Camille Grammer Calls Dorit Kemsley a Monster as PK Divorce Drama Boils Over

Camille Grammer did not hold back about Dorit Kemsley’s Housewives makeover. The former RHOBH star says the Dorit we met years ago is long gone, replaced by someone who, in Camille’s view, got swept up in the fame machine while her marriage unraveled on camera.

What Camille said (and who was in the room)

On the Monday, May 18 episode of the Humble Brag podcast, Camille, 57, looked back at Dorit, 49, and PK Kemsley, 58, who separated in May 2024. Camille started nice: back in Dorit’s first season, she says the couple came off very pleasant and Dorit herself was super sweet, maybe a little overwhelmed by the show. Then she pivoted hard.

After watching season 15, Camille says Dorit has turned into what she bluntly calls a monster and is now full of herself. She also thinks Dorit looks like she’s unraveling amid the divorce storyline.

Podcast cohost Crystal Kung Minkoff, 43, agreed Dorit has changed the most on RHOBH, adding that it feels like Dorit is imploding her life, even as Crystal tries to stay neutral.

Camille did toss in some empathy — Dorit is a mom going through something brutal — but says she clocked the shift years ago: Dorit bought into the hype and her head blew up.

'Do I think she’s a funny ass bitch? Yes.'

That was Camille, laughing, when Crystal asked where things stand between them now.

How we got here: the long simmer

Dorit joined RHOBH in season 7 back in 2016. Camille is an original cast member who left after season 3, returned in season 5, and exited for good in 2024 after one episode in season 14. According to Camille, right after Dorit’s debut season, she sensed a new vibe — more arrogance, less of the wide-eyed newbie who wanted everyone’s acceptance. Camille says Dorit went from fish out of water to feistier and then just kept getting feistier.

The money fight that never really left

The turning point for a lot of viewers was season 9, when Camille confronted Dorit about finances and brought up PK’s past bankruptcy — something Camille claims PK had told her earlier that season. Camille pointed at the Bentleys, the diamonds, the heavy glam, the endless designer looks, and basically asked: how is all this getting paid for?

Dorit fired back that PK had built a $2 billion business from nothing, and, yes, his business collapsed in 2008 and he filed for bankruptcy — which, she argued, happened a decade earlier and had nothing to do with who they were in the present.

Then came more headlines: in May 2019, multiple outlets reported PK owed $1.2 million to Nicos Kizris; he appeared in court the next month over that lawsuit, which dated to 2011. Those money questions have hung over the couple ever since.

Where the marriage fits into all this

Season 15 has been documenting Dorit and PK’s split, and Camille says you can see Dorit coming apart as it plays out. PK has previously talked about how being on the show affected their relationship, and there were reports the two were hurling really ugly insults at each other before they officially separated. A rep for Dorit has been asked for comment.

Quick timeline

• 2016: Dorit joins RHOBH in season 7.
• Season 9 (2019): Camille and Dorit’s finance fight airs; Dorit says PK’s bankruptcy was from 2008.
• May 2019: Reports surface that PK owes $1.2 million to Nicos Kizris; he appears in court the next month over a 2011 case.
• 2024: Camille exits RHOBH for good after one episode in season 14.
• May 2024: Dorit and PK separate.
• Season 15: Cameras capture the split; Camille says Dorit has changed the most and is unraveling.

The bottom line (my read)

This is one of those reality TV feedback-loop situations: fame tweaks the personality, the show magnifies the tweaks, the personal life cracks under the pressure, and then the cameras catch the fallout. Camille’s language is sharp, Crystal’s take is calmer, but both are basically saying the same thing — the Dorit we met in 2016 doesn’t look like the Dorit we’re watching now. Whether you see that as growth, a heel turn, or just the cost of a very glossy life on TV probably depends on how you felt about that season 9 argument in the first place.