Crystal Kung Minkoff reveals why she was let go from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Crystal Kung Minkoff took to her podcast “Humble Brag” today to reveal the details behind her firing from the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills earlier this year. Kung Minkoff said that fellow cast members Sutton Stracke and Garcelle Beauvais were already in pre production when she got the call with the bad news. She thought she was moving forward to start the show, and had start dates in place. She then had a call with producers regarding what her season would look like, something she hadn’t had to do before. She knew this was probably not a good sign. She felt like what they had wanted to do was “stretching the truth for (her) to make a story that didn’t really make sense”. She was concerned that it would become her reality once the show aired, but she didn’t discuss exactly what it was that they wanted her to do. She described it as that they had asked her to “embellish her life in a way that felt unnatural”. The next day she got a call stating from a prouducer saying that she had been in the conversation the day before but they were not going to have her on the cast this season. Kung Minkoff said that she is very protective of the show and grateful for it, and is reluctant to give all of the information. She thinks it’s a great platform for people and would go back.

She did go on to say that every cast member this season will be single, and that is the “vibe” of the season, similar to the original days of the Real Housewives of New York which was famous for older single women partying and dating men. As the only married one she didn’t feel like her story matched the direction that they were going for this season. Her cohost Cynthia Bailey stated how important it is to keep it real on these shows, and that creating storylines doesn't work. Kung Minkoff also spilled the tea that the only cast member who did not reach out to her after her firing was Dorit, which she found unfortunate because she was the first cast member that Kung Minkoff really liked.

Kung Minkoff and Bailey said they will be covering the upcoming RHOBH season on the podcast, and Bailey warned her that it can be difficult once the season begins airing and you see that you are not a part of the conversation anymore. The podcast will be a great way for Kung Minkoff to stay in the RHOBH world, and we look forward to her thoughts and opinions on what sounds like an exciting season ahead!

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