''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'' (abbreviated ''RHOBH'') is an American

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series which has been broadcast on

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since October 14, 2010. Developed as the sixth installment in ''

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'' franchise, it has aired twelve seasons and focuses on the personal and professional lives of several women living in or around

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. The cast of the current season consists of;

Kyle Richards Kyle Richards Umansky (: born January 11, 1969) is an American actress, socialite, and television personality. Since 2010, she has appeared as a main cast member on ''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'', and as of 2022, is the last remaining ...

Lisa Rinna Lisa D. Rinna (born Elizabeth Deann Rinna; July 11, 1963) is an American actress and television personality. As an actress, she is best known for her roles as Billie Reed on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' and Taylor McBride o ...

, Erika Girardi, Dorit Kemsley,

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Sutton Stracke Sutton Stracke (née Brown; born September 20, 1971) is an American socialite, businesswoman and television personality. She is known for appearing on ''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills''. Early life Sutton Stracke (nee Sutton Brown) was bo ...

, Crystal Kung Minkoff and

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, with

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and Sheree Zampino serving as "friends of the housewives". The success of the show has resulted in two spin-offs; ''

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'' and ''

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'', both featuring original cast member

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Overview and casting

Seasons 1–4

''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'' was announced in March 2010 as the sixth series in ''

'' franchise. The first season premiered on October 14, 2010, and starred

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Kim Richards Kim Erica Richards (born September 19, 1964) is an American actress, socialite, and television personality. She began her career as a child actress, and rose to prominence from her roles in ''Nanny and the Professor'', ''Escape to Witch Mountai ...

Camille Grammer Camille Grammer Meyer ( Donatacci) is an American actress, dancer, model, and television personality. She is known for appearing on '' The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills''. Grammer started her career as a dancer, model and actress, and worke ...

and

Taylor Armstrong Taylor Armstrong (born Shana Lynette Hughes; June 10, 1971) is an American television personality. She is known as an original cast member of the Bravo reality series, '' The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills''. In 2022, it was announced that sh ...

. The series received a 2011

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for best reality series. The second season premiered on September 5, 2011, with

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and Dana Wilkey introduced as what were called "friends of the housewives." The second season was re-edited after the death of Taylor Armstrong's husband, Russell Armstrong, who died by suicide on August 15, 2011. Meyer left the main cast after the second season. The third season aired on November 5, 2012. Glanville was upgraded to a main cast member and

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was added to the series. Marisa Zanuck and

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were introduced as friends of the housewives, while Meyer was reduced to being a friend of them. Adrienne Maloof did not return for the fourth season after she refused to attend the season three reunion. The fourth season premiered on November 4, 2013, with Carlton Gebbia and

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joining the cast. But Armstrong was reduced to being a guest. Giraud and Gebbia were not asked back after the fourth season.

Seasons 5–8

The fifth season premiered on November 18, 2014, featuring

and

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as the new housewives. Maloof, Meyer, and Armstrong participated in that season as guests. Kim Richards and Glanville were not asked back for the sixth season as regular cast members.

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and Kathryn Edwards joined the show's sixth season which premiered on December 1, 2015. Kim Richards, Meyer, Armstrong, Resnick, Maloof, and Glanville returned in guest appearances, alongside

Bethenny Frankel Bethenny Frankel (born November 4, 1970) is an American businesswoman, television personality, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. She starred in the Bravo television series ''The Real Housewives of New York City'', having appeared in eight ...

of ''

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.'' The season served as the final season for Hadid, and the only season for Edwards. The seventh season premiered on December 6, 2016, with new cast member, Dorit Kemsley. Eden Sassoon joined the show in a recurring capacity, whilst Meyer also made regular appearances throughout the season, alongside Kim Richards who served as a friend. Davidson, Sassoon and Kim Richards left the series after the seventh season. The eighth season premiered on December 19, 2017, with the addition of Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave as a new cast member. Meyer returned as a friend of the housewives, while Davidson, Resnick, and Maloof appeared as guests, along with Frankel.

Seasons 9–present

The ninth season premiered on February 12, 2019. It featured all six cast members from the previous season, with Denise Richards joining the cast. Meyer returned once again as a friend of the housewives, while Kim Richards, Glanville, and Resnick all appeared as guests. But Vanderpump left the show after the ninth season.

joined the cast, as a main cast member, in the tenth season, which premiered on April 15, 2020.

also debuted in the show, as a friend of the housewives. Meyer, Kim Richards, Maloof, Glanville, Davidson, and Resnick also made guest appearances during the season. Denise Richards announced her departure from the show after the tenth season, while Mellencamp was dismissed from the cast; the grounds for Mellencamp's dismissal were not made fully clear at the time. The eleventh season, which premiered on May 19, 2021, featured Crystal Kung Minkoff joining the show and Stracke joining the main cast, while

rejoined the cast in a "friend of the housewives" capacity. Former housewife Mellencamp Arroyave made a guest appearance in the season. The twelfth season, which premiered on May 11, 2022, featured the entire cast of the eleventh season returning, with new housewife

and new friend of the housewives Sheree Zampino joining the cast. Former cast members Mellencamp Arroyave, and Resnick made guest appearances.

Cast

Timeline of cast members

Episodes

Broadcast history

''The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'' airs regularly on

in the United States; most episodes are approximately forty-two to forty-four minutes in length, and are broadcast in

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and high definition. Since its premiere, the series has alternated airing on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings and has been frequently shifted between the 8:00, 9:00, and 10:00 PM timeslots.

In popular culture

The music video for

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's 2014 song "

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" features then-cast members from season four. In 2014, Camille Grammer, Kyle Richards and Brandi Glanville appeared in the comedy film ''

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,'' making cameo appearances as Housewives. In 2019, a screen cap from the

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episode "Malibu Beach Party from Hell" began trending as the ''"

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"''

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, featuring cast members Taylor Armstrong and Kyle Richards followed by a picture of a cat sitting at a dinner table. It later won ''Meme of the Year'' at the

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in 2020, with Armstrong virtually accepting the award. In 2021, Brandi Glanville joined ''

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'' star

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and '' RHOP'' star

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in a parody of the ''Real Housewives'' franchise on a show called ''

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.''

References

External links

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