Real Housewives of Beverly Hills newbie Bozoma Saint John has run into a wall with castmate Kyle Richards.
Boz has struggled to find a connection with Kyle. The marketing executive suspects that Kyle’s standoffishness might have something to do with Boz’s close friendship with Dorit Kemsley.
“Instead of it being a competition,” Bozoma said, “it’s like, ‘Look, if you want me to be your friend, I can be your friend. But that means you got to tell me what’s going on.’”
Bozoma wants Kyle to be honest about her separation
“It’s really as simple as that,” the mom of one told Page Six. “It’s not any more complicated.”
Boz is frustrated that Kyle hasn’t opened up to her about what’s going on in her life. In comparison to Dorit who shares every single thought that enters her head (not a criticism, I’m a talker, too), Kyle holds her cards close to the vest.
The Urgent Life author has been a friend to Dorit, since she knows what’s happening there. But Kyle remains an enigma. “I don’t know any way to help you because you haven’t told me anything,” she adds, while praising Dorit for being vulnerable.
I think the problem may be that Kyle was raised to protect her privacy. It’s hard for her to open up to people. But Bozoma just wants the former child actress to be honest about the state of her marriage. If she would open up about her separation from Mauricio Umansky, her friends could better support her.
“You have to … talk about it,” she says. “[Then] your friends around you can also be supportive, can help you, can give you advice.”
Kyle tried to get Boz to take her side against Dorit
When Kyle seemed to try to get “Badass Boz” on her side against Dorit, it only made things worse. After Dorit questioned Kyle’s on-going friendship with her estranged husband PK “Paul” Kemsley, Kyle suggested that Dorit might have been a little too flirty with Mau.
“Do you know there was a whole rumor?” Kyle confided to Boz. “It was a stupid rumor, but I’m just gonna show you. There was a whole rumor started, because they’re like, ‘Dorit is way too touchy-feely with Mau.’”
Kyle whipped out her phone and showed the former Netflix exec a screenshot from a 2022 RHOBH episode. In the photo, PK was hugging Mau, while Dorit smooched his shoulder. I would say that’s pretty innocent, Dorit’s husband was also in the picture.
“I’ve been spending a lot of time with Dorit, so maybe Kyle wants to give me her perspective, so that I can have a more balanced opinion,” Boz speculated. “Or maybe so she can win me over onto her side.”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on Bravo.
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