Erika Jayne Says She’s ‘Hoeing It Up’ Amid Tom Girardi Divorce and More ‘RHOBH’ BravoCon Revelations

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Erika Jayne Says She’s 'Hoeing It Up' Amid Tom Girardi Divorce and More ‘RHOBH’ BravoCon Revelations

It all goes down in the Hills. The ladies of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills turned up at BravoCon 2022 and spilled some serious tea about their relationships, feuds, fashion and everything in between.

At the “Thrills in Beverly Hills: Presented by Tresemmé” panel on Friday, October 14, the series' stars descended on New York City’s Javits Center to chat all things RHOBH. After diving into the group’s personal dynamics, Erika Jayne was excited to share a dating update amid her ongoing divorce.

“I'm hoeing it up. I earned it. I'm down to one, but I'm drafting so it's OK,” the “Roller Coaster” singer, 51, told moderator Brad Goreski on Friday, revealing she is focused on her relationship with one mystery suitor at the moment.

Erika’s romance reveal comes nearly two years after the Pretty Mess author filed for divorce from Tom Girardi following 20 years of marriage. Amid the pair’s proceedings, they were named in a December 2020 lawsuit accusing the 83-year-old former attorney’s firm of embezzlement. The reality TV star denied any involvement in the lawsuit, but she has found it difficult to cope with the drama. Erika has also been candid about navigating her breakup.

“I still am mourning that marriage,” Erika previously told Us Weekly in May. “I think that gets lost in the sensationalized version of it all. This was someone I was married to for over 20 years and was with, like, 23 [years]. It’s difficult. There are real moments of sadness, real moments of — like when the holidays came around, you know, for Christmas, I would just remember how much fun we would have. … But what are you going to do with that? These things happen in life. They happen to everyone; everyone’s mourning something.”

During the Friday panel with her reality TV costars, Erika noted she is in a “much better place” amid the legal drama after judges had been handing down some “really great rulings” in her favor.

The Dancing With the Stars alum was joined by costars Garcelle Beauvais, Dorit Kemsley, Crystal Kung Minkoff, Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna and Sutton Stracke as they discussed everything from the 37-year-old Real Coco founder’s “comfort queen” style to the 53-year-old Halloween Ends actress’ relationship with sister Kathy Hilton.

“I've always said, I always forgive and forget. I care about all these people up here,” Richards said during the panel, referring to her current feud with her older sister, 63. “I love her, she's my sister, of course. … I don't wanna fight with anybody. My friends or my sister.”

Richards’ comments come on the heels of her season 12 feud with the Cooking With Paris alum, who had an off-camera meltdown after an alleged heated exchange during the group’s Aspen getaway. While Hilton did not attend the RHOBH panel, she previously told Us that she was “frustrated” over what went down.

“I thought it was a private conversation and I just wanted somebody to say to me, ‘Look, you two love each other. Everything will be fine. You’re just overtired,’” the I Want to Be a Hilton alum told Us in July. “I just wanted someone to vent to. And I guess that what I’ve learned is — I love both my sisters [Kyle and Kim Richards]. I love them. They’re my blood, and I never should have said anything to anybody.”

Scroll below for the biggest BravoCon revelations from the RHOBH ladies:

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Erika Jayne Says She’s 'Hoeing It Up' Amid Tom Girardi Divorce and More ‘RHOBH’ BravoCon Revelations

It all goes down in the Hills. The ladies of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills turned up at BravoCon 2022 and spilled some serious tea about their relationships, feuds, fashion and everything in between.

At the “Thrills in Beverly Hills: Presented by Tresemmé” panel on Friday, October 14, the series' stars descended on New York City’s Javits Center to chat all things RHOBH. After diving into the group’s personal dynamics, Erika Jayne was excited to share a dating update amid her ongoing divorce.

“I'm hoeing it up. I earned it. I'm down to one, but I'm drafting so it's OK,” the “Roller Coaster” singer, 51, told moderator Brad Goreski on Friday, revealing she is focused on her relationship with one mystery suitor at the moment.

Erika’s romance reveal comes nearly two years after the Pretty Mess author filed for divorce from Tom Girardi following 20 years of marriage. Amid the pair’s proceedings, they were named in a December 2020 lawsuit accusing the 83-year-old former attorney’s firm of embezzlement. The reality TV star denied any involvement in the lawsuit, but she has found it difficult to cope with the drama. Erika has also been candid about navigating her breakup.

