Dorit Strands Erika and Kyle in Italy as RHOBH Feud Boils Over
Gloves come off in Italy as The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills finally detonates the feud between Dorit Kemsley, Kyle Richards and Erika Jayne. Thursday, March 26 brings a breaking-point showdown, with Kyle and Erika pulling Dorit from the group for a make-or-break confrontation.
RHOBH finally cashed the check it has been writing all season. On the Thursday, March 26 episode, the long-teased blowup between Dorit, Kyle, and Erika landed in Italy, where a quick stop for gelato turned into a very obvious setup and then a flat-out exit.
The setup: gelato with strings attached
Kyle says she and Erika peeled Dorit away from the group for a quiet talk to figure out what, exactly, is going on with her. Dorit believed they were just sightseeing and grabbing a cone. They did get the gelato. Then came the silence, the awkwardness, and Erika deciding to break it because she wanted to fix whatever is happening between Kyle and Dorit.
Here is the part Dorit claims she didn’t see coming: she says she didn’t even know there was a problem. For context, Kyle and Dorit have been on a roller coaster since season 13 aired in 2024, so… there was absolutely a problem.
What the fight was actually about
- Accusations: Dorit says she’s been told Kyle called her erratic and keeps harping on her lateness and spending. Kyle immediately tries to soften that 'erratic' label.
- Time management: Erika backs Kyle up on one point — Dorit’s chronic tardiness. She calls it disrespectful to the group. Dorit hears that as everyone coming for her.
- Motive check: Dorit tells Erika she now has an issue with her; Erika pushes back that she’s just being honest about her feelings.
- Trust fall: Dorit flat-out says she doesn’t trust Kyle. That opens the floodgates.
- Life off-camera: Dorit points out she’s overwhelmed and dealing with a lot, including her divorce from PK Kemsley, and wants some grace.
- Support scorecard: Dorit says Kyle struggles to show up for her. Kyle fires right back that Dorit never checks in on Kyle’s situation with her estranged husband, Mauricio Umansky.
- Third wheel: When Erika jumps in again, Dorit tries to shut it down and keep it one-on-one with Kyle. Erika refuses to be sidelined.
The line that lit the fuse
'Go f*** yourselves.'
That was Dorit, on her way out. After things got heated — and after she told Erika she wasn’t doing this with her — Dorit called the other women to leave, hopped into the van, and went back to the villa. She took the ride, left Kyle and Erika standing there, and in her confessional labeled the whole thing a 'f***ing ambush.' If you’re thinking it felt like a production move wrapped in a friendship intervention, you’re not wrong.
Aftermath: stranded and still spinning
Kyle and Erika eventually got their own car and tried to make sense of Dorit ditching them. Erika’s take was pretty blunt: Dorit was being unreasonable, and if the group has been talking about Dorit’s behavior, they all need to say it to her face next time because the half-truths and whispers are not going to cut it.
Programming note
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo and streams the next day on Peacock.