RHOBH: Kyle Richards On Why She’s No Longer Close With Dorit Kemsley

RHOBH's Kyle Richards and Dorit Kemsley discuss how their friendship has changed

RHOBH’s Kyle Richards reveals why she’s no longer close to Dorit Kemsley as Dorit accuses her of “morphing” into new friend Morgan Wade.

Kyle Richards admits that her relationship with RHOBH co-star Dorit Kemsley is not the same as it once was and explains what caused the distance in their friendship.

On the December 20th episode of RHOBH, Kyle gushed about her friendship with Morgan Wade, noting that their relationship is “very different” from her other friendships.

During the RHOBH episode, Kyle admits that Dorit “doesn’t feel like a friend” as the Beverly Beach designer accuses her of “morphing” into Morgan.

“I feel like I’m an afterthought. I guess I have to put your initial on my body for you to actually care. I mean, literally,” Dorit tells Kyle, referring to the “K” tattoo the RHOBH OG tattooed on Morgan in an earlier episode.

“I mean, Morgan has so many [tattoos] on her, I was like, ‘What difference does it make?’” Kyle replied.

RHOBH OG Kyle Richards and friend Morgan Wade attend Kathy Hilton’s Christmas party

Still, Dorit just can’t believe how close Kyle and Morgan’s friendship has become.

“I can’t believe how good of friends you guys are,” Dorit admits, to which Kyle responds, “I know. People are like, ‘I don’t understand this friendship.’”

The 47-year-old RHOBH star tells Kyle, “You’re morphing into her.”

In her confessional interview, Dorit then elaborates on her feelings about her friendship with Kyle.

“I genuinely feel hurt by this distance between Kyle and I. Kyle and I used to go away once or twice, even more, a year. Now I’m not invited on any of Kyle’s trips,” she shared. “Much of who Kyle has become is a lot like who Morgan is. Where do I fit in, in Kyle’s new life? [It] feels like I’ve not just been excluded, but maybe even replaced.”

RHOBH’s Dorit Kemsley admits her friendship with Kyle Richards has changed amid her new bond with Morgan Wade.

As for Kyle, she explains in her confessional interview why she has pulled away from Dorit.

“I really felt disappointed in her,” the RHOBH OG admitted, referring to Dorit calling her out over her drama with sister Kathy Hilton at the RHOBH season 12 reunion.

“In private, Dorit had been saying to me, ‘I feel so bad about what you’re going through with your sister,’ and she was really supportive and on my side. And then, when we were all together, it was a very different tune. That doesn’t feel like a friend to me,” she continued.

Meanwhile, on the Wednesday, December 6 episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen,  Dorit admitted that her friendship with Kyle has suffered since the RHOBH OG became closer to Morgan.

“She’ll kill me, but I feel like the closer she got with Morgan, the further she got from me,” Dorit admitted when asked about her friendship with the RHOBH OG.

“But I don’t think I’m the only one [who feels that way],” she added. “I’m sorry, Kyle, I love you. But it’s the truth; it’s how I feel.”

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo. 

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10 comments

BC January 3, 2024 - 8:14 pm
Is it just me or does this Morgan relationship seem 100% fake? They actually seem incredibly awkward together and not close at all.
Janice Provetti January 2, 2024 - 3:55 pm
This is Kyle's midlife crisis. Also - Dorito is dropping it on everyone this year and I am here for it.
bjeans1 January 1, 2024 - 12:50 pm
Kyle has no more use for her now, shes history let the gang up begin. karma.
675309 December 28, 2023 - 7:21 pm
I think Dorit was fired from her "friend" job and is back to simply co-worker since she had the nerve to suggest that perhaps both Kathy and Kyle were wrong at the reunion (?) during their fight du jour. She'll probably give her the "co-worker friend" job if she behaves. Hopefully at least one of them is finally gone by next season.
Snarky Enigma December 28, 2023 - 3:46 pm
Dorit probably shouldn't take it personally ... I suspect KR is the kind of person whose friendships have shelf lives. She is a Capricorn... generally serious, naturally suspicious, and sensitive (oftentimes overly).
Steve December 28, 2023 - 3:19 pm
Are these women in 7th grade?!!! This all sounds an awful like the 7th grade whine "you like her more than me!" Good grief! Grow up!
Jshappyday December 28, 2023 - 10:56 am
Come on Dorit! It is perfectly normal for a 54 year old mom to begin hanging around with a 28 year old woman the age of her kids, oh wait, younger than her kids, 24-7. Kyle always liked being at Coachella and the music festivals as if she was still 21, so she is having her own mid life crisis in her own way. You just aren’t young and hip enough, sorry. Plus, Dorit you remind Kyle of Mauricio and that appears to be the last thing she wants is her old life right now. This is not your uptight BH mummu wearing Kyle anymore from season 2.
Champagne Hangover December 28, 2023 - 12:47 pm
Lol @ ‘mummu wearing Kyle’ ?
Snarky Enigma December 28, 2023 - 3:57 pm
I think you nailed it on all counts, especially the part of Dorit reminding Kyle of happier times (double dating with the Kemsleys).
Janice Provetti January 2, 2024 - 3:57 pm
Nailed it. You stop hanging out with married people when you go through something like this. You don't want to be the third wheel and be reminded of the love you used to receive.
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