Former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Crystal Kung Minkoff recently shared some intriguing insights into the dynamics between her former co-stars, particularly highlighting her conversation with Kyle Richards about her friendship with Dorit Kemsley. Additionally, Crystal spoke about why the current cast might not be the right fit for her.

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During an episode of her Humble Brag podcast, which she co-hosts with Real Housewives of Atlanta star Cynthia Bailey, Crystal discussed a noteworthy statement Kyle made on Watch What Happens Live. Kyle had mentioned that her relationship with Dorit, along with Erika Jayne, had become distant, which raised eyebrows since it was a revelation about events yet to unfold in the season.

Crystal recounted a conversation she had with Kyle just days before her final reunion. She was surprised to learn about the real nature of Kyle’s friendship with Dorit, as she had always assumed they were close. “I had seen Kyle two days before that reunion and thought they were close,” Crystal shared. “I mentioned seeing pictures of them with their husbands, Mauricio and PK, in Mexico. But Kyle corrected me, saying, ‘Crystal, I literally have never had lunch with Dorit before in seven years.’”

Kyle elaborated further on their relationship, explaining to Crystal, “We’ve gone on one vacation together. It was great. I love her, but I think people perceive our relationship differently than it is. We don’t hang out off-camera like that. We don’t, you know, go on walks or anything. In fact, we had never had dinner together outside of filming.”

She continued recalling what Kyle told her, saying, ‘We’ve gone on one vacation together.’ She goes, ‘It was great. I love her, but I think people think our relationship is different from what it is. We don’t hang out off-camera like that. We don’t like go on a walk or whatever.’ She said, ‘We had never had dinner before, not on camera.”

Crystal also mentioned that Kyle probably felt like Dorit had tried to make her look like a bad friend in the past, because the public didn’t know the true dynamics of their friendship. She also said that Kyle and Dorit may have “different perceptions of what their friendship is.” 

This led Cynthia to bring up Maurico Umansky and Paul PK Kemsely being close friends. In response, Crystal stated that the husbands being so close may be why people think Kyle and Dorit have a similar relationship. 

Elsewhere in the podcast, Crystal told Cynthia that she was finally ready to discuss RHOBH. She said, “I think this would not be my cast. Maybe that’s why.” She then noted that this wouldn’t be her cast because she wouldn’t fit in.

She continued by saying that she knows Rachel Zoe because they’ve done mommy and me together. Crystal went on, “The new girl lives in Kyle’s house, who is a block away from me in Bel-Air, but I’ve never heard of her. I don’t know her.”

The former RHOBH star added, “Yeah, I just feel like Garcelle leaving, Sutton around this dynamic with that crew, I don’t know. I don’t think that would have been the right dynamic for me. I wouldn’t want to navigate, cause I know I would have been the next person, well, if I had been there last year, I would have had to be part of that experience with Garcelle and Sutton.”

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs on Thursday nights.