Kathy Hilton joined “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” in season 11, bringing to light her complicated relationship with her sisters, particularly Kyle Richards, which had been a recurring topic due to various family disputes, including a business fallout between their husbands. Despite the tensions, including issues stemming from Kyle’s show “American Woman,” the family has made efforts to reconcile, with Kathy emphasizing the importance of sisterhood and revealing that their relationship has been improving over the years.
Kathy Hilton joined “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” in season 11, bringing to light her complex relationship with sister Kyle Richards, which had been strained by family business disputes and personal differences, but showed signs of reconciliation over time.
Kathy Hilton, right? She steered clear from *The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills* until its eleventh season rolled around. But, oh boy, her rocky vibes with Kyle Richards? Totally a hot topic on the Bravo hit.
Back in 2010, when *RHOBH* first hit our screens, Kyle wasn’t flying solo. Her sister Kim Richards was right there beside her. Drama alert: by season’s end, they were at loggerheads. Why? Because Kim, bless her, got outed as an alcoholic by her own sis. Kathy? She was totally blindsided by their explosive limo showdown.
“Paris [Hilton] and I watched that meltdown.” Kathy spilled the beans on SiriusXM’s “Lunch With Bruce.” “We were a mess, crying, shaking… you know the drill. It felt like, ‘Where’s mom when you need her?’ Totally helpless.”
As Kyle and Kim’s rollercoaster relationship kept us glued to our screens, Kathy and Kyle hit another snag. This time? Their husbands’ business beef.
Kyle dished the dirt in a 2018 *RHOBH* episode. Her hubby, Mauricio Umansky, decided to fly solo, leaving Rick Hilton’s nest after a decade. “Families, right? Love ’em, but geez, they complicate things,” she mused.
2015 brought new drama. Kyle started cooking up *American Woman*, inspired by their late mom, Kathleen Richards. By 2018, when the show aired, it had thrown Kyle and Kathy’s relationship into the freezer.
“Our bond? Not great,” Kyle admitted during the *RHOBH* season 8 reunion. Six months of radio silence, all thanks to *American Woman*. “I kept saying, ‘It’s my story, not yours or Kim’s.’ Plus, it’s all jazzed up for TV.”
Fast forward to October 2019, and Mauricio Umansky shared some good news. The family feud? History. “We’re good. We’ve made up,” he told Inman, adding that the families had been on good terms for over a year.
2020 saw Kathy stepping into the *RHOBH* limelight, albeit as a “friend.” That season gave us a peek into the Hilton-Richards saga.
“Kyle and I? It’s been a rollercoaster,” Kathy told *Variety* in 2021. “If mom was still around, none of this would’ve happened. We’ve been mending bridges. Had a little birthday dinner for her. I realized what I was missing out on with my nieces. Sisters should never drift apart. It broke my heart.”
And there you have it. A complete timeline of the family drama, wrapped up with a bow.