“I still am mourning that marriage,” Erika previously told Us Weekly in May. “I think that gets lost in the sensationalized version of it all. This was someone I was married to for over 20 years and was with, like, 23 [years]. It’s difficult. There are real moments of sadness, real moments of — like when the holidays came around, you know, for Christmas, I would just remember how much fun we would have. … But what are you going to do with that? These things happen in life. They happen to everyone; everyone’s mourning something.”

During the Friday panel with her reality TV costars, Erika noted she is in a “much better place” amid the legal drama after judges had been handing down some “really great rulings” in her favor.

The Dancing With the Stars alum was joined by costars Garcelle Beauvais, Dorit Kemsley, Crystal Kung Minkoff, Kyle Richards, Lisa Rinna and Sutton Stracke as they discussed everything from the 37-year-old Real Coco founder’s “comfort queen” style to the 53-year-old Halloween Ends actress’ relationship with sister Kathy Hilton.

“I've always said, I always forgive and forget. I care about all these people up here,” Richards said during the panel, referring to her current feud with her older sister, 63. “I love her, she's my sister, of course. … I don't wanna fight with anybody. My friends or my sister.”

Richards’ comments come on the heels of her season 12 feud with the Cooking With Paris alum, who had an off-camera meltdown after an alleged heated exchange during the group’s Aspen getaway. While Hilton did not attend the RHOBH panel, she previously told Us that she was “frustrated” over what went down.

“I thought it was a private conversation and I just wanted somebody to say to me, ‘Look, you two love each other. Everything will be fine. You’re just overtired,’” the I Want to Be a Hilton alum told Us in July. “I just wanted someone to vent to. And I guess that what I’ve learned is — I love both my sisters [Kyle and Kim Richards]. I love them. They’re my blood, and I never should have said anything to anybody.”

Scroll below for the biggest BravoCon revelations from the RHOBH ladies:

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Erika Is ‘Hoeing It Up’

The Georgia native revealed on Friday that she has narrowed down her dating roster to one select suitor but is enjoying “hoeing it up.” Erika did not reveal her mystery man’s name at the time.

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Breaking Down Erika and Jax’s Drama

During Garcelle’s birthday party this season, Erika has a tense exchange with the Haiti native’s 14-year-old son as she told him to “get the f–k out” of the room. Garcelle, at the time, thought her fellow Bravo star had "crossed a line" in regards to the outburst.

“[The] worst thing I ever did was [yelling at] Jax, which I felt really bad about and apologized,” Erika said. “The experience of being a Housewife is really conflict-driven and nobody's perfect.”

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Kyle Doesn’t Want to ‘Fight’ With Kathy

After Goreski asked the American Woman producer about dealing with social media criticism, an audience member chimed in to ask about Kathy.

“I love her, she's my sister,” Richards responded. “I don't wanna fight with anybody.”

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Filming the Season 12 Reunion

The first part of the season reunion aired on Wednesday, October 12, which the ladies agreed was particularly “tough” to film. The rest of the special is set to air in the coming weeks.

“[It] was like going to your execution,” Erika quipped, before Garcelle noted it was “tough on a lot of different levels.”

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The Roughest Year of Lisa’s Life

The former soap star revealed she had a “rough” year following the death of her mother, Lois Rinna, in November 2021. Lois had suffered a stroke prior to her passing at 93.

“I'm not gonna lie, it's been rough. It's probably been the roughest year of my life” Lisa told Goreski during the panel, noting it’s way harder being a Housewife than being a soap opera actress because “it’s real.” She added, “These are people that I do care about and we get into conflicts that we don't plan and it's very, very hard.

Despite Lisa’s candid remarks about how she was coping, she was met with multiple rounds of “boos” from the audience, which she responded to by flipping them off.

“I loved [being boo’ed]. It's fabulous,” Lisa told Us after the panel ended. “I'd never been booed before. I kind of thought it was the greatest thing ever. It's like being a wrestler.”

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Dorit Shares Update After Break-In

In October 2021, Dorit was the victim of an armed robbery at her house, which was recounted on season 12.

“That was really, really, really hard to watch back. It was really triggering,” the fashion designer said, noting she’s been going to therapy to help her cope. “It's a work in progress.”

With reporting from Eliza Thompson