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‘RHOBH’ Star Reacts to Dorit Kemsley’s Divorce
After news broke of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Dorit Kemsley’s divorce from her estranged husband Paul (PK) Kemsley, her castmate Erika Jayne lent her thoughts.
“I literally just found out online like everyone else, maybe an hour ago, and, obviously, I reached out to her,” she told Us Weekly in an interview published on April 26.
Jayne added, “She’s got more important things to do than to talk to me right now.” The reality star continued, “How does anybody feel when they hear that a family’s broken up? You feel badly. This is sad. It’s a sad thing.”
On April 25, TMZ reported that Dorit had filed for divorce from PK that day, and requested full legal and physical custody of their two kids, Jagger and Phoenix.
According to the publication, Dorit is asking for spousal support, and sources say they don’t have a prenuptial agreement.
Dorit Was Previously Hopeful That Her Marriage to PK Would Work
Dorit opened up about her marriage problems with PK during season 13 of “RHOBH.” In an episode, she told Kyle Richards that she felt alone after facing an armed home robbery in October 2021, and then having PK travel a lot for work.
At the reunion, she said, “After we wrapped, things got progressively worse, and him and I were at probably an all-time bad.”
She said that at the time, they weren’t separated, even though PK was staying at a hotel with Boy George.
“We were struggling and we were working through things,” she told host Andy Cohen. When asked how she and PK were doing, Dorit answered, “Better than ever.”
The mom of two explained that after PK stopped drinking, their relationship improved. “It was a pivotal moment,” she said.
In November 2023, Dorit told Us Weekly, “We’ve been very open and honest this season, talking about the challenges over the last couple of years, and they have been difficult.”
“But I’ve also gone through a lot of challenging things personally. So, you know, that’s where we are. But, I think we’re definitely good,” she continued.
Dorit added, “We’re both hopeful. And, you know, everything is fine. [We’re] working on the marriage.”
Dorit Revealed That Opening Up About Her Separation Caused Issues with PK
Dorit was very open about her separation from PK during “RHOBH” season 14, and she told Interview in March, “You know, we were very amicable and friendly, and then we filmed. And when the show first aired, we’d filmed seven, eight months before that, so it’s really difficult when you’re in the present moment to think where you were eight months ago, right?”
“That’s the difficulty about filming the show and then watching it. So if you have something like I was going through — like what I am going through — it becomes very again when you watch it back, even though it’s not,” she explained.
The “RHOBH” star continued, “So yes, I think that PK struggled with watching some episodes. He knew going into the season I had to live in truth and be able to share, because that’s my job and that’s what I signed up to do.”
