Former Bravo producer and commentator Carlos King shared why Kyle Richards is his favorite Housewife. At the time of writing this article, one might consider that an unpopular opinion.
Many Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 13 viewers found themselves frustrated with Kyle over each episode. The season appeared to be built around the promise that fans would come to understand what was going on with Kyle’s marriage.
However, in practice, Kyle was not all that forthcoming. Fans felt shortchanged and frustrated with the show and with Kyle. Nevertheless, Carlos has defended his position of Kyle as his favorite Housewife.
Carlos felt Kyle stood up for herself
In a recent interview on Two Ts In A Pod, Carlos shared, “Kyle Richards is my favorite Housewife. Everybody knows that; I’ve said it for years.” He further expressed, “When she said it was nobody’s f*cking business, I’m like, it’s my business, though, because I’ve been following you for 15 years.”
Carlos went on, “I appreciate that Kyle is trying to keep the peace.” Huh? “And she’s trying not to reveal much.” Clearly. “Because she still has a young child.” Ah. Perhaps that’s fair enough. However, one might argue that Kyle’s attempts to “keep the peace” by not revealing much has created more unrest.
Moreover, there are other more explicit ways in which Kyle showed she was not interested in keeping the peace, like her bullying behavior toward Sutton Stracke. Still, Carlos shared his respect for Kyle: “For the first time in the history of her career on Housewives, she finally said, ‘I’m not gonna answer that. ‘Cause to her credit … Kyle has always been transparent.”
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Sutton began to shake and Garcelle Beauvais told the medics that she had complained about being hot. Her blood pressure and heart rate were elevated. But don’t worry, guys. Kathy was there to comfort make fun of her friend.
Kathy diagnosed Sutton with hot flashes
KATHY IS WILD FOR THIS! Like what the actual… Did she just drag Sutton while she’s like having a panic attack and then carry on having a casual convo with Erika about the holidays and replying to some texts? Is she trying to show that she’s here to bat for Kyle bc.. ? #RHOBHpic.twitter.com/dD5YD4cU0u
Kathy remarked that Sutton was having a “hot flash.” She said, “Sutton, you’re 49 years old. It’s bound to happen.” When Sutton told the medic that she “got scared,” Kathy commented, “Why?” Oof.
Then, as the medic continued to assess Sutton, Erika Jayne, and Kathy enjoyed a little chat. “How have you been?” Erika asked. Kathy replied that she “didn’t get to enjoy” the holidays. Then the duo discussed how Kathy just took her Christmas tree down. You know, the normal things you discuss during a co-worker’s health scare.
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As Sutton was being escorted to her dressing room, Kathy was joking about Sutton leaving. Kathy told her sister, Kyle Richards, “I was about to go after her next.” Kathy continued, “I was about to [go after her]. I think she knew it. It’s a good way to get out of being here,” she added as Erika laughed.
Well, RHOBH fans weren’t happy with Kathy and Erika’s behavior. One fan posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, “KATHY IS WILD FOR THIS! Like what the actual… Did she just drag Sutton while she’s like having a panic attack and then carry on having a casual convo with Erika about the holidays and replying to some texts?”
“So she willed her blood pressure and pulse up to dangerous level. Man, she is amazing,” another user posted. And one user called Kathy, “disgusting and heartless.” The feelings were pretty unanimous, as someone else wrote, “It’s rude and uncaring. Erika cares about no one but herself.”
After her trip to the ER, Sutton shared what caused her frightening symptoms. She was diagnosed with a severe case of bronchitis, dehydration, and exhaustion. “Between those three things, it was the trifecta of sickness, so I had to stay in bed for about 10 days,” Sutton shared. So, I guess she wasn’t faking to avoid Kathy, her supposed friend.
Gina Kirschenheiter has always been one of the more mellow Housewives across franchises, especially when compared to her Real Housewives of Orange County co-stars. But while her castmates might be called over-the-top, Gina could conversely be labeled as boring.
This is why a recent video that surfaced online caught the attention of Bravo fans. The clip showed Gina yelling at RHOC newcomer, Katie Ginella. See the clip, and the follow-up, below.
On March 14, reality TV commentator @queensofbravo posted a story from @crystalbehrensrealtor on Instagram. Crystal Behrens was out and just so happened to find the RHOC cast. There, she managed to catch some behind-the-scenes footage, posting a story of Gina yelling at Katie, the new girl on the block.
The audio is rather hard to make out, but as best as can be heard, Gina was filmed saying, “You’re incorrect. You are lying about this and what you’re doing here, Katie, is not right and I’m not okay with it. I brought you in to be my friend – into this group. You’re making your bullsh*t my bullsh*t and I don’t appreciate that.”
