Former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kim Richard’s latest photo has fans scratching their heads as they claim Kim is looking unrecognizable in a new pic shared by sister Kyle Richards with their elder sibling Kathy Hilton on Instagram.
The photo in question was taken at a joint celebration for Kyle and Kim’s daughters Farrah Aldjufrie and Whitney Davis’ recent engagements. Farrah became engaged to fiancé Alex Manos back in November 2021 while Whitney accepted a proposal just a few weeks later from Luke Graham White.
Kyle captioned the photo, “If these balloons could talk… #famiilycelebration #sisters.”
I don’t know if the balloons were talking, but the picture certainly got fans talking about Kim’s appearance. Kim appeared as an RHOBH OG from seasons one to five and has made frequent appearances throughout the rest of the seasons.
Some fans showed an outpouring of support for Kim, especially following years of battling addiction and subsequent recovery, noting how great she looks.
“Omg I can’t believe that’s Kim … she looks amazing. You go girl,” one fan wrote.
Another echoed the sentiments, saying, “Is that Kim???? Whoa!!!!”
However, others were more suspicious and took to the comment section to accuse the trio of using filters and FaceTune.
“Three new faces. Their mother wouldn’t recognize them,” one user said.
“Ya’ll in your 50s, we know you don’t look like this. C’mon now. Let your true beauty shine through not this filtered to outer space s***,” one fan suggested.
Another agreed, saying, “Way too many filters. Don’t even look like real people anymore,”
Kim has been more than open about her cosmetic procedures, saying she has had some Botox here and there and had her breast implants removed as she “couldn’t see [her] feet” anymore.
According to The Daily Mail, Kim said, “I did a little Botox at one point with my sister, and I did have implants that I had taken out. They made them too big, and I couldn’t see my feet. Not that I loved my toes, but I would like to glance at them now and then.”
Regardless of the new photo, Kim’s fans have been avid to see her return to the RHOBH franchise, thus reuniting all three sisters on the screen. As we previously reported, Kim even had a phone conversation with Andy Cohen about the idea. Also, it is alleged that Kathy will not return for season 13 unless Kim is involved in some capacity.
“Andy Cohen called me last week, so maybe that could be one of our discussions. He said, you know, a lot of people have been asking for me to come back and he said he thought ‘I’ll go right to the source.’ So, he did. …We cut the phone call short, but we definitely had it.”
Thoughts on a Kim Richards fresh face or return to RHOBH?
Season 12 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills just recently wrapped filming and is expected to air sometime this year.
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