Jessel Taank, a star on "The Real Housewives of New York City," expressed her candid thoughts on co-star Erin Lichy, stating that Lichy is not a "girl's girl" and appears to be jealous of her success.

Taank shared her perspective in an interview with Page Six's "Virtual Reali-Tea," detailing the friction between them. "The difference between Erin and [me] is I celebrate my friends and I truly do think that I’m a girl’s girl," Taank said. "If my friends are thriving, I’m not gonna call them thirsty; I’m gonna be like, ‘Wow, she’s killing it.'"

Taank suggested that Lichy operates differently, exhibiting a tendency to view successful peers as "thirsty" or "fake." "Erin, I think, on the other hand, has this tendency to be like, ‘She’s thirsty [and] she’s fake if she’s doing well,'" Taank stated.

Both Taank and Lichy joined the rebooted cast of "RHONY" for Season 14. For Season 16, Taank, Lichy, and Sai De Silva were the only cast members from the previous season to return, joined by three new Housewives and the returning OG star Carole Radziwill.

The tension between Taank and Lichy resurfaced in the Season 16 premiere. The conflict appears to have originated from an incident during the filming of "The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th," where Lichy was reportedly heard calling Taank "thirsty" and "fake" in what seemed to be a hot-mic moment.

Taank found this particularly surprising because, according to her, she and Lichy were on good terms prior to that filming. She recalled having a positive lunch with Lichy shortly before "RHUGT," where they bonded over the recent deaths of their fathers. "I walked away from that lunch feeling really good about where we were," Taank said. "And then, surprise! It’s like, I’m fake, and I’m thirsty. I was like, ‘Wait, where is this coming from?'"

Taank believes Lichy's behavior stems from jealousy, citing her own feature in Rolling Stone magazine as a potential point of contention. "I do feel like maybe Erin expected this to go differently for her, maybe," Taank mused. "I think she presents as being supportive, but you sort of see her actions speak otherwise."

"The Real Housewives of New York City" airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo, with new episodes available for streaming on Peacock the following day.