Kyle Richards isn’t bothered by Sutton Stracke calling their years-long friendship a “farce” on a recent “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” episode.
“I think she’s just trying to be dramatic and get attention from the viewers,” the “RHOBH” OG, 54, exclusively told Pvnew Tuesday night during a DIRECTV Christmas party hosted by sister Kathy Hilton at her Bel Air mansion.
“Because she knows we’re friends,” Richards further asserted, shooting down Stracke’s assessment — which the latter said was made during a contentious trip to Las Vegas that saw her butting heads with multiple castmates.
“What did I do in Vegas to her?” Richards asked. “She was the one who had the ridiculous meltdown. So, I don’t know.”
When the “RHOBH” ladies touched down in Sin City, Stracke found herself at odds with both Richards and Erika Jayne, each of whom where perturbed by her abject displeasure over a raunchy dance display at a Magic Mike show.
The conflict followed the group back to Los Angeles, where Richards argued with Stracke over her apparent history of going off the deep end.
The Sutton Brands founder then asked for receipts, infamously urging Richards to “name ‘em” — her purported outbursts, that is — which prompted her opponent to provide a list of incidents she could recall.
Moments later, the conversation devolved with Stracke suggesting that Richards was hiding something and, in a confessional, predicted that her marriage to Mauricio Umansky was in trouble. (The two announced their separation in July after nearly three decades together.)
“I felt like she’s my friend,” Richards said of Stracke while chatting with Pvnew, “so I was disappointed and I was very hurt.”
While the “Halloween” actress revealed at BravoCon that she was taking a break from Stracke, she told us that she doesn’t believe their friendship hiatus is permanent.
“I would not say it’s permanent. I’m someone who gets over things fast. I don’t only forgive, I also forget but to my detriment. So I have to protect myself a little right now,” she explained.
“She made a choice to say certain things in her interviews and to talk about my marriage, which was affecting my children and my family.”
As seen in previews for Wednesday’s “RHOBH” installment, both Stracke and pal Garcelle Beauvais question the status of Richards’ marriage — to her face — during a weed-filled dinner party.
Despite navigating a “challenging” time with Umansky while filming Season 13 of the reality show, the Agency CEO and Richards have since established a copacetic dynamic.
The two — who share daughters Alexia, 27, Sophia, 23, and Portia, 15, while Kyle shares eldest daughter Farrah Brittany, 35, with ex-husband Guraish Aldjufrie — celebrated a “beautiful” Thanksgiving together and plan to spend Christmas as a family, too.
“We are taking it a day at a time right now,” Richards said.
The mom of four was one of many Bravolebrities who attended Hilton’s holiday-themed fete. Their middle sister, Kim Richards, was in attendance as well as Meredith Marks, Whitney Rose, Guerdy Abraira, Larsa Pippen, Scheana Shay and Olivia Flowers, among others.
Guests enjoyed custom cocktails at the Kemosabe-inspired Casa Del Sol tequila bar, s’mores stations and a garden covered in real snow, among other festive novelties.
“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.
