50 Fun Facts About The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Which housewife's tearful, finger-pointing outburst at a Malibu party became half of the 'Woman yelling at a cat' meme?

Taylor Armstrong was caught mid-argument in a season two episode, and in 2020 the image won Meme of the Year at the Shorty Awards, which she accepted virtually.

As a child actress, Kyle Richards played Lindsey Wallace in which slasher film, a role she revisited in 2021?

Halloween reached cinemas in 1978, when she was a child, and she came back as Lindsey more than forty years later in Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends.

Kyle Richards and Kim Richards are the aunts of which star of The Simple Life?

Paris Hilton is the daughter of the sisters' older half-sister Kathy, who joined the cast herself as a friend of the housewives in season eleven.

Camille Grammer joined season one of RHOBH as the wife of Kelsey Grammer, the title star of which NBC sitcom?

Frasier was a spin-off of Cheers, and season one showed Camille revealing that her husband wanted to leave the marriage; their divorce was finalized in 2011.

Housewives from season four of RHOBH appear in the 2014 music video G.U.Y., a single by which pop star?

Lady Gaga shot the video at Hearst Castle in California, with several of the season four housewives miming along as the instrument players.

Crystal Kung Minkoff's husband, filmmaker Rob Minkoff, co-directed which Disney animated blockbuster released in 1994?

The Lion King was co-directed by Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers, and Minkoff went on to make Stuart Little and The Haunted Mansion.

Denise Richards, who joined RHOBH in season nine, was once married to which star of Two and a Half Men?

Charlie Sheen married her in 2002 and they had two daughters; she also guest-starred on his sitcom, playing his character's ex-girlfriend.

Which actor, the husband of Lisa Rinna and a regular in her RHOBH scenes, played Perseus in Clash of the Titans?

Harry Hamlin married her in 1997, and he earned three Golden Globe nominations as attorney Michael Kuzak on L.A. Law.

Which West Hollywood restaurant co-owned by Lisa Vanderpump was the original focus of the spin-off Vanderpump Rules?

SUR is short for Sexy Unique Restaurant, and the 2013 spin-off followed its servers and bartenders through their own feuds and romances.

Lisa Rinna as Billie Reed and Eileen Davidson as Kristen DiMera both starred on which NBC daytime soap opera?

Days of Our Lives won Eileen Davidson a Daytime Emmy in 2014, the same year she joined the housewives, and she once juggled five roles on the soap.

Lisa Rinna in 2007 and Erika Jayne in 2020 each played Roxie Hart in which long-running Broadway musical?

Chicago had Rinna starring opposite her real-life husband as Billy Flynn, while Erika Jayne's run was cut short when the theatres closed in March 2020.

Lisa Vanderpump, Lisa Rinna and Erika Jayne have all competed on which celebrity competition series?

Dancing with the Stars gave Lisa Vanderpump in 2013 and Erika Jayne in 2017 the same professional partner, Gleb Savchenko.

The Real Housewives franchise began in 2006 with a series set in which part of Southern California?

Orange County came first, filmed under the working title Behind the Gates, and Beverly Hills followed in 2010 as the sixth series in the franchise.

Sheree Zampino, a friend of the housewives in season twelve of RHOBH, is the ex-wife of which Oscar-winning actor?

Will Smith was married to her from 1992 to 1995, and their son Trey later appeared in his father's music video for Just the Two of Us.

Brandi Glanville's storylines often returned to her ex-husband Eddie Cibrian, who went on to marry which country singer?

LeAnn Rimes met him on the set of the television film Northern Lights and married him in April 2011, months before Glanville first appeared on RHOBH.

Lisa Vanderpump, the restaurateur among the six original housewives, was born in which city before moving to America?

London's Dulwich district was her birthplace, and she was already acting on British film and television sets by her early teens.

Adrienne Maloof's then-husband Paul Nassif, a facial surgeon seen in early seasons, later co-hosted which E! series?

Botched pairs him with fellow surgeon Terry Dubrow and premiered in 2014, the year after Maloof left the housewives.

Yolanda Hadid, mother of models Gigi and Bella, grew up in which European country before her own modelling career?

The Netherlands town of Papendrecht was her home until designer Frans Molenaar put her in one of his shows, where Eileen Ford discovered her.

Garcelle Beauvais, who joined RHOBH in season ten, was born in which Caribbean country and moved to the U.S. at seven?

Haiti was her home until her mother brought the family to Massachusetts, where she spoke only French and Creole and learned English from Sesame Street.

In season five, a dinner where Lisa Rinna smashed a wine glass took place during a cast trip to which European city?

Amsterdam also saw Brandi Glanville slap Lisa Vanderpump during a boat ride, which gave one of the trip's episodes the title Amster-damn Slap.

Which psychic, the inspiration for the drama Medium, clashed with guests at Camille Grammer's season one dinner party?

Allison DuBois turned on Kyle Richards as the evening wore on, and the episode, The Dinner Party From Hell, later got an extended producers' cut.

In season nine, Lisa Vanderpump did what on camera to deny leaking a story about a re-homed dog?

Vanderpump took a polygraph test and the examiner backed her, but the feud nicknamed Puppygate still ended with her skipping the reunion and leaving for good.

