Life isn’t all diamonds and rosé in Beverly Hills this year! From Lisa Vanderpump’s rift with her costars to Kyle Richards’ fight with Ken Todd, Us Weekly rounds up everything we know about The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 9.
Scroll through for the details and keep coming back for updates until the series returns in 2019:
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Life isn’t all diamonds and rosé in Beverly Hills this year! From Lisa Vanderpump’s rift with her costars to Kyle Richards’ fight with Ken Todd, Us Weekly rounds up everything we know about The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 9. Scroll through for the details and keep coming back for updates until the series returns in 2019:
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Life isn’t all diamonds and rosé in Beverly Hills this year! From Lisa Vanderpump’s rift with her costars to Kyle Richards’ fight with Ken Todd, Us Weekly rounds up everything we know about The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 9. Scroll through for the details and keep coming back for updates until the series returns in 2019:
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Denise Richards joined the cast for season 9 and her September wedding to Aaron Phypers was filmed for the Bravo series. While reports surfaced that made it seem like the actress got into a fight with her new costar Dorit Kemsley during her nuptials, Denise shut down the reports in September 2018. “Someone had said, ‘We heard you were fighting,’ and I was like, ‘No!’ Then someone showed me the picture,” Denise told Entertainment Tonight. “In that moment, she was like, ‘You’re married!’ and I’m like, ‘I know!’ And someone said we were fighting? Anyway, I love her. She’s amazing.”
A source told Us in October that Denise is “like a fish out of water. She’s harmless and sweet but does not know her place yet.”
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Lisa Rinna and Erika Jayne made headlines in September 2018 after they claimed one of their castmates would not take group photos. “Rumor has it that one of the cast members won’t shoot with us. They won’t do a group shot with us,” Rinna said during an Instagram Live at the time. “So we’re sequestered in a room. … They’re going to have to, like, put her, in a computer-like way.”
A source later confirmed to Us that the women were referring to Vanderpump. Another insider added that “to keep in line with Bravo’s production needs, at times changes to the schedule can be made to accommodate any talent.”
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“There was a situation with Dorit and a puppy, but what hasn’t been talked about is that the puppy was biting Dorit’s kids,” a source told Us in September 2018, referring to Dorit’s son Jagger and daughter Phoenix whom she shares with her husband P.K. “So a friend of Dorit’s offered to take the dog off her hands because the puppy wasn’t improving and the puppy was still aggressive and the friend brought the dog to a shelter.”
While Vanderpump denied the dog drama between her and Dorit to TMZ at the time, the source told Us that Dorit’s kids “were getting death threats from animal lovers” over the incident.
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A source told Us in October that with the exception of Denise, Vanderpump was not on speaking terms with any of her costars after she was allegedly caught in a lie. “There have been numerous attempts from the other cast members to reach out to her and they have gone unanswered,” the source said. “The women feel like Lisa doesn’t want to face them and confront the situation. She has kept her distance and now that’s creating more problems with the cast.”
A second source, however, told Us that “the cast has chosen not to talk to her.”
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Multiple sources told Us that Kyle and Vanderpump’s husband, Ken, got into an argument during a party. After they “got into it,” Todd told Kyle she would “would never be allowed in their house again,” one source noted. “They were both screaming at each other. It was really bad and ugly.
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Rinna shot down a fan theory that Vanderpump was downgraded to a friend of housewife in October 2018 by writing “bulls—t” on an Instagram post about Vanderpump “refusing to shoot.”
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Weeks after the ladies (minus Vanderpump) went to a Boy George concert, they took a road trip sans the restaurant owner in October 2018. Days later, the women supported Erika on her Pretty Mess tour by attending a concert at The Globe Theater.
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“It’s been a really outrageous season, from, like, literally the get-go. Usually it’s like catching up, it picks up — this was like, ‘Bam,’ out of the gate,” Kyle told Us in October 2018. “I don’t even know, we’ve never had a season like this before. It’s been a very wild and crazy ride so far. You never know what’s going to happen next around here.”
She added: “Teddi and I have become very close. … I just adore her, and I’m so happy to have her to be a part of the show. We have a lot in common. We have fun together. It just feels really good to have.”
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Grammer is set to wed David C. Meyer in October 2018 in front of her family, friends and costars.
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Days before Camille’s October wedding, sources told Us Weekly exclusively that Vanderpump opted not to attend the Hawaii nuptials amid the drama.
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In a lengthy Instagram comment on October 23, Rinna claimed Vanderpump hadn’t filmed with the cast for six weeks. She also clapped back at a fan who suggested Vanderpump isn’t filming because her brother, Mark, died of a reported drug overdose in May. “I too lost my father while filming and I completely understand that everyone’s grieving process is just that their grieving process. We have all reached out to her and we are all there for her,” she wrote. “She has chosen to not film with us. I too lost my sister to an overdose. I have great empathy and I have been there. If you sign up to do a job you do it. No matter what. That’s show biz. I did it.”