Crystal later posted a follow-up with more footage of Gina shouting. She contextualized the scene by writing, “They just finished a bike ride through the vineyards and are now enjoying a peaceful day of winetasting here,” marking Russian River Vineyards as the location. It was even more difficult to hear Gina in this second clip due to people talking over her.
The group referenced a party they’d previously attended. Gina said what sounded like, “We’re going backwards and it’s all falling on me.” It sounded as though she further remarked, “First of all, all I’m hearing from you, Katie, is ‘Do you know how sad I am right now? Do you know what’s going on-” and at that point, the story ended. This could be a juicy new season!
Welcome to our Summer House Season 8, Episode 4 recap! In this week’s episode, titled “Runaway Bride,” it’s all Carl and Lindsay, all the time. Sadly, the engaged couple is just having the same fight over and over. Lindsay gets aggressive because she’s drinking and accuses Carl of being on drugs. And when they try to talk through their differences, it just ends up in another fight. Here are some of the highlights from Summer House Season 8, Episode 4.
Too much togetherness
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Lindsay and Carl are the first to arrive at the house for the weekend. Lindsay makes a cup of tea and is chilling in the backyard when Carl comes out and says, “Come on, babe, hang out with me!”
“What do you want to do, man?” she responds.
Lindsay just needs a little time to herself. “Carl and I are like COVID times, right?” she says in a confessional. “Carl doesn’t have a nine-to-five job, and we’re on top of each other a lot. You need space to miss each other. You need time away from each other to, like, breathe. And then we share a house together on the weekends.”
Everybody goes out to dinner rather than cooking at home. At the table, Lindsay clinks her martini glass to make a toast. “Good vibes,” she says, “but on the real, I’m really enjoying, like, this camaraderie with the group. I think the boys bringing in boy energy is great.”
In response to her recognition, the guys jokingly begin to bark. Dogs in the House!
“Do you hear Carl’s bark?” West asks.
“I don’t want to hear Carl’s bark because I might give the ring back,” she snaps. Wow! That was a little harsh.
The rest of the group exchanges looks, a little stunned, and Kyle mutters, “What?!”
“I feel like hanging out and enjoying each other’s company,” Lindsay continues, oblivious to the crowd. “[I want to do] things together, like, I feel like we didn’t have last summer, especially us [to Danielle] … we’re doing great.”
“That is true,” Gabby agrees. “We are on a different path than last summer.”
“Let’s cheers,” Kyle adds.
Same fight, different day
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After dinner, everybody except Amanda decides to go out to the club, but Carl and Lindsay return early. “Can you unzip me, please?” Lindsay asks.
“No, I can’t,” Carl snaps, moving away from her. Wow. He’s really angry.
“Should I sleep in another room?” she asks.
“That’s up to you,” he responds. “I’m not gonna be spoken to the way you are … You’re accusing me of doing drugs, again.”
In a confessional, Carl explains, “We were at dinner. It’s 11:30. I’m tired, and I’d like to go home. She comes with me. As soon as we get in the car, ‘What’s wrong? Something’s wrong with you.’ I’m like, ‘Lindsay, … I’m just tired.’ Not good enough. She won’t let it go, continues to keep going in on it, and then I say, ‘How many drinks have you had?’ And then she goes, ‘What are you on?’”
“I’m not on anything,” he tells her, but she says, “You’re a liar.”
“So infuriating,” Carl concludes. It must be so frustrating trying to maintain a sober life when your partner is drinking, and she was hitting the vodka martinis pretty hard at dinner.
“You can’t accuse me of doing drugs,” he tells Lindsay. “It’s so f*cked up.”
“Carl, do you smoke weed?” Lindsay asks.
“I do, but I didn’t smoke weed tonight,” he responds. That worries me. I know a lot of people who are in AA, and weed is a slippery slope when you’re working on your sobriety. Some people think it’s okay to be “California sober,” but that’s not really sober for most people. Just ask Lala Kent.
Next, she accuses Carl of picking a fight with her when she was the one who started it.
“I’ll talk to you in the morning,” Carl says. “Thanks so much for your support.”
Lindsay vents to Amanda
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Lindsay corners Amanda in the kitchen, where she’s making a ramen snack.
“He’s literally, like, the biggest f*cking gaslighter I’ve ever met,” she tells Amanda.
“Lindsay, you’re more stressed than normal,” Amanda comments.
“Everyone wants to pin everything on me, Amanda,” Lindsay says. “He is a f*cking terrorist!”
