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Dorit Kemsley reacted to the news of Tracy Tutor’s addition to the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast as she made her way out of court on Wednesday following a hearing concerning her ongoing divorce from Paul “PK” Kemsley.
Amid their messy feud, which saw the 51-year-old Million Dollar Listing: Los Angeles alum accusing Dorit, 50, of failing to pay members of her glam squad, and as King of Queens actress Leah Remini, 56, was also brought onto the show, Dorit confirmed that she had not yet filmed — or even met — Tracy.
“No,” Dorit revealed to TMZ on August 26.
Then, after she was asked if she was “excited” to work with her new castmate, Dorit suggested she was willing to see where their first moments took them.
“Well, ask me in a couple months,” she replied.
As for Leah’s addition to the RHOBH cast, it nearly didn’t happen. As revealed in an August 27 report from TMZ, the deal nearly imploded before it was signed and didn’t go through until the final hour of negotiations.
“Leah was in the final stages of talks to become a full-time Housewife for the upcoming season when the deal hit some turbulence a couple of weeks ago,” the outlet explained. “We’re told producers became concerned the two sides might not get it done … but Leah ultimately signed on at the 11th hour, locking in her spot alongside the other women.”
The rest of the full-time cast consists of Kyle Richards, 57, Erika Jayne, 55, Dorit Kemsley, 50, Sutton Stracke, 54, Bozoma “Boz” Saint John, 49, and Rachel Zoe, 54, and Kathy Hilton, 67, and Jennifer Tilly, 67, who will be featured as “friends.”
As RHOBH fans will recall, Amanda Frances, 40, who joined the series for season 15, confirmed her departure on Instagram last month.
“My time on [RHOBH] is complete,” Amanda wrote. “Saying yes to this show was one of the boldest, wildest, most clarifying things I’ve ever done. And I am genuinely grateful—Grateful for the experience. The women. The viewers who saw me, rooted for me, challenged me, quoted me, misunderstood me, defended me, found my work, bought my books, or simply watched me try to explain metaphysics in a room full of diamonds and side-eyes.”
“It was a ministry, honestly,” she continued. “But I came into this experience with an already-full life. And right now, that life is asking for all of me.”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 16 went into production earlier this month, and Leah was expected to begin filming sometime this week.