Kathy Hilton didn’t film ‘RHOBH’ Season 13: She was ‘missed,’ Sutton Stracke says

Kathy Hilton didn’t film “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” Season 13 — and Sutton Stracke says the quirky “friend of” the cast was “missed.”

“Was Kathy missed on the show? Yes,” Stracke, 51, exclusively told Pvnew during a Pride Celebration at her Sutton Concept boutique in West Hollywood, Calif., on Sunday.

“But is there a void on the show because Kathy’s not there? No. There’s still comical moments,” she continued. “It’s still a great show … but I missed Kathy.”

Hilton, who joined “RHOBH” in 2021, acknowledged her hiatus from the Bravo reality show on Monday.

“I’m doing ‘Paris in Love,’” the socialite told E! News, referencing Season 2 of daughter Paris Hilton’s unscripted Peacock series.

“But I know it’s going to be great. It’s always interesting and fun and lots of drama.”

A return to Bravo’s 90210-set show is on the table, a source tells Pvnew. “Kathy loves the show,” the insider notes. “She’s open to coming back in the future, but was just super busy filming ‘Paris in Love.’”

Kathy’s second season of “RHOBH” was notably tumultuous.

After alum Lisa Rinna accused Kathy of trashing the cast — including younger half-sister Kyle Richards — during a “meltdown” that allegedly took place during a trip to Aspen, a family feud reignited.

Kim Richards — who filmed scenes for “RHOBH” Season 13 — previously told Pvnew that she is looking forward to facilitating a proper reconciliation between her siblings.

“I think this whole thing between the sisters was hard,” Kim, 58, said in March during a joint interview with Kyle. “So I’m hopeful that we’ll be able to put it back together soon.”

Kyle, 54, also expressed optimism about the future of her relationship with Kathy, 64.

“Obviously, we’re a family and we’ve gone through hard times before and we always come back together,” the “Halloween Kills” actress said. “So that’s my hope again – to have us all come back together.”

Stracke told Pvnew that she and Kathy are “still friends” despite her pal’s ongoing tension with Kyle.

“She’s great, she’s busy,” Stracke said of Kathy, adding that they “don’t talk about the show” when catching up. “Kathy and I have more in our lives that we have going on together than the show, so we don’t need to talk about it.”

But once “RHOBH” comes back, Stracke promises there will be “lots of drama” for the fans to talk about.

“I think it’s going to be a really great, fast-paced, fun, exciting show,” she told us. “I think that we laugh a lot more, but there’s still a bunch of drama because girl, you cannot get seven women together and not have drama!”

Last month, Erika Jayne teased to Pvnew that Stracke and Kyle “[got] into it a little bit” as cameras rolled for the next installment.

“I think that all of us have our differences and I think that we all aired our problems with one another. So if Kyle and I had problems with one another from the past, it got aired,” Stracke said in response, playing coy about potential conflict.

“But it’s not solely myself and Kyle, it’s all of us. We all worked our differences out with one another.”

Filming for Season 13 wrapped last month with Kyle’s annual white party, held this year at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium and featuring a performance by Jayne, 51.

Stracke told us that she and the Las Vegas residency headliner had a “fun and different” experience this past year, even though they have historically clashed on camera.

“Erika and I always do our thing. It’s the Erika and Sutton thing. I myself don’t understand it, but … I have a different relationship with Erika than I do with any of the other girls,” she explained of her fellow Georgia native.

“We understand each other on a different level, I think, than any of the other ladies, so it’s always exciting and compelling to see what’s going to happen between us.”

“RHOBH” Season 13 stars Stracke, Kyle, Jayne, Dorit Kemsley, Crystal Kung Minkoff, Garcelle Beauvais and newbie Annemarie Wiley. Bravo has yet to announce a premiere date.

Stracke is happy to spend her break from filming advocating for the LGBTQIA+ community.

She and Beauvais, 56, participated in Sunday’s WeHo Pride parade, connecting with throngs of queer fans and allies, many of them concerned about nationwide pushes for anti-gay and anti-trans legislation.

“Not to be political, but I will be a little bit because what I’ve seen in Florida is worrisome,” Stracke said, addressing Governor Ron DeSantis’ notorious “Don’t Say Gay” law and his support of more bills harmful to the LGBTQIA+ community.

“I just don’t want to see the trend continue and the more we show support, the stronger the voices are. We can’t go backwards, we can only go forwards,” she elaborated. “I just want the community to know that they have a strong ally.”