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As Leah McSweeney would say, “Girl power!”
The “Real Housewives of New York” star and “Real Housewives of Orange County” star Braunwyn Windham-Burke — who have both been open about their battles with sobriety — spent time together while vacationing in Miami.
Windham-Burke, 43, posted a sweet snap with her youngest daughter, Koa Blue, and McSweeney on Tuesday, captioning the shot: “From apples to oranges, thank you for always being such an amazing, supportive human ?.”
McSweeney immediately commented, “Sober sisters!!!” followed by “❤️❤️❤️❤️.”
McSweeney also posted a photo on her Instagram story of the women.
While it’s unclear how long the women have been friends for, a source told Page Six on Tuesday that they “have been very supportive of each other” along their journeys with sobriety.
Page Six reported that McSweeney, who is mom to Kier, celebrated three months of sobriety in June. She had previously been nine years sober, but began drinking again six months before filming began on Season 12 of “RHONY” (2020).
“Once COVID hit, I knew quarantining and the way I drink would not work well together …to say the least,” she told us at the time. “Not drinking during the pandemic has been a complete gift to me and the nine years of living booze-free has made the transition much easier to deal with. I am so incredibly touched by the outpouring of love and support on social media. I want to remove the stigma and shame surrounding addiction and mental health issues as this is something I’ve been open about and will always continue to be.”
Meanwhile, Windham-Burke first opened up about her sobriety in the Season 15 premiere of “RHOC,” and chronicled her work of giving up alcohol throughout the season. She and McSweeney both gave emotional interviews to Glamour this October about their respective sobrieties after the first episode aired.
“When I first got sober, I was scared I wouldn’t be fun anymore, that my life was going to be boring,” she said. “I really thought alcohol made life enjoyable, and that’s sad. Now, nine months later, I realize that’s not at all true. Honestly, I dance even more now because I can stay awake. I sometimes used to pass out at, like, 7 p.m. because I had been drinking all day. So yeah, I actually have way more fun now.”
Windham-Burke seems to have plenty of friends in the Big Apple, should she want to vacation in New York when the weather gets warmer.
She and New York City mayoral candidate Barbara Kavovit spent a weekend with mocktails together in October. A source told us at the time that the women became friends at BravoCon in November 2019.
Windham-Burke declined to comment and a rep for McSweeney didn’t immediately get back to us.
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