Andy Cohen is spilling the tea on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season 5. The show’s executive producer called into SiriusXM’s Jeff Lewis Live radio show on Wednesday, August 14, and teased that he’s seen the first seven episodes of the upcoming season. (Bravo has yet to confirm when the new episodes will premiere.

) “I’m very excited about the new season of Salt Lake ,” Cohen, 56, said. RHOSLC star Meredith Marks , a guest on Lewis’ show, added: “I am too!” Cohen, who said he can’t specifically name who’ll be among the cast, teased that the first episode really sets the stage for the drama to come on the new season. “It’s very good,” he said.

“The first episode starts with such a bang, and they do something that I don’t think has been done on a Housewives show before, which is the whole first episode is the first whole all-cast event. So much happens. It’s really great.

” “It’s excellent. The women are great. It feels very fresh,” he added.

“Last season was obviously so huge, but this [season] feels very, from the jump, they’re off to the races. It’s really good.” Cohen played coy about when we can expect season 5 to premiere but said fans can expect plenty of drama even with the departure of Monica Garcia , who joined in season 4 and was at the center of last season’s explosive Reality Von Tease storyline .

Monica was outed as one of the people behind an anonymous Instagram account that targeted former RHOSLC star Je.