Trigger Warning: This article contains a discussion of domestic violence allegations.
Welcome to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 15 Reunion Part 1 recap. Last time, Dorit fought with Kyle and Erika at Kathy’s garden party. Then, Dorit told Sutton she wasn’t interested in being her friend. Here’s what happened in Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 15 Reunion Part 1 Recap.
What happened in Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 15 Reunion Part 1 Recap?
Erika addressed her domestic violence history and her relationship with her estranged husband, Tom Girardi. And Boz confronted Amanda for the comments that she made about Boz’s business. Meanwhile, Dorit defended her shopping budget.
Rachel made progress with her ex in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
The set was dressed up like Rodeo Drive, so Dorit should feel right at home. And Kyle is the longest-running housewife across all the franchises. “How does it feel?” host Andy Cohen asked.
“I’m still standing,” Kyle quipped. Next, a flashback of Rachel’s first season, including her divorce from Rodger Berman, played. “Was there any part of you that wanted to get back at Rodger by coming on the show?” Andy asked.
“No. Not even a little,” Rachel replied. “I have to assume, though, now that the show is airing, is he seeing things and getting upset?” Andy inquired.
“Yeah. I think he hears,” Rachel said. “I’m sure that people tell him. You know, listen, the only thing I could say very honestly is some really bad things happened in real time this summer, that were quite shocking. And there’s a lot that I didn’t say.”
Meanwhile, her divorce isn’t finalized yet. However, Rachel said that it will be “soon.” When Andy asked Rachel if she had any type of relationship with Rodger’s girlfriend, Kyle and Rachel both asked, “Are you okay?” Rachel added, “No. And not ever.”
However, Rodger was invited for Thanksgiving in Miami at Rachel’s mother’s urging. And Rodger’s relationship with his sons has greatly improved. Next, Andy said, “You were recently photographed on a red carpet with some guy called Sasha. Is that a thing?” An embarrassed Rachel said, “I’m hot,” as she waved her hands. “He’s a friend.”
Then Andy read a fan question. “Wait – is Rachel dating a life coach who sells online courses like Amanda?” the fan asked. “I would die,” Amanda said. “He’s more of an … um … more of like a mind-body alignment,” Rachel giggled. “Basically, getting people back to a place of you know, center. Forgiveness.”
Erika comes clean about her relationship with Tom Girardi in RHOBH
“Erika, I want to start by saying first how sorry and sad I am that you had to go through such a horrible experience,” Andy said. “Why did you feel like you wanted to share that?”
Erika said, “Well, I’d held it for a long time. And had Denise [Richards] not said anything, I probably wouldn’t have said anything, either.” When Andy asked Erika how she was able to leave the relationship, Erika replied, “I called the cops. I gave this person a chance to leave. They did not.” She added, “And I was like, ‘F*ck no, man. Okay. I have to call 911.’”
Thankfully, Erika did not hear from the alleged perpetrator after RHOBH aired. “Through this DV shame, it also brought up a whole lot of other shame. Shame about Tom,” the singer explained.
“Do you think he was emotionally abusive to you?” Andy asked. “Yeah. And financially abusive. And, you know, Tom, one time, did not talk to me for six weeks.”
“Such emotional abuse,” Rachel said, while Boz added, “That’s insane.” Erika added, “You know, as sweet as Tom could be, is as vicious as Tom could be.” Then Erika admitted she was anxious when she filmed RHOBH with Tom. “Oh, f*ck yes. What if I said the wrong thing?” Erika remarked.
“I remember him telling me after my first [RHOBH] interview, ‘You’re not going to get this job,’” she said. Then Andy mentioned how, in Erika’s early seasons, Tom would go to her shows and play the supportive husband. “You know how many times I’ve wondered how much of that was an act?” Erika remarked. She mentioned how he never saw her on Broadway or read her book.
Erika addresses her court case in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Although Erika has no plans to visit Tom, Andy asked her one question that she would ask him. “Why did you throw me out like that? You know, ’cause I’m in an almost impossible situation,” Erika explained. “I’m swimming under all of these lawsuits.” And Andy asked what happens if Erika is found to “owe somebody $25 million.”
She responded, “You can file for bankruptcy, or you can fight it out in court. You can go to trial.” Erika continued, “You can cut a deal. I have no idea.”
Then, Andy brought up that Dorit claimed not to know that Erika was navigating some difficulties. Dorit replied, “I had a lot on my mind” when she was in Italy. She explained that in the weeks leading up to the trip, “there was no mention of the trial coming up. In fact, the first time I heard it was in the Hamptons.”
So, Erika shared her opinion. “On the one hand, I can see why. She’s got her own problems, and she’s very self-involved. On the other hand, I’ve been talking about this sh*t for six years.”
