Avery Singer’s debut at BravoCon 2023 turned emotional when her mother Ramona Singer was expelled from the convention amid allegations of racism.
The 28-year-old entrepreneur was promoting her company BachBoss at the Bravo fan event in Las Vegas on Friday when she was asked about the Real Housewives of New York star’s absence.
“I love my mom, and I wish she could be here,” Avery said The messenger. “I know she’s so proud of us.”
The outlet reported that Avery was “emotional” and “teary-eyed” as she went on to talk about how important it was for her to attend her first BravoCon.
“It’s a full-circle moment,” she explained. ‘I’ve been using Bravo since I was 12. I’m 28 now, which is crazy. It’s my first BravoCon, so I’m happy to be here. The support and love is amazing’.
Emotional debut: Avery Singer’s debut at BravoCon 2023 turned emotional when her mother Ramona Singer was expelled from the convention amid allegations of racism
Absence: The 28-year-old entrepreneur was promoting her company BachBoss at the Bravo fan event in Las Vegas on Friday when she was asked about the Real Housewives of New York star’s absence
Avery’s company BachBoss – which specializes in bachelor party event planning – was stationed at a booth in front of the Bravo Bazaar at the convention.
“She always said it’s important to love what you do and that the money will come,” Avery added of her mother.
Avery’s first appearance at BravoCon took place three days before her mother was removed from the event lineup due to a report claiming the star used “racial animosity” and the N-word while speaking to a black crew member at the set by RHONY.
The original bombshell report from Vanity fair claimed that when Eboni K. Williams — the first Black Housewife in RHONY’s 13 seasons — joined the cast ahead of season 13, the rest of the cast underwent a “virtual education session” that delved into what kinds of things were okay to do say on camera.
Singer and Williams were in attendance, along with Leah McSweeney, Sonja Morgan and Luann de Lesseps, along with a communications manager from NBCUniversal, a Bravo publicist and two representatives from a racial justice organization.
Williams – who claimed the meeting was a “cover your a** move” – said the meeting addressed issues that cast members should avoid saying, such as “the racist trope of black fathers not being there for their children.” ‘
‘What if they don’t have a father? Why can’t I say that?'” Singer said during the meeting, according to Williams. “Most of them don’t.”
The Bravo publicist — who is black — told Singer that she did indeed have a father, although Singer claimed she had read a study claiming that most black children do not.
Mother’s love: “I love my mother, and I wish she could be here,” Avery told The Messenger. “I know she’s so proud of us.”
Overwhelmed with emotion: The outlet reported that Avery was “emotional” and “teary-eyed” as she went on to talk about how important it was for her to attend her first BravoCon
Coming full circle: “It’s a full circle moment,” she explained. ‘I’ve been using Bravo since I was 12. I’m 28 now, which is crazy. It’s my first BravoCon, so I’m happy to be here. The support and love is amazing’
Singer responded to the Vanity Fair report by saying, “The training included ‘open dialogue.’ In that spirit, I asked about a statistic I had read about single-parent families, where children in single-parent homes were statistically less likely to succeed than two-parent homes.
The Vanity Fair expose also reported on an alleged off-camera interaction between Williams and Singer after Luann De Lesseps stormed out of the room.
“Ramona slammed her hands on the table,” Williams said. ‘She says, “This is why we didn’t need black people on the show…. This is going to ruin our show.”
Singer emailed the publication to tell her side of the story.
She said that interaction was “absolutely.” didn’t happen. “I was actually in favor of adding several cast members long before Eboni was added.”