Former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp is sticking by her best friend, Kyle Richards, after Garcelle Beauvais recently claimed she’s closer to Kyle’s sister, Kathy Hilton, than Kyle herself.
Garcelle made the comment during a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. Just to be clear, she was asked the question by Andy and wasn’t just stirring the pot for drama’s sake, yet it still didn’t resonate with Teddi and some fans as well.
Ever the pot-stirrer, Andy asked the RHOBH star, “Do you think you and Kathy Hilton are closer than she is with Kyle right now?”
Garcelle without hesitation answered, “Absolutely.”
Of course, the comment has made the rounds and found its way onto Tamra Judge and Teddi’s Two T’s in a Pod podcast.
Per Heavy, while recording a recent episode of the show, Tamra brought up Garcelle’s remark. Teddi didn’t mince words when responding, saying it “made [her feel] really sad,” and noting that Garcelle seemed to take pride in coming in between the two sisters.
“They are family and how do you say something like that without a little bit of remorse and not to mention, but they’ve been a lifetime of being sisters and Garcelle has filmed two seasons with [Hilton]. And the way she said it, and she was like all proud,” Teddi said.
She also posed a direct question to Garcelle, asking, “Here’s the thing, Garcelle why are you so proud that you are closer with somebody’s sister?”
Teddi called Garcelle’s comments “mean-spirited.”
Kyle herself has already responded to Garcelle’s statements, calling them “unnecessary.” And recently, during a livestream for Amazon Live, Kyle seemed to echo her BFF’s sentiments. Kyle stated that she was “shocked” and that Garcelle had “hurt [her] feelings.”
Although Kyle claims she and Garcelle are “fine” at the moment, Garcelle’s “hurtful” comments really set her back.
“This is someone who’s known my sister for two seasons on a reality show. Kathy was barely even on last season ’cause she was busy with [daughter] Paris’ wedding,” Kyle explained. “[Garcelle] is comparing knowing someone from a reality show for a couple of seasons to a lifetime of being sisters. Regardless of if Kathy and I are having an issue right now or not, I just thought that was really hurtful. I like Garcelle and we’re fine but that really took me back. It ruined my whole night.”
The new season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is set to premiere on May 11 at 8 p.m. EST on Bravo.
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