The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Dorit Kemsley is giving curious fans a candid update on her personal life after navigating what the reality star described as a year of “big changes.”
“I have to apologize because I haven’t been very present on social media,” Dorit, 50, exclusively told Us on Saturday, November 14, while hosting the launch party celebrating her new beverage partnership with Maison d’Or.
“I was navigating a lot of big changes in my life, and it was enough just to really put one foot in front of the other — let alone go on social media,” Dorit continued. “And I’m not exactly going to show that life is great when, quite frankly, it wasn’t.”
She added, “But I will say life is looking a lot better, and I’m very, very excited about this next chapter.”
Dorit has been navigating a contentious divorce with her estranged husband, Paul “PK” Kemsley, after she filed to end their marriage in April — nearly one year after the former couple announced they were taking some time apart. According to legal documents obtained by Us, Dorit cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason behind the split.
Per the docs, Dorit is also asking for sole legal and physical custody of the pair’s children, son Jagger and daughter Phoenix. In addition, Dorit is requesting spousal support.
In July, Dorit alleged that PK, 59, is trying to “egregiously misuse Family Code 2108” in an attempt to “side-step trial” and continue to allegedly forgo making their mortgage payments, claiming his alleged attempts would render both her and their shared children without a home. She also claimed that PK promised to pay their family’s bills after he moved out of their shared home in 2024 in lieu of child support.
PK went on to file additional court documents on July 3,0 denying Dorit’s motion while alleging that Dorit failed to make any payments to their mortgage, alleging she was only covering certain costs for utilities and staff payroll. PK also claimed that Dorit’s expenses, totaling $900,000 for wardrobe, are not required in her Real Housewives of Beverly Hills contract.
Dorit denied spending the amount, explaining that many of the designer items were returned. However, she disclosed in a court declaration that she spent approximately $217,000 on her wardrobe for season 15.
Rachael Bennett, a certified family law specialist and senior attorney at Sullivan Law & Associates who has no direct knowledge of Dorit’s case, spoke to Us about the pair’s ongoing legal battle.
“For Dorit, her strongest claim is that the parties had a pre-existing agreement that PK would pay the mortgage instead of paying her under like a formal child support order, and if she can prove that, it takes the blame off of her for the foreclosure, and I think it’ll give the court a much more common sense explanation as to why the mortgage is so behind,” Bennett explained to Us back in August.
While Dorit prepares for her next chapter, she’s also looking back at all that she has to be thankful for as 2026 comes to a close.
“First and foremost, my babies — Jagger and Phoenix — who are my why. They are absolutely the ones that get me up in the morning, and no matter what’s going on in my life I put on a smile and I put one foot in front of the other and this really is for them,” she gushed to Us. “You know, it’s them and the strength that they’ve given me, and I’m so grateful for that every single day.”
She continued of her time on RHOBH, “I will say that the show has introduced me to some incredible women, really incredible, and I’m very grateful to have them in my life. You know, the world got a chance to see [Bozoma] Boz [Saint John] and I meet for the very first time, and inside of 20 seconds, there was a love that had been born. Her and I are very close. It is one of the greatest friendships I could ever have hoped for or could ask for. She’s a champion, but she’s not the only one. Erika [Jayne], Kyle [Richards] — I mean, these are friendships that I’ve had for over a decade. So, and I’m very, very grateful. Even for the dark moments or moments that we are not as close, we tend to come out stronger.”
