Ariana Biermann is the breakout star of Next Gen NYC. Bravo fans first met her when her mother, Kim Zolciak, appeared on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Now in her 20s, Ariana is ready to make her own way in life. She is among the cast of 20-somethings on Bravo’s latest reality show.
But Ariana isn’t the only child of a Real Housewives star on the Next Gen NYC. It also features Gia Giudice, Riley Burruss, and Brooks Marks, along with a few other celebrity offspring not connected to Bravo.
The daughter of RHOA alum Kim Zolciak recently opened up about how she affords an apartment in NYC that costs $10k a month in rent.
Ariana Biermann Wins Over Fans On New Bravo Show
Few Bravo fans would name Kim Zolciak as their favorite Real Housewives star. However, they would definitely say she’s entertaining and reality TV gold. When viewers first met Kim, she was a single mother of three young girls with a sugar daddy who funded her extravagant lifestyle.
She eventually met and married former NFL player Kroy Biermann. Their wedding was televised and spawned a spinoff that ran for eight seasons. Kim welcomed four more children with Kroy: Kroy “KJ” Jr., Kash, and twins Kaia and Kane. He also adopted her older daughters, Brielle and Ariana. Kim and Kroy are currently involved in a very messy divorce battle.
Ariana Biermann was arrested on DUI charges in 2022, which didn’t make a great impression on Bravo fans. She was recently sentenced to probation. Given her history, Bravo fans weren’t expecting to like Ariana much on Next Gen NYC, but she’s turned into one of their favorites.
Her Sweet Relationship With Former RHOA Co-Star
What really took Bravo viewers by surprise was the growing friendship between Ariana Biermann and Riley Burruss. Their mothers, Kim Zolciak (Ariana) and Kandi Burruss (Riley,) starred together on The Real Housewives of Atlanta for several years.
How it started ➡️ How it’s going
Thanks to #NextGenNYC ❤️🥹 pic.twitter.com/JarMfDaJnE— Queens of Bravo (@queensofbravo) July 2, 2025
As young kids, Ariana and Riley were good friends. But their lives went in different directions after Kim left the Bravo show. The two reconnected while filming and are now the best of friends again.
Bravo fans absolutely love the friendship between Ariana and Riley.
Ariana Biermann Reveals How She Affords 10K Monthly Rent
Ariana Biermann has spilled some hot tea about her family on Next Gen NYC. She revealed that her parents basically stole any money she earned through social media influencing when she was underage.
But now that she’s older and living in NYC, Ariana Biermann is in charge of her own finances. Bravo cameras captured Ariana and her boyfriend, Hudson McLeroy, house-hunting in New York City. The couple eventually found a place in SoHo for $10,000 a month in rent.
How does someone her age afford such a pricey apartment? She revealed on the show that she relies on the money she makes from social media to pay her bills.
According to Bravo, Ariana has over 400,000 followers on TikTok. Her videos can get millions of views, which turns into hard-earned cash. She revealed that she makes about $1,000 per video, but that number can drastically increase if it’s a brand deal or promotion.
“Right now I need to be doing everything that I can to generate even more money,” she recently said on the show.
What do you think about Ariana Biermann renting a $10k-a-month apartment?
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger