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The ladies of New York are taking on the Sunshine State. 

Kelly Bensimon, Countess Luann De Lesseps, Dorinda Medley, Sonja Morgan, and Ramona Singer are bringing their Big Apple energy to Palm Beach in E! new series The Golden Life. The show, which premieres October 20, follows the friends as they pack their bags and head down south to enjoy the good life in their golden years. 

‘RHONY’ alums take Palm Beach in ‘The Golden Life’ 

“I’m coming here to Palm Beach to regain my power,” Luann says in the trailer for The Golden Life. 

This quintet of former Bravo stars will enjoy plenty of boozy good times in Florida. But there’s also some unresolved issues lingering below the surface, particularly between Luann and Sonja. 

The Real Housewives of New York City alums share a mutual ex in Tom D’Agostino. Sonja – who says in the trailer that she is “the straw that stirs the drink” but that she doesn’t “stir the pot” – has said she had a longstanding, casual relationship with Tom before he went on to marry Luann. (Tom has denied that he and Sonja had a “friends with benefits” relationship.) Whatever his history with Sonja, Tom and Luann’s marriage was short-lived, with the couple divorcing after just seven months. 

While it’s been nearly a decade since the Countess and her ex went their separate ways, when Sonja mentions the marriage, it still gets under Luann’s skin. 

“He was ready to marry anyone,” a seemingly intoxicated Sonja declares in the trailer. 

“Oh, thanks Sonja. Thank you, Sonja. That’s really lovely of you,” an obviously irritated Luann replies as she gets up to leave the table. 

“She loves to flirt with any man that is mine,” Luann says later.

Ramona Singer ‘hates liars,’ while Sonja says this cast member isn’t ‘a real friend’ 

Of course, Sonja and Luann aren’t the only ones with drama in The Golden Life. At one point, the cast tension causes Ramona to break down in tears. Later she declares that she “hates liars.” 

“She’s lashing out,” she says. “There’s something wrong here.”

Meanwhile, Dorinda tells someone that they “sadly live in the past” and Sonja declares that “Kelly is a suck up. She’s not a real friend.” 

Despite some drama, these ladies are definitely ready for their next adventure. 

“I am ready for a new beginning,” Kelly says. “Living your golden life means being the best version of you.”

The Golden Life premieres Tuesday, October 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on E!

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