This Beloved Real Housewives of Miami Star Is Leaving the Show

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Miami just got a little less hot.

That’s because Dr. Nicole Martin announced she’s leaving The Real Housewives of Miami ahead of the Bravo series’ upcoming seventh season.

The decision to walk away comes amid the anesthesiologist’s recent battle with postpartum anxiety after the birth of her and fiancé Anthony Lopez’s second child, 5-month-old daughter Genevieve.

“Taking a moment to shine a light on something I’ve been quietly navigating in my personal life,” Nicole—who is also mom to their son Grayson, 5—shared in a Sept. 13 Instagram post, noting Genevieve was born over a month early and had to spend two weeks in the NICU. “After this pregnancy, I started to suffer from significant postpartum anxiety—something new that I did not experience with my previous pregnancy.”

“It all started about a week after giving birth when I found myself having an overwhelming sense of worry and fear out of nowhere,” the 40-year-old continued. “It felt like my mind was constantly on high alert, panicked and worrying endlessly about the health of my baby, myself, and my family.”

Nicole, who joined the reality series during season five in 2022, said she wanted to share her journey with fans to provide “comfort and strength” to other new moms battling mental health issues and to destigmatize postpartum health struggles.

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“This is a part of my life that I am learning to navigate, and it’s been an emotional rollercoaster,” she continued. “Given where I am right now, I have decided not to return to RHOM. Prioritizing my health and my family is something I need to do at this moment. It’s a step towards healing and finding balance, and I hope you can understand and support this choice.”

“Thank you for being a part of this journey with me and for creating a space where I feel comfortable sharing these parts of my life,” Nicole concluded her message. “I hope that my openness can help others who might be struggling and encourage us all to support one another through our most challenging times.”

But fret not RHOM fans. Nicole teased to People that she will pop up “here and there” in future episodes, just not in a full-time capacity.

Amid Nicole’s departure, Bravo has yet to confirm if the show’s other castmembers—including Larsa Pippen, Alexia Nepola, Guerdy Abraira, Lisa Hochstein, Julia Lemigova, Marysol Patton, Adriana de Moura and Kiki Barth—will return for season seven.

In the meantime, binge Real Housewives of Miami any time on Peacock. And keep reading for E!’s official ranking of every Real Housewife ever.

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153-156. The Real Housewives of D.C.

Bravo’s ill-fated attempt at highlighting our nation’s capital brought together four women so forgettable you’d be forgiven for erasing them from your memory—though their names are Mary Amons, Lynda Erkiletian, Cat Ommanney and Stacie Scott Turner—and one so desperate for fame that she gate-crashed a party at the White House. More on her later.

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152. Kimberly Bryant, The Real Housewives of Orange County

Who?

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151. Tammy Knickerbocker, The Real Housewives of Orange County

Vaguely familiar, but…

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150. DeShawn Snow, The Real Housewives of Atlanta

Once upon a time, DeShawn starred on the same TV show as NeNe Leakes. Surprising, we know.

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149. Elizabeth Lyn Vargas, The Real Housewives of Orange County

This one-season Housewife brought nothing to the Orange County table.

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148. Jennie Nguyen, The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City

Utah’s newest season two Housewife went out with a bang (and not in a good way). In January 2022, Jennie was fired after “offensive” and racially insensitive old Facebook posts resurfaced online. Jennie later apologized but the damage was done.

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147. Quinn Fry, The Real Housewives of Orange County

Her defining trait was “cougar.”

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146. Jen Armstrong, The Real Housewives of Orange County

The Orange County doctor was never a source of drama during season 16 and her brief marriage troubles with eternally shirtless husband Ryne (or Ryan?) were less than riveting. However, we will never forget Dr. Jen getting absolutely wasted on wine during the Dubrows’ insanely awkward—yet wildly entertaining—dinner party.

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145: Annemarie Wiley, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

The nurse anesthetist’s flop first season can be summed up in one cringe-worthy word we hope we never hear again: Esophagus-gate. 

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144. Katie Rost, The Real Housewives of Potomac

Katie loved to talk about her charity work, but…didn’t do much else on screen. She was one and done, only to come back and not contribute much as a friend. Leaving the cast trip early? A Housewives no-no.

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143. Charrisse Jackson Jordan, The Real Housewives of Potomac

Her marriage problems were on full display the two seasons she was a full-time Housewife…that and her champagne room are the two memorable things about Charrisse.

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142. Shamari DeVoe, The Real Housewives of Atlanta

A one-and-done Housewife, Shamari was at least fun?

