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Which RHOBH star gets paid the most?
THOSE Real Housewives of Beverley Hills are getting ready to open their luxury homes and lives up to their loyal fans again for season 11.
But fans are often left wondering which Housewife is the top earner out of them all.
OG Housewife Kyle Richards is back for season 11[/caption]
Which RHOBH star gets paid the most?
Kyle Richards – $500K per season
RHOBH OG Kyle takes home half a million dollars for every season.
This is gone up a long way since she burst onto the scene in season one, where she reportedly was paid $36K.
However, fellow OG Camille Grammer claims Kyle was actually paid $134K for the first series.
Kyle started her career as a child actress, starring in Little House on the Prairie, The Car, The Watcher in the Woods, and the original Halloween movie.
Kyle is married to successful real estate broker Mauricio Umansky.
She also makes her money from her fashion lines and boutiques.
Erika Girardi – $500K per season
Erika Girardi is known for her no nonsense attitude[/caption]
Erika is also one of the big stars of the show and is paid accordingly.
She joined the franchise in 2015, although her initial salary is not known.
After divorcing her first husband, Erika moved to Los Angeles where she met and married famed trial attorney Tom Girardi.
Her alter-ego Erika Jayne made her smash debut on the music scene in 2007 with her first single Rollercoaster, which went number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Since then, Erika has had several number one singles, toured the world, and starred on Broadway as Roxie Hart in Chicago.
Erika’s bank balance could be boosted further in 2021 after she announced that she and Tom were divorcing after 21 years of marriage.
Lisa Rinna – $500K
Lisa Rinna has become a cult icon on RHOB[/caption]
Lisa’s catchphrase is “never say no” to anything which has boosted her career over the years.
When she joined RHOBH in season 5 she was paid $450K – this has now gone up to $500K.
Lisa’s first big break came when she played Billie Reed on NBC’s daytime soap Days of Our Lives.
She is also a New York Times best-selling author, having released three books: The Big, Fun, Sexy Sex Book, Starlit, and Rinnavation.
The star has her own Lisa Rinna Collection on QVC.
Lisa and her Mad Men star husband Harry Hamlin live in Beverly Hills and are proud parents to their daughters Delilah and Amelia.
Dorit Kemsley – $100K
Dorit Kemsley is known for her interchangeable accent[/caption]
Dorit got her RHOBH diamond in 2016.
It’s not known how much she was first paid, but she now gets a salary of $100K.
Dorit moved to New York City in 2009 and launched Dorit International, which focused on high-quality, comfortable, and fashionable swimwear for women.
While living in the Big Apple, she met her husband, Paul “PK” Kemsley.
Dorit and PK moved to Los Angeles in 2015 and share two children – son Jagger and daughter Phoenix.
She now owns a successful swimwear line called Beverley Beach.
Garcelle Beauvais – unknown
Garcelle Beauvais was a new Housewife in season 10[/caption]
Garcelle started earning money aged just 17 when she became a model.
After this she headed into the world of acting and her credits include The Jamie Foxx Show, NYPD Blue, Coming to America, and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
In 2021 she starred opposite Eddie Murphy in Coming 2 America.
Sutton Stracke – unknown
Sutton Stracke was new to RHOBH in season 10[/caption]
Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, Sutton is a southern debutante-turned-Beverly Hills-socialite.
Although she boasts about couture in her wardrobe, she is the least rich of the Housewives.
She married childhood friend Christian in 2000 and they have three children – daughter Porter and sons Philip and James.
Sutton and Christian divorced several years ago and she now enjoys the single life in Bel Air.
Crystal Kung Minkoff – unknown
Crystal Kung Minkoff is the latest wealthy Housewife[/caption]
Crystal will be seen for the first time in season 11, so her salary isn’t known
She is married to Disney director Rob Minkoff, which has boosted her bank balance.
Rob directed the Walt Disney classic The Lion King, as well as numerous other major feature films including the Stuart Little series and Haunted Mansion.
Crystal and Rob live in Bel Air with their two children, Max and Zoe.
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When is RHOBH season 11 back on TV?
There isn’t long to wait for RHOBH season 11 to finally hit our screens.
The new series will premiere on Bravo on May 19, 2021.
You catch the ladies in action from 8/7c where there will be more cat fights than ever before.
