The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Cast Index | The OGs | Season 3-6 Additions | Season 7-13 Additions | Friends of the Housewives
Cast Index | The OGs | Season 3-6 Additions | Season 7-13 Additions | Friends of the Housewives
The inaugural cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
L-R: Taylor, Camille, Lisa, Kyle, Kim, and Adrienne
L-R: Taylor, Camille, Lisa, Kyle, Kim, and Adrienne
The OGs
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Taylor Armstrong
Taylor Armstrong
[insert picture]Full-time: Season 1-3
Guest: Season 4-6
"I'm about to take you out back and pull some Oklahoma on your ass."
—To Kim, "The Art of War" (Season 1, Episode 6).
When the audience is introduced to Taylor, she is the . At the time, she was the wife of Russell Armstrong, and together they shared a daughter, Kennedy Armstrong. Taylor ends up a
Taylor's tropes:
- Divorce Requires Death: Taylor and Russell were pursuing a divorce but he ended taking his own life, resulting in Taylor becoming his widow. The other women can be seen reacting to it
- Domestic Abuse: Camille reveals that Taylor had been going through with Russell.
- The Rival: To Kim in the first season. They do not mix well at all.
Camille Grammer
Camille Meyer (formerly Grammer)
[insert picture]Full-time: Season 1-2
Friend of the Housewives: Season 3; 8-9
Guest: Season 5-7; 10
"She's so pernicious."
Camille is introduced to the series as the wife of Kelsey Grammer. They have two children together. It is clear that the Grammers marriage is on the rocks, and by the time the reunion airs, the two of them are in the middle of a divorce.—Season 1
Camille's trope:
- 0% Approval Rating: Camille was voted the most hated Housewife in America after Season 1. This prompts her to turn the public perception of her around in Season 2.
- Berserk Button: “Don’t be so insecure”— Kyle.
- Catchphrase: "So pernicious." Camille credits her college education as an English major for her word choice.
- The Cat Came Back: Camille exited the series as a full-time Housewife after Season 2, but aside from Kyle and LVP, she is the most frequently seen of the OGs.
- Happy Marriage Charade: Camille tried for the cameras, but alas her marriage to Kelsey didn't survive.
- Not Like Other Girls: In Season 1, Camille notes that she is much more comfortable having male friends instead of female ones because "women are very catty" towards her.
- Put on a Bus: Camille left the show after divorcing Kelsey due to the fact that she was not able to go into great detail about it.
- The Rival: To Kyle in Season 1. Their problems begin when Camille accuses Kyle of saying that no one would find her interesting without Kelsey. The two end up becoming great friends later on though with Kyle serving as a bridesmaid in Camille's wedding to her second husband, David Meyer.
Adrienne Maloof
Adrienne Maloof
[insert picture]Full-time: Season 1-
Guest: Season 8
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Adrienne's tropes:
Kim Richards
Kim Richards
Kim, Season 5 (2014-2015)
Full-time: Season 1-5
Guest: Season 6-7; 9-10
"YOU STOLE MY GODDAMN HOUSE!"
—To Kyle. "Unforgivable" (Season 1, Episode 13).
Kim's tropes:
- Alone Among the Couples: In Season 1. At the time, Kim was the only cast member who was unmarried and felt a bit insecure about it.
- Big "SHUT UP!": "Kyle, shush up!" during the dinner scene in Amsterdam.
- Cloudcuckoolander
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: According to Kyle, Kim is the Foolish to her Responsible.
- Former Child Star: She was a very successful child actress. She is best known for her roles in Nanny and the Professor, Escape to Witch Mountain, and Return from Witch Mountain. Her Season 1 tagline refers to her fame in her juvenile years:"I was a child star, but now my most important role is being a mother."
- Sibling Rivalry: With her younger sister, Kyle.
- Kim and Kathy have a much more peaceful relationship with each other. Emphasized in "Amster-damn!" (Season 5, Episode 16) when Kim tells Kyle: "Kathy would have my back, like a real sister!"
- They're Called "Personal Issues" for a Reason:
- Wham Line: "Let's talk about the husband...
"
Kyle Richards
Kyle Richards Umansky
Kyle, Season 12 (2022)
Full-time: Season 1-present
"You're such a fucking liar Camille!"
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Kyle's tropes:
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: According to Kyle, she is the Responsible to Kim's Foolish.
- Former Child Star: Albeit to a lesser degree than her sister.
- Happily Married: To husband Mauricio Umansky.
- Last of Her Kind: As of Season 10, Kyle is the last remaining original RHOBH cast member.
- Mama's Girl: Kyle often shares memories of her deceased mother, "Big Kathy" Richards.
- The Rival: To Camille in Season 1. The two are great friends now though. Kyle was even a bridesmaid in Camille's wedding to her second husband.
- Series Mascot: Kyle is this for RHOBH. She is often used in promotion for the show along with alwaysnote getting a seat next to Andy at the reunions. Being that she's the last remaining OG and the most recognizable face of the cast, it fits.
- Sibling Rivalry: With her elder sisters, Kathy and Kim.
- Single Sex Offspring: Kyle is the mother of four daughters. She is the only one of her sisters to not have a son.
- They're Called "Personal Issues" for a Reason: Kyle finds Crystal's openness about her struggles with her eating disorder off-putting, highlighting a generational difference between the two as Crystal wants to use her platform on the show to spread awareness.
- This Is My Chair: Kyle has been seated next to Andy at almost every in-person reunionnote since the show's first season. She is displaced only in Season 6 where she sits second to LVP.
Lisa Vanderpump
Lisa Vanderpump
[insert picture]Full-time: Season 1-9
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Lisa's tropes:
- British Humour
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Fan Nickname: "LVP." Helps to distinguish her from Lisa Rinna after Season 4. - Foil: To Kyle. During the seasons where the two of them were having issues, they would often be leading the squads against each other.
- Greek Chorus: Lisa is this during the first season of the show. She doesn't have too much going on for herself but she always provided excellent commentary on everything going on around her.
- Narrator: Lisa functions as this in the debut season of the show.
- Spin-Off: Vanderpump Rules and Vanderpump Dogs.
