”