Finally, Andy returned to Erika’s new relationship with John “Shrek” McPhee. Erika was glowing as she revealed that she had been dating him for nine months. Not only has Erika’s son met him, but Erika shared, “My son is probably more in love with this man than I could ever be.”
As they broke for commercial, Erika noticed that Dorit had a Chanel makeup kit that she had given her years ago. Dorit confirmed that it was a gift from Erika, adding, “That’s how much you’ve meant to me.” Erika fired back, “Same!” Meanwhile, Dorit muttered, “That was some weird sh*t, Erika.”
Dorit defended her finances in RHOBH
“Dorit, you said that what Kyle was doing was going to come back and bite you in the *ss. Has that happened?” Andy asked. “Oh, yeah. PK [Kemsley] was sending me … clearly, Kyle was relaying information to Mau [Umansky] about me and the season,” Dorit said. “And PK was taunting me … saying, ‘Apparently, you’re not doing so well.’”
Plus, Dorit called Kyle out for calling her “erratic” and “making it a storyline.” Kyle doubled down on her defense from the season. “You know what you didn’t see? Is they were having that conversation with me as well, and that part wasn’t shown,” she said. Cue the unseen footage of Rachel talking about losing Dorit in the Hamptons.
“I can afford to spend $4,000,” Dorit said. Then she slammed Kyle for discussing her spending with the group. “By the way, I’m not in the same financial position as you. I’m sorry,” Kyle replied.
“How do you know my financial position?” Dorit asked. “It was in the news,” Kyle said. “Well, the house is being foreclosed on,” Erika added. Oof.
Of course, Andy circled back to Dorit’s finances. He pointed out that at last year’s reunion, her home was in pre-foreclosure, and Dorit claimed that “PK had resolved it.” Dorit replied, “Yes. Or so I thought.”
She confirmed that the house “is in pre-foreclosure” because “PK hadn’t been paying the mortgage.” She admitted that she was “blindsided.” Dorit added, “It’s my fault as well. But at this point, I shouldn’t trust or believe without checking.” And no, Dorit wasn’t checking.
“PK is saying he is going to bring the house current, then I’m going to put the house on the market, and find a house for the kids and I,” Dorit explained. As for Dorit and PK’s divorce? Right now, for the first time in nearly two years, they are in a better place.
Amanda comes under fire in RHOBH
EddieFans seemed split on Amanda’s first season. Some applauded how she got under her co-stars’ skin, while others criticized the way that she spoke about her husband, Eddie Tsivislavsky.
“Eddie’s not a freeloader. He owns a company. He’s a wonderful man,” Amanda clarified. “He knows I make more money than him. He knows I’m super proud of it.” So, Andy asked how Eddie felt about his wife “putting that on blast?”
“My ex would have died,” Rachel stated. “I don’t think he considers it disrespectful,” Amanda explained. The only comment that Eddie took issue with was when Amanda said that she “makes more in a month than he does in one year.”
Andy also asked if there was something that she was criticized for that shocked her. “The designer stuff a little bit, or the bragging stuff a little bit,” Amanda said. “Because I thought I was on a show about rich women with cool sh*t.” However, Erika said, “The lead part is your f*cking heart and soul. And we’ve had a hard time getting to your heart and soul.”
Then, Kyle asked Amanda, “Did you feel like you had to do that when you came into this group?” Erika added that she witnessed Amanda, while in Sedona, instruct a cameraman to get a shot of her Chanel bag. “You cannot lead with that sh*t,” Erika said. “You’ve rubbed everybody the wrong way. It’s hard to do that in this group.”
Boz faces off with Amanda in RHOBH
Then, Andy brought up an interview in which Amanda slammed Boz’s business. Andy read, “Boz tried to create a personal development brand. It did not go well. She was losing money on her courses. She told me so.”
“When in the hell did I tell you that I was losing money on my business?” Boz asked. “In the vineyard,” Amanda replied. “Let’s pretend for one second that I was losing money, which I’m not. Why would I confide that in you?” Boz remarked.
Amanda rolled her eyes. According to Amanda, “It was essentially saying, ‘If I’m losing money on courses, there’s no way you can be making money on courses and not be doing something wrong.’ I think they have it on camera,” Amanda added. “And they don’t, because I didn’t say that,” Boz hit back.
Roll the footage of Boz saying, “Online workshopping, that’s not what I do for work. That’s the stuff I do to help.” Amanda responded, “Yeah, you said, ‘I don’t need to make money from this.’” Boz replied, “I don’t. I lose money on it.”
At the reunion, Boz explained, “I have a teaching course, based on a class I taught at Harvard, for three semesters.” She continued, “So, for me, it’s not about making money. You are promoting your businesses and setting up your margins so you can be rich as f*ck.”
Boz added, “That is not failure.” Amanda replied, “I didn’t say it was a failure, prompting Boz to exclaim, “Yes, you did!”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs on Thursdays at 8/7c on Bravo. It streams on Peacock.
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