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Kyle Richards was not happy with Garcelle Beauvais’ comment about her sexuality on last night’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
“What was really going through my head was, ‘You’re being an a—–e. right now,’” Kyle, 56, said of costar Garcelle, 58, during The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: After Show on Tuesday, January 14. “Don’t try to act like oopsie daisies. You know exactly what you’re doing.”
During Tuesday’s episode of RHOBH, Kyle was talking about her separation from Mauricio Umansky when Garcelle chimed in to be “100 percent blunt” with her friend.
“Do whatever the f— you want to do. Be whoever you want to be,” Garcelle stated. “If you want to be a lesbian, be a lesbian.”
Kyle initially looked like a deer in headlights, but all the women started laughing shortly after the comment was made.
“Where I was coming from that night when I said it, it was about we are grown ass women. We’re people’s mothers, we’re people’s grandmother,” Garcelle explained. “I wasn’t pushing her to come out. What I was saying is be whoever you want to be.”
Following Kyle and Mauricio’s July 2023 split announcement, fans have speculated about the status if her friendship with country singer Morgan Wade. Both women have denied that they are romantically involved.
Kyle Richards and Garcelle Beauvais David Livingston/Getty Images
Morgan, 30, was discussed at length during RHOBH season 13 last year, but Kyle told Us Weekly exclusively in November 2024 that it’s “not fair” to discuss their friendship onscreen anymore.
During Tuesday’s aftershow, Kyle wondered if Garcelle was trying to “get a reaction” from her. “What I did care about it was, what are you getting at?” Kyle asked.
Kyle claimed during Tuesday’s aftershow that Garcelle didn’t apologize for what she said. Garcelle, meanwhile, further weighed in on her intentions.
“I’m not trying to call her out. Own it, be authentic,” Garcelle explained. “I feel like Kyle cares a lot about what people think and how this is gonna look and how that’s gonna look — and she’s trying to figure it out.”
Garcelle said that women of their age group “don’t have to worry so much” about what people say. The public “can connect” more with authenticity and alluded to Kyle being more open about what she’s going through.
“If this is who you are or even if you’re discovering it, discover it and own it,” she said.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs on Bravo Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET. Stream old episodes anytime on Peacock.
