Like many longtime friends, Erika Jayne and Dorit Kemsley have endured their fair share of ups and downs. Although we’ve seen the ladies occasionally butt heads over the past nine years, they’ve always managed to resolve their conflict and eventually return to buddy-buddy status.
So, where do Erika and Dorit stand today? Well, it appears The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast members are still on solid terms.
Dorit Kemsley and Erika Jayne reunite with Lisa Rinna
Fans received a friendship update on Saturday, August 9, hours after Dorit and Erika enjoyed a pasta dinner with RHOBH alum Lisa Rinna. Dorit shared a peek at the reunion in an Instagram Story originally shared by Lisa. The photo showed the trio huddled together before a few delicious-looking dishes.
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“About last night… 888 portal,” Lisa captioned the photo, referring to an annual astrological event that supposedly peaks on August 8.
How Erika Jayne handled the Dorit Kemsley and Kyle Richards feud
The update came after Erika and Dorit experienced some mild tensions in RHOBH Season 14. The drama stemmed from Dorit’s fallout with Kyle Richards, and Erika’s attempts to navigate the feud without picking sides. Dorit became frustrated after learning that her estranged husband, Paul “PK” Kemsley, was still texting with her good friend Kyle. Erika acknowledged that the communication was inappropriate but insisted it was innocent.
Dorit addressed Erika’s position on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills After Show, saying she was “hurt” by the comments.
“I’m your friend too,” Dorit said about Erika. “And you saying she did nothing wrong, when my feelings are she did something wrong — and by the way, Erika would not be OK with it — so, Erika chose to believe what Kyle was saying because she feels like it’s too hard for her not to.”
Erika shed more light on the conflict in a November 2024 interview with Deadline, stating that she was trying her best to remain neutral in the Dorit vs. Kyle saga.
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“Well, look, I care about these women. They are my friends,” she told the outlet, before alluding to Dorit and Kyle’s respective marital splits. “They’re going through the worst time in their lives, so it was my goal to be good to both of them and make it an easier time for them, [but] ultimately, they have to talk to each other. I can only listen to each one of them for so long before they need to talk and work things out.”
Erika said she “understood” where Dorit and Kyle were coming from, but was admittedly unaware of how much friction was brewing between her good friends.
Dorit Kemsley confronts Erika Jayne over “mean-spirited” comment
Erika also expressed regret over her comment at BravoCon 2022, where she was asked which Bravo relationship was “headed to Splitsville.” Erika said she didn’t want to answer the question because she felt “bad,” but after some encouragement from the Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen audience, she walked to the middle of the stage and name-dropped Dorit and PK.
Dorit confronted Erika in the RHOBH Season 13 premiere, saying the BravoCon incident was “mean-spirited and deeply hurtful.”
“I don’t feel good about that, because it truly was a comment that was very flip – just very off the top of [my] head,” Erika told Deadline. “And certainly, when you march yourself out on stage and say something like I said, and then for them to actually be separated now does not make me feel good at all.”
In the months since RHOBH Season 14, Dorit and Kyle have taken big steps to repair their friendship. Get the latest on the duo’s reconciliation.
