Garcelle Beauvais revealed how Lisa Rinna‘s absence has impacted the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on Wednesday as she attended the four-year anniversary party for Sutton Stracke’s boutique.
Before dishing on Denise Richards returning to filming and addressing whether or not Kathy Hilton will also be back, Garcelle got a bit shady before admitting that the ladies of the series are far less divided without Rinna around.
“Is she gone?” Garcelle asked Page Six on March 29, stirring the pot with her former castmate.
“I think we’re less divided, for sure. I think there’s less [division]. I think we’re all more open to really forming a friendship and seeing where that goes,” she continued. “So, I feel like everybody’s doing that, which is cool.”
Garcelle then clarified that her comments were “not to say there’s no drama.”
“But we’re trying,” she added, noting that “it’s great” to have Denise back on RHOBH.
“We had a really great dinner the other night, and she put her stamp on things,” Garcelle teased.
Garcelle also spoke to Access Hollywood at the event, gushing over her close friend Sutton.
“It is a special night. Anytime I can support her … She supports me. I mean, it’s so easy. We have the best time,” Garcelle explained.
In recent years, Garcelle and Sutton have gotten so close that Sutton has “become like an aunt” to Garcelle’s sons.
“Jax will text her. Jax needed a recommendation for something. He emailed Sutton. I mean, it’s like she’s Auntie Sutton,” Garcelle revealed.
As the cast, including rumored newbie Annemarie Wiley, attended Sutton’s bash on Wednesday, Garcelle suspected that drama could ensue.
“It’ll never be smooth. It’ll never be smooth,” she said of the ladies’ dynamic.
She then fired back at Rinna for suggesting season 13 would be “boring” without her.
“It is absolutely not boring, at all. At all. At all,” Garcelle insisted. “I think we’re really having fun and building our friendships and relationships which is really cool, so it’s nice.”
As for her own storyline, Garcelle said viewers will “get to see a little bit more personal in terms of [her] and [her] dynamics with [her] boys.” But, when it comes to dating, she’s keeping that off-camera.
“There isn’t anybody I want to bring on because the minute I bring somebody on, then it’s solidified. So we’re not doing that. I’m dating. [There’s] not yet [a single person]. There’s a few people. I’m having fun,” she explained.
Looking back at Kyle Richards‘ weed dinner, which featured CBD and THC-infused dishes, Garcelle said the group gathering was “the most fun [she’s] ever had.”
“It was wild,” she added, confirming she “didn’t partake” because she has “to be a role model to [her] kids.”
Also, during the interview, Garcelle addressed Kathy’s status on the show.
“I don’t know,” she admitted. “I mean, obviously, it would be great to have her back. I think also it would create a lot of drama for Kyle. I think they have to work it out on their own before they can probably work it out on TV. That would be my guess. It’s too deep now. It’s not like a spat so it’s too deep for me to go into.”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 13 is currently in production and expected to begin airing on Bravo sometime later this year.