Rinna continued: “Eileen [Davidson] did it when her mother passed away the day before the reunion. You show up or if you can’t then you say i can’t and I’m going to take this season off to heal. But please don’t make any of us out to be bullies. We are not. We are all here to film a tv show that we all signed a contract to do it. We wish Lvp only the very best in her time mourning.”
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A source told Us Weekly exclusively that the RHOBH production company is “miffed” that Vanderpump is “using a personal family excuse to get out of filming Housewives.” The source also noted she “already filmed a whole season of Vanderpump Rules” and “she’s at Tom Tom and PUMP every night.”
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A source told Us in October 2018 that leaving RHOBH is “something she has thought about and may explore more seriously soon.” While the source also noted that “nothing is set in stone or being seriously considered at this point,” another insider told Us that if Vanderpump were to skip the reunion taping, she may be fired.
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After years of ups and downs, Kyle told Us in November that she hopes her friendship with Vanderpump can survive the recent drama. “I love her, I really do. She’s a good friend of mine for many years and I love doing the show with her and I hope so,” the American Woman producer explained. “We have fun together, laugh together, so we shall see.” As for reports that the cast is excluding the restaurant owner, Kyle claimed “everyone’s been invited to everything.”
“There has not been any event that she’s not been invited to. So if she’s not there, it’s because it’s her choice. So, I mean, I love Lisa and I have to respect that it’s her choice,” Kyle told Us at the time. “People speculating or people saying, ‘Oh, she’s being bullied or excluded’ is not true. That’s not the case at all. So they’re going to have to watch this season and see themselves, but, you know, she’s always included, and I guess if she wants to come around and show up, she will.”
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills returns to Bravo Tuesday, February 12 at 9 p.m. ET.
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An insider told Us in November that the women are traveling to France for their season 9 cast trip.
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A source close to Camille told Us exclusively that the Bravo star did not join her costars in France after she lost her home in the California wildfires in November. “Camille was supposed to go to France with the other women but the fires changed her plans at the last minute,” the source explained. “Camille only had time to pack a few suitcases when the evacuations were ordered. She took some of her jewelry, passport and other items. She will rebuild, and she is thankful that she, her husband [David C. Meyer] and kids are safe.”
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While more reports surfaced in November that Vanderpump was exiting the series, a source close to the star told Us that a decision still hasn't been made regarding her future on the show. Vanderpump also seemingly addressed the rumors, tweeting, “Let’s just focus on the important things right now,” after she made headlines.
A production insider added that Vanderpump “will appear in the majority of episodes this season.”
“She has not been filming at every event, but fans can expect to see her throughout,” the insider told Us. “The show will return to Bravo in early 2019. Production anticipates Lisa will film again before the season wraps.”
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Erika spoke exclusively to Us about expecting a “shift in some relationships” during season 9. “Mine are pretty much intact. Yeah, mine are pretty good,” she noted at Ty Hunter and Hyundai Presents StyleNite on November 27 in West Hollywood. “I’m just Erika in everything. I don’t know if I’m Switzerland. I’m just Erika."
The singer added that the cast’s trip to France is “probably the most luxurious trip that Housewives has ever taken.”
“We stayed in a chateau built in 1641 that has totally been redone, it is absolutely beautiful on every level,” Erika told Us. “And I mean, the trip was different. We were really in the countryside, not in a city setting. It was really beautiful.”
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Fans were shocked to see Brandi Glanville appear in the season 9 trailer, which was released on December 20. “Cheers, bitch!” Brandi says in the video while toasting Denise. She last appeared on RHOBH during season 6.
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Kim Richards also made a surprise appearance in the season 9 trailer. Kim, who skipped season 8 of the show, went head to head with Denise in the teaser. “That’s a lie,” Kim yelled. “I’m done.”
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The two women appear to argue over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the trailer. (The U.S. Senate voted to confirm him in October after multiple women accused him of sexual assault.)
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Kyle and Teddi have both told Us how close they have gotten in recent months, but not everyone is happy about it. “I kind of feel like the two of you are in cahoots,” the singer says to them in the teaser.
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“I mean, for me, there’s just so much more drama this year than there was last year. ... I’m more comfortable in the group, so I’m able to speak up a little bit more,” Teddi told Us exclusively at iHeartRadio’s ALTer Ego event on January 19. “When I first started with Housewives, I didn’t know everybody super well. I only knew one girl. I had met Dorit a couple of times. So when you go into a big group of strong women, I kind of just sit back a little bit at the beginning. That’s what you do when you step into a big room, and then now, time has gone on and I’ve gotten more comfortable with everybody, so I’m able to kind of feel out the situation.”
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