Kyle Richards shared a rare update on her relationship with her sister Kim Richards while filming “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” last summer.
In the season 14 episode “Sutton on Trial at Sea,” the RHOBH OG spoke to co-star Dorit Kemsley about Kim, who was an original cast member on the Bravo reality show.
While on a cast trip to Saint Lucia, Richards first told Kemsley that Kim was doing well. But Kemsley noted that it had been a while since she’d seen Richards with both of her sisters. “The three of you guys, I feel like I haven’t seen the three of you guys together,” Kemsley said of the sisters and their elder sibling Kathy Hilton.
Richards replied, “I know, it is nice when we’re all together.” But she added of Kim, “We’re just not that close, I don’t see her that much, unfortunately.”
The Richards sisters were once very close, but they’ve had multiple falling-outs over the years. In September 2024, TMZ reported that members of the famous family cut ties with Kim following her alleged relapse with alcohol.
In an interview with Access Hollywood soon after, Kyle Richards said the whole family was standing by Kim. “I’m supporting her like I would any other time that my sister’s gone through a difficult time,” she said. “You know my family very much sticks together in these times, even though it’s obviously difficult and challenging.”
Kathy Hilton Said Kim Would Spend the Holidays With the Family
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The RHOBH scene was filmed months ago, so it’s unclear if things have changed regarding the sisters’ relationship.
In December, eldest sister Hilton told People magazine that Kim was “doing well” amid reports of a relapse. When asked if both of her sisters would be spending Christmas with her, Hilton replied, “Yes. We’ll all be together.”
In January 2025, podcast host David Yontef revealed that he had just chatted with Kim Richards at a fan convention. On an episode of his “Behind the Velvet Rope” podcast, Yontef dished that Kim told him she was living in Florida with a friend, but still had a residence in Encino, California.
Kim Richards Last Appeared on RHOBH in Season 13
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Kim was a main cast member of RHOBH for its first five seasons. She stepped away to focus on her sobriety but made cameos on multiple episodes afterward. In 2023, she filmed scenes for season 13 as a way to spend more time with Kyle.
“I took this time off and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to come back at all,” Kim told Page Six in March 2023. “I think with everything that’s kind of gone on with my sisters and I’m thinking ‘I need to start getting out.’ I wanted to come in and see my sister and spend a little time with her.”
At the time, Kim noted that she would take her RHOBH status “day by day.”