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141. Peggy Sulahian, The Real Housewives of Orange County

While it was nice to see some diversity in the lily-white O.C., Peggy ultimately proved to be a frustrating presence in season 12. The fights she chose to pick were bizarre, and often involving someone using a word she simply didn’t understand, and her decision to simply hide out in her room for an entire day during the trip to Iceland proved that she wasn’t really cut out for this Real Housewives life.

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140. Nneka Ihim, The Real Housewives of Potomac

Instead of bonding with fellow Nigerian costar Wendy Osefo during season eight, Nneka’s first season storyline centered entirely around her allegedly accusing Wendy’s mom of being a witch (yes, seriously). We wish we could have seen the two bond over their shared culture rather than fighting with no resolve.

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139. Noella Bergener, The Real Housewives of Orange County

Noella spun through season 16 like a tornado of frantic energy. While her personal struggles were somewhat compelling (her husband James up and left the country and asked for a divorce right before filming started), it was her constant drama with queen bee Heather Dubrow that helped her not land completely at the bottom of the list. Maybe with more time and another season, we’ll warm up to Mrs. Bergener.

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138. Siggy Flicker, The Real Housewives of New Jersey

From peacekeeper in her first season to unrelenting complaints about a thrown cake and unfounded claims of anti-Semitism in her second (and last) season, we’re not sure we’ve ever seen a quicker Real Housewives fall from grace than this one.

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137. Eva Marcille, RHOA

The America’s Next Top Model veteran picked up a peach for seasons 11 and 12, but never really made an impression in the world of RHOA, aside from being pregnant for what felt like her entire tenure. Points for that epic read of Marlo Hampton while in Tokyo, though.

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136. Karent Sierra, The Real Housewives of Miami

All we remember about Karent is that she was a dentist and none of her co-stars seemed to like her at all. Next!

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135. Cristy Rice,The Real Housewives of Miami

This was a real person with a show on Bravo. We promise.

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134. Jules Wainstein, The Real Housewives of New York City

As one of RHONY’s more recent one-and-dones, Jules’ tenure was too brief to rank any higher. However, she sure did deliver her fair share of drama. 

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132-133. Teresa Aprea and Nicole Napolitano, RHONJ

So unnecessary they couldn’t even get individual taglines.

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131. Amber Marchese, RHONJ

Everything Amber and her husband Jim did seemed to reek of desperation. Plus, he was involved in more of the drama than she was. Not a good look.

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130. Nina Ali, The Real Housewives of Dubai

Much like co-star Sara Al Madani, Nina exemplified a multidimensional, successful Arab woman who is blending modern life with centuries-old cultural traditions. She avoided most of the season one drama and was sometimes overshadowed by her co-stars’ bigger, louder personalities.

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129. Taleen Marie, The Real Housewives of Dubai

Taleen was a perfection addition to RHODubai’s sophomore season and we look forward to getting to know her more.

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128. Sara Al Madani, The Real Housewives of Dubai

Sara’s positive, enlightened outlook on life was certainly pleasant, but didn’t provide for much drama (besides that one time she offered co-star Caroline Brooks some not-so-well received parenting advice). However, the tech entrepreneur shattered stereotypes of what it means to be a modern Muslim woman in the Middle East and for that we applaud her. 

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126-127. Rachel Fuda & Danielle Cabral, The Real Housewives of New Jersey

RHONJ’s season 13 newbies certainly fit the mold of your typical Garden State Housewife and quickly found themselves in a season-long fight over literally nothing that Andy Cohen deemed pointless at the reunion. We’d love to see both return for season 14 for a chance to move up even higher on the list after an entertaining first go-around.

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125. Larsa Pippen, The Real Housewives of Miami

Larsa didn’t make a big impression on season one before leaving the series. When Peacock revived RHOM for season four in 2021, her whole storyline was about being the ex-BFF of Kim Kardashian. (and selling sexy feet pics on OnlyFans…)

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124. Ana Quincoces, The Real Housewives of Miami

Ana followed up her one season as a Bravolebrity by competing on season 12 of Next Food Network Star in 2016. She didn’t make it there, either.

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123. Joyce Giraud de Ohoven, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Unfortunately, she was nothing more than a punching bag for Brandi Glanville. Plus, her tagline celebrating the icky notion that you can never be too skinny was gross.

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122. Cindy Barshop, The Real Housewives of New York City

Cindy was supposed to be the new Bethenny Frankel. Cindy was no Bethenny Frankel.

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