Jennifer Tilly Reveals the Real Reason She Finally Joined RHOBH

In a recent interview with The Cut, Tilly opened up about how her stint on RHOBH came about. While producers had been eyeing her for years, she was hesitant to join the cast.

“They’ve been asking me to be on ‘Housewives,’ or if I was interested, for several years,” Tilly revealed. “I would be like, ‘Oh, it seems so toxic,’ so I wasn’t willing to dive in. But I’ve always been a ‘Housewives’ superfan.”

Everything changed last summer when production on “Chucky” was suddenly canceled. “So I was looking at the empty summer,” Tilly explained. “They brought me in—I kind of got to pick which I wanted, and picked ‘friend of’ because I thought it would be less stressful.”

“When they hired me, one of the producers said, ‘You know, we need Sutton to have more allies.’ They wanted me to come in so that Sutton had more people with whom she could engage in a positive way. Sutton and I have known each other for over 15 years, and we’ve never, ever had a fight.”

She admitted that stepping into Stracke’s world came with its own learning curve. “The only one-on-one scenes I had were with Sutton. And because I’m the friend of, she’s talking about things that happened to her, and I’m being Oprah and nodding along and saying ‘Oh really?,’ which is really not my job! Being an actress, I’m used to being the center of attention!”

Despite adjusting to a different kind of spotlight, Tilly has embraced her time on “RHOBH”—and her fans are loving it.

Inside Jennifer and Sutton’s Unshakable Friendship

Though Stracke has had her share of conflicts with other Housewives, her friendship with Tilly seems rock-solid. “Sutton and I have known each other for over 15 years, and we’ve never, ever had a fight,” Tilly told The Cut.

That dynamic is a refreshing contrast to the frequent feuds and falling-outs seen on “RHOBH.” And according to Stracke, Tilly was made for reality TV. In an earlier interview with Fox News Digital, Stracke shared, “Jennifer would be a perfect housewife because she’s rich, she has lots of jewelry, she has beautiful clothes, she likes to talk, and she would protect me. And we don’t fight.”

Tilly jokingly added, “We don’t. But if we did fight, we’d fight on camera to make for a good show,” prompting Stracke to clarify, “It wouldn’t be fake but we would resolve it.”

Until now, Stracke has primarily leaned on Garcelle Beauvais for support within the group. With Beauvais’ exit, Tilly’s presence as a loyal friend may be more important than ever.

Fans are already speculating whether Tilly might be promoted to a full-time cast member—and if so, whether that “never had a fight” record with Sutton might finally be tested.