Dorinda Medley is the newest cast member on The Real Housewives of New York City.

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Following the exit of Aviva Drescher, Medley, a longtime friend of Ramona Singer and LuAnn de Lesseps, joined the Bravo series, and in a new interview, she spoke of her decision.

“I live on the Upper East Side, and it’s a small fishbowl up here. I am not going to be that ball of yarn that came out of nowhere,” Medley told the New York Post on Monday. “I know these girls. I know their world. I’ve even done a few cameos. So I thought, why not give it a try and see if it is something that suits me?”

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In the 80's, Medley, a Massachusetts native, moved to London and started a cashmere company, which counted Princess Diana as a fan. Ten years later, Medley divorced her Scotsman husband and moved to New York City, where she became a real estate broker and married huge fun adviser Richard Medley. Sadly, six years after they wed, Medley's husband passed away.

"I’ve been presented with a lot of different challenges and that’s why I wasn’t afraid to be on the ‘Housewives,’" Medley explained. "The whole point is to keep going forward and try again."

Joining Medley for season seven are Bethenny Frankel, Singer, de Lesseps, Heather Thomson, Carole Radziwill, Kristen Taekman and Sonja Morgan.

For more Dorinda Medley, tune into the season seven premiere of The Real Housewives of New York City on April 7.

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