Why Kyle Richards Took a Break Whereas Filming Present Season of RHOBH

In a brand new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Richards shared why for the primary time in 14 seasons of The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills, she wanted to step away from the cameras.

“I simply did not have it in me anymore. I used to be at a degree the place I used to be so depressed, frankly,” she advised THR of an upcoming episode, which is teased on the finish of Tuesday night time’s new hour. “I am not somebody who will get depressed. I’ve had anxiousness my total life however by no means melancholy. I actually felt like I used to be fighting melancholy and I expressed that. And I simply felt like I couldn’t go into eventualities on a regular basis and simply have everybody coming at me.”

Richards says when this occurred seven months in the past, she stepped away for a couple of week throughout manufacturing.

Throughout that point away, Richards mirrored on whether or not or not she wished to return to the present. Whereas she finally determined to stay on the hit Bravo franchise, that call was additionally sophisticated and got here, partially, as a consequence of her need to maintain busy amid a newly quiet residence following her cut up from ex Mauricio Umansky.

“It was completely the closest I’ve ever gotten to not coming again to the present. The present is quite a lot of strain as it’s, and I had a lot occurring in my private life that was tough and painful,” she recalled. “I used to be like, ‘I do not actually understand how I can undergo a season coping with this.” We even have quite a lot of enjoyable on the present too, and I did not even know if I had it in me to do this.”

Richards continued, “I bear in mind coming residence when Mau [Umansky] had first moved out and [their daughter] Alexia had simply moved out. It was like, ‘Oh my gosh, my home is so quiet.’ I am not used to that. It was a kind of days the place nobody was there. This was going to be bizarre for me to have this new life of getting much less individuals residence, I assumed. And, on high of that, desirous to be busy and occupied. Despite the fact that I’m producing and doing different issues, the present takes up an unbelievable quantity of your time, and whereas that may be a foul factor at instances, if you need to distract your self it is a good factor.”

“That was a part of it. Additionally, the individuals who I do the present with — the crew and manufacturing and the individuals I’ve labored with for these final 16 years — are a giant a part of my life,” she added. “I felt like that was going to really feel like one other loss, and I did not know if I had that in me. So I actually needed to take time to course of all of that, and that was what finally made me determine.”

Her fractured relationship with Dorit Kemsley additionally performed a job in her preliminary hesitation to return, telling THR that they’ve solely not too long ago gotten to a very good place.

“It is like one step ahead, two steps again. However we did finally. We did go not too long ago to a celebration at Kathy’s home [Hilton]. I simply wished it to get again to the place we have been,” she stated of her relationship with Dorit. “As a result of all I saved considering is that we needs to be supporting one another now. We have gotten to this good place, why do we’ve got to do that once more?”

“We needs to be leaning on one another; we’re each going by a tough time,” she added of Dorit, who too separated from her husband, PK, final 12 months.

Whereas Richards stated she doesn’t remorse taking that step again from the present, she does remorse how she dealt with it within the second — which followers will see quickly in season 14.

“I regretted how I dealt with it, however not leaving. I simply did not have it in me anymore,” she stated. “Folks I assumed have been my mates, swiftly it felt like they weren’t. I simply felt prefer it was an excessive amount of with what was occurring in my life and I assumed, ‘Why would I topic myself to this? I do not know why I am persevering with to do that.'”

Manufacturing revered Richards’ determination to not movie too, giving her the house she wanted throughout that week off.

“They know that I’ve by no means executed that. In all these years, I’ve by no means referred to as in sick or not proven up for something ever; I’ve by no means canceled a shoot. In order that they stated, ‘Take this time, I feel you want it, and we’ll reconvene if you’re feeling higher.’ I undoubtedly felt supported by the community and manufacturing, so I took that point till I felt sturdy once more and gathered my ideas at what I wished to do.”

Whereas she felt supported by manufacturing, that wasn’t precisely the case when it got here to her solid mates.

“There is a scene the place I did after which there have been some individuals who stated they have been going to carry me accountable for strolling out. And I used to be going to decide on to show the opposite method on that one as a result of I did not need to undergo that once more,” Richards recounted. “I used to be getting a bit of stronger after I got here again after which as soon as I acquired previous that, I do not know if ‘supported’ could be the phrase, however I feel they understood.”

As for what number of extra seasons Richards sees herself doing of the present, the Halloween actress stated that relies upon.

“I am not avoiding the reply, however I at all times say I by no means know as a result of it is dependent upon my private life emotionally — if I can deal with it, what my way of life is on the time,” the mom of 4 stated. “Who is aware of? I may take a look at this episode once we dangle up and go, ‘I am not doing this anymore!’ You will catch me on a Wednesday scrolling by Instagram and I am going to go, “No! Why did I’ve to see that!” I’m undoubtedly in a stronger place than I used to be after I began final season, completely, and I am very grateful for that. My life is continually altering proper now. Nevertheless it all relies upon the place I am at.”

She continued, “Sooner or later, that day will come the place I am going to say, ‘OK, sufficient.’ I noticed one thing that stated, ‘If Kyle does one other season, 15 seasons, she’ll be the longest-running Housewife in franchise historical past.’ There’s sort of part of me that desires to have that! After which I am like, ‘For what, Kyle?! For what!'”

See all of the drama unfold on The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills, airing Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. ET on Bravo.