Why Kyle Richards' Relationships with Everyone “Have Changed Since Last Year”
The RHOBH cast member reflected on her "strained" friendships on the Season 13 premiere.
Kyle Richards is a "diamond under pressure" on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 13, and some of that pressure appears to be coming from inside the group.
After her relationship with sister Kathy Hilton hit a breaking point on Season 12 (Kyle has since shared that the two reconciled), Kyle has felt "very hurt" by some of her fellow cast members, which includes Dorit Kemsley, Sutton Stracke, Erika Jayne, Garcelle Beauvais, and Crystal Kung Minkoff. She explained why on the Season 13 premiere — read on for details.
Kyle Richards's "Changed" Relationships
While getting ready to reunite with the ladies for the first time since the Season 12 reunion at Dorit's spiritual retreat, Kyle expressed some mixed emotions.
"My relationship changed with everyone since last year, honestly," she said in an interview on the episode. "I was very hurt by some of the ladies the last time I saw them, so I am nervous about seeing them today."
Where Kyle Richards Stands with Dorit Kemsley and Sutton Stracke
Kyle elaborated on how she's been feeling with the group during the retreat itself.
"Something that was hanging over me, was bothering me, [was] obviously we've never had issues before, but the stuff with Kathy strained all of our relationships," she told the rest of the Season 13 cast (save for newbie Annemarie Wiley, who was not at the retreat).
"I was so upset, I was so emotional, and I felt like I looked up, and I wanted somebody to come up to me or something, you know," she added. "I was literally sitting there, and I felt like I was drifting out to the sea or something, you know, I was so upset... it really hurt me a lot."
She was particularly hurt that neither Sutton nor Dorit spoke while she was crying at the reunion. She noted that she "did expect more" from them since she's known them for longer.
"There's a time when you say enough," she told the other ladies. "I'm not a punching bag."
Kyle Richards Reflects on Her Relationships
While having dinner at Dorit's house later on in the episode, Kyle opened up further about her relationships with her sister, and with the rest of the women.
"I'm at a place now where I'm just not going to be mistreated by anybody..." she explained. "Enough is enough."
When Dorit shared some recent struggles in her marriage, Kyle also reflected on her relationship with Mauricio Umansky.
"I think there's times in your relationship where life happens, and it can pull you apart," she said while giving Dorit advice about her own husband, Paul "PK" Kemsley. "And you can either grow in different ways, or you can pull it together, like you guys have, and start from scratch and put in the work... and come out the other side."
Later on in the episode, while talking to Mauricio, Kyle reiterated that she's done trying to "explain" herself to others.
"I'm at a point in my life where I don't have to explain anything to anybody anymore, including you..." she told her husband. "I just don't feel like I have to answer to anybody."
Mauricio responded by saying that he just didn't want Kyle to do anything out of rebellion.
"Listen, I am very f-cking clear right now," she concluded. "I'm not rebelling. I'm just really clear."
