Dorit Kemsley is addressing the reasons for her and her husband Paul “PK” Kemsley’s prompt response to reports of a breakup and Mauricio Umansky affair. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member, 47, responded to Lisa Vanderpump’s kind remarks regarding the persistent rumors about her marriage and blasted Camille Grammer, 55, who recently questioned her account of the robbery. She also explained why she took $10,000 in cash out of her bank before her second robbery last Christmas.
“Wow, I have to digest and process this. If that’s true, that’s really, really nice to see and hear because I wouldn’t have thought that Lisa could say anything nice about me, to be honest with you,” Dorit told Page Six after they noted that Lisa, 63, appeared to be Team Dorit.
Then, in response to a question regarding Camille wondering why she had taken out so much money, Dorit called the former cast member of RHOBH “dehydrated” in addition to “thirsty.”
“[Camille] simply wants her name spoken,” Dorit clarified. “I don’t believe I’ve ever seen or met someone who was more thirsty than Camille Grammar. Clearly. so that she can carry on with her current activities. I am not attentive. Actually, not many people that I know do. But more power to you, regardless of the audience she’s attracting and the fact that she believes she’s making headlines.
During another interview, with Variety, Dorit explained why she withdrew $10,000 after it was suggested on the RHOBH that she took out the money to buy Christmas gifts.
“The cash was actually for bonuses,” Dorit clarified. “It was bonuses for staff at the house. When you answer that question a few times in [the confessional] they kind of pull out the simplest answer.”
Throughout the 13th season of RHOBH, fans are expected to see drama between Mauricio, 53, and Kyle Richards, 54, as well as between Dorit and PK, 56, who were rumored to have separated earlier this year.
Looking back on the season, Dorit said she was honest about their marital hardships.
“You go through marriage 13 years together, you’re going to have some ups and downs — but we’re working through it. And luckily we are still together, despite rumors and hearsay that suggest otherwise,” Dorit said. “Listen, it’s important for me that if I’m going to do the show that I am who I am. And sometimes you’re vulnerable, and you’re going through challenges in your life.”
As for Kyle and Maurico’s marriage drama, Dorit said she “had suspicions there were things going on.”
“[But] I had had my own issues in my own marriage with P.K. Not quite the same like Kyle and Mo — really, post-home invasion, PTSD definitely played a role,” she explained.
Also during the interview, Dorit looked ahead to her starring roles — both as Mrs. Darling and a mermaid — in the upcoming production of Peter Pan at the London Palladium.
“I even have a little singing part,” she teased of the June 2024 play.
Then, during a third interview, Dorit explained why she and PK felt the need to address rumors of a separation as soon as they came out.
“We got word that they were going to release it, and I just… it’s a rumor and it’s hearsay, and we really wanted to shut it down because it’s not true,” she told Entertainment Tonight. “I know how these things kind of build and grow.”
The reports of a purported affair between Dorit and Mauricio were then denounced by her as “ridiculous.”
“To be honest, I think that’s one of the rumors that’s so ridiculous that it hurts because they’re our friends,” she said. “PK and Mo have an extremely tight relationship. It’s the most absurd rumor you’ve ever heard. Thus, when I hear things like that, it ought to convince others to think critically and recognize that not everything they read is true since it might be just as absurd as that.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 13 airs Wednesdays at 8/7c on Bravo.