Jessel Taank Is The Realest Housewife

Jessel TaankYou probably know Jessel Taank for her time on The Real Housewives of New York City, where she went from villain to darling due to her authenticity and enviable ability to (seemingly) always remain unfazed. But behind the Bravo drama is a woman who’s been through something far more, well, real: infertility. The mom of twin sons Kai and Rio has weathered a lot over the last five years, from friendship fallouts on RHONY to working through the emotional weight of cultural stigma attached to IVF. By her own admission, she’s gotten pretty good at pretending she was fine when she wasn’t.