Kyle Richards initially reacted to those paparazzi photos of Dorit Kemsley’s ex Paul “PK” Kemsley kissing another woman on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, but now, she and the rest of the cast are further sounding off on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills After Show.
“When I saw the pictures of PK, that was also very weird for me,” she admitted after discussing similar PDA paparazzi photos of her estranged husband, Mauricio Umansky. “I’m like, ‘Excuse me. No, no, no. You’re Dorit’s husband.’ So, it’s just weird.”
The subject of the photos initially arose at a luncheon that Sutton Stracke hosted during the RHOBH Season 15 premiere. There, Kathy Hilton asked Dorit if she’s “bothered” by PK’s public behavior — or as Rachel Zoe put it, his “running around with girls” — amid their ongoing divorce.
“I think if I’m honest, I think he saw Mau…” Dorit began, only for Kyle to finish her thought: “…making out in the streets, and he thought, ‘Why not me too?'”
Are Kyle Richards and PK Kemsley still friends today?
No, Kyle claimed during RHOBH‘s Dec. 4 episode that she no longer speaks to PK. She also answered in the affirmative when Sutton asked if she had “severed ties” with PK completely.
Kyle shed more light on where she stands with PK now on the RHOBH After Show, admitting that she’d been on phone calls with Mauricio when he was with PK. Though Dorit’s ex might “make little jokes” through Mau in those instances, as she put it, Kyle claimed that she has not communicated with him directly.
“After last season, I mean, no way,” Kyle added, referencing past drama with Dorit over her exchanging “memes and jokes” with PK after their split. “From the minute that whole thing started happening, I was like, ‘I will not respond to these memes. There will be no laughing emojis.’ And he knows that. Mau’s had conversations with him.”
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Where Kyle Richards stands with Dorit Kemsley amid her divorce from PK Kemsley
Kyle further explained on the After Show why she had mixed feelings about cutting ties with PK, considering she was friends with both him and Dorit. Plus, PK had been more supportive after she and Mauricio announced their separation in October 2023, according to Kyle.
“It was really hard, because she was not being kind to me,” she said of Dorit. “And here [PK] was going out of his way to be kind and check on me with the separation and everything … But we’re both women, so, you know, I’m just going to stick with Dorit, even though it’s not that easy right now, because of where we were.”
Despite her decision, the RHOBH ‘Wife doubled down, however, that she still didn’t think it was “a big deal” that she responded to the memes PK used to send her.
Dorit, for her part, expressed doubts over whether or not Kyle really ended communication with PK, however.
“I actually think she does text him,” Dorit alleged on the RHOBH After Show. “I honestly don’t think that Kyle believes that it is against the girl code at all.”
From her perspective, if Kyle wanted to continue a friendship with PK, she at least could have given her a heads up. Accusing Kyle of “hiding” their relationship, Dorit declared, “That is a big problem for me.”
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During the Season 15 premiere, Dorit also debriefed Bozoma Saint John on how she was “hurt” that Kyle didn’t check on her until four days after she filed to divorce PK. Despite her hope that they had “finally turned a corner” in their friendship after the Season 14 reunion, Dorit added, “Have I felt that she is with me? No.”
Kyle, meanwhile, referenced her and Dorit’s “new low” last year, before telling a producer, “I think until we spend more time with each other, it’s gonna be a work in progress.”Â
In the meantime, get a sneak peek at what’s ahead for Kyle, Dorit, and their castmates on RHOBH Season 15.