She says that Carl was picking at her in the car on the way home. “And I’m like, ‘Why are you this aggressive with me?’ And then he’s, like, switching the narrative, and he’s, like, ‘Well, you’ve been drinking.’ If you’re gonna accuse me of drinking, then you’d better come clean.”
“Carl is the most amazing human being ever,” Lindsay says, “but he has a lot of demons. And those demons come out on me.” I think Lindsay’s got a few demons of her own, honestly. She gives as good as she takes.
“It’s a Jekyll and Hyde, smoke and mirrors situation. I’m not joking, and I’m the only human on earth who has ever seen his bad side. No one knows.”
Poor Lindsay. She’s such a victim. I really hope all those people who think Carl “blindsided” Lindsay are watching this season.
Jesse weighs in
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The next morning Carl tells us in another confessional, “What happened in the car, happened. It’s unfortunate that it’s not on camera for you guys to watch, but it’s a reality. I was dead sober. I don’t care that Lindsay drinks, but I care how her behavior changes when she drinks. It’s a key difference. There’s plenty of people that can drink, and they do not turn into aggressive, volatile, detective crazy.”
Jesse asks, “What happened last night, dude? … Like, has she always been like this?”
“At times, yes,” Carl admits.
“So that’s what you’re signed up for,” Jesse shrugs. A lifetime of crazy, volatile behavior. Carl just thought it would get better “as we matured.” I don’t think it works that way, Carl.
“I’m not an expert on long-term relationships,” Jesse confesses. “I’ve never been engaged. I don’t know what I don’t know, but I can’t imagine this is how it’s supposed to go. Shouldn’t [being engaged] be fun? It sounds miserable.”
The housemates offer counsel
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Amanda asks Lindsay, “What starts the arguments?”
“Anything could start it,” Lindsay says. “He’s always questioning my alcohol intake. So if you’re gonna [do that], I’m gonna start questioning your intake of what you do.”
“You do keep [accusing him of] doing drugs,” Amanda observes. “And we know how sensitive the word ‘drug’ is with him, given his past.”
“I find it hypocritical,” Lindsay says. “If you’re gonna judge me for drinking alcohol, then why can’t I also question you for smoking weed?”
Carl explains to the guys that last night in the car, Lindsay started asking him, “What are you on?”
He gets emotional when he says, “I’ve worked really hard to get to where I’m at, and now two weekends in a row, she’s accusing me of doing drugs or being on something. It’s just really unfair. It hurts.”
“She’s highly irrational,” Kyle adds. “She said point-blank to Gabby, she’s like, ‘Oh, it’s like the old Carl.’”
“It’s not the old Carl,” he responds. “I mean, if she really wants old Carl, I’ll f*cking burn this house down. I’ll drink 15 Loverboys, and we’ll have a real f*cking problem.”
In the car on the way to lunch, Jesse tells Gabby, “I’m Team Carl right now. My boy needs some support.”
When Gabby asks if Carl is okay, Jesse says, “No, he’s not … To work so hard on your sobriety and then to just have your significant other try to … accuse you of sh*t when you’re actually doing the right thing is just so offensive.”
Gabby confesses, “It’s … extremely sh*tty … to accuse someone who is sober that they could have compromised their sobriety. She’s gonna have to own up to that because that’s not okay.”
Making up is hard to do
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Finally, Carl and Lindsay talk. “I just want to hear your perspective of last night,” she begins.
“I’m not doing drugs, Lindsay,” Carl says.
“I never accused you of doing drugs,” she claims. “I said you smoke weed.”
“You said, ‘Are you on something?’” he counters. Carl says he was tired and just didn’t feel like going out.
When she says he was aggressive, he responds that she was swearing, raising her voice, and saying he was “on something.”
“So you’re changing the narrative,” Lindsay says.
“I’m not changing the narrative, Lindsay,” Carl argues calmly. “Just take some responsibility.”
“So it’s okay for you to judge me for drinking,” Lindsay says, “ but it’s not okay for me to ask if you smoked weed?”
“I was sober,” he says. “And you called me a f*cking liar … You [accused me of] doing drugs. I will not allow that because that’s so hurtful, and if you don’t understand why, then we have a bigger problem.”
Lindsay says, “I knew … you were not ready for a conversation. I knew you were too angry.”
And with that, she gets up and walks away. How can you have any a relationship with someone who never takes responsibility?
Back at the house, Gabby tells Lindsay that she needs to take responsibility for her words and the way she communicates with Carl. But, of course, nothing is ever Lindsay’s fault. In a huff, she leaves the house and squeezes out the front gate. Is she going to walk back to New York?
TO BE CONTINUED…
Summer House continues Thursdays at 9/8c on Bravo.
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