Mauricio Umansky, seen throughout RHOBH as the husband of Kyle Richards, co-founded which real estate brokerage in 2011?

The Agency launched in September 2011, and its agents later got a property series of their own, Buying Beverly Hills, which ran for two seasons.

Erika Jayne's then-husband, lawyer Tom Girardi, worked on the real pollution case behind which Julia Roberts film?

Erin Brockovich tells how residents of Hinkley, California, won a $333 million settlement from a utility over contaminated water, and Girardi is thanked in its credits.

Which 1980s pop star, a houseguest of Dorit Kemsley in season seven, also performed at her wedding to PK?

Boy George was a client of the Kemsleys' management company, and he sang at their 2015 wedding in the Rainbow Room in New York.

Crystal Kung Minkoff, the first Asian American housewife on RHOBH, claims descent from which ancient philosopher?

Confucius is her ancestor 76 generations back, she says, and her brother Jeffrey Kung is a recording artist in China and Taiwan.

Carlton Gebbia, a housewife in season four of RHOBH, was open with viewers about practising which religion?

Wicca is a faith she follows as a sole practitioner rather than in a coven, and her grandmother was a pagan before her.

Joyce Giraud of RHOBH season four was second runner-up at Miss Universe 1998 representing which part of the Caribbean?

Puerto Rico also made her the first Latina housewife in the Beverly Hills cast, and she says she was discovered while working a KFC drive-thru.

Faye Resnick, a friend of Kyle Richards on RHOBH, first became known as a figure in which celebrity's murder trial?

O. J. Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson was a close friend of Resnick, whose 1994 book about her became a best-seller.

Bozoma Saint John, who joined RHOBH in season fourteen, was marketing chief of which streaming company until 2022?

Netflix made her its first Black C-level executive in 2020, after senior marketing and brand roles at PepsiCo, Apple Music and Uber.

Which Oscar-nominated actress and World Series of Poker bracelet winner joined RHOBH as a friend in season fourteen?

Jennifer Tilly earned her nomination for Bullets Over Broadway and won her bracelet in 2005, and she has voiced Bonnie Swanson on Family Guy since 1999.

Which celebrity stylist, already the star of a five-season reality series of her own, joined RHOBH in season fifteen?

Rachel Zoe fronted The Rachel Zoe Project from 2008 to 2013, and her styling clients have included Cameron Diaz and Kate Hudson.

Erika Jayne gave which title to both her 2009 debut album and the autobiography she worked on during season eight?

Pretty Mess the book credits music producer Peter Rafelson with the idea for the stage name Erika Jayne; she was born Erika Chahoy in Atlanta.

Yolanda Hadid joined RHOBH in season three as the new wife of which hit record producer and composer?

David Foster received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a season four episode, and news of the couple's divorce broke during season six.

Before RHOBH, Garcelle Beauvais played hotel employee Fancy Monroe from 1996 to 2001 on which sitcom?

The Jamie Foxx Show cast her as the love interest of the star's character, and she followed it with a role in the police drama NYPD Blue.

As a child star, Kim Richards played Tia Malone in which 1975 Disney film and again in its 1978 sequel?

Escape to Witch Mountain made her a Disney regular, and in 2009 she returned for a cameo in Race to Witch Mountain as a waitress named Tina.

Which Real Housewives of New York City star appeared in season six of RHOBH as a guest of Kyle Richards?

Bethenny Frankel came back as a guest in season eight too, when former housewives Adrienne Maloof and Eileen Davidson also dropped in.

Adrienne Maloof is a co-owner of the Maloof family holdings, which have included which Las Vegas casino resort?

The Palms sat in a family portfolio alongside a stake in hockey's Vegas Golden Knights, and she ran much of the group's marketing for more than twenty years.

Diana Jenkins, a housewife for season twelve only, fled which besieged Balkan city before studying in Britain?

Sarajevo was under siege when she left, and she later set up a foundation in memory of her brother, who was killed in the Bosnian War.

What was the name of the Lisa Vanderpump dog that Adrienne Maloof's new puppy was meant to rival in season two?

Giggy was still at her side in season six, lending support as she threw the ceremonial first pitch at a Los Angeles Dodgers game.

Which housewife, who joined RHOBH in season eight, is the daughter of the rock singer behind Jack & Diane?

Teddi Mellencamp spent three seasons in the main cast and went on to co-host a podcast about the network's reality shows, Two T's in a Pod.

Sutton Stracke, who became a full-time housewife in season eleven, grew up in which city in the state of Georgia?

Augusta is where her father worked as an architect, and she later served as executive director of the Augusta Ballet.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was named Best Reality Series at which ceremony held in June 2011?

The Critics' Choice ceremony was handing out television prizes for the first time, and RHOBH shared its win in a tie with the documentary series Hoarders.

In season ten, Denise Richards tried to walk out of a tense final dinner on the cast trip to which European capital?

Rome gave the trip an episode titled There's No Place Like Rome, and Richards announced she was leaving once the season was over.

A season seven feud between Erika Jayne and Dorit Kemsley followed the cast on a group trip to which Asian city?

Hong Kong is where Erika confronted Dorit for still talking about their earlier falling-out, in an episode titled Hong Kong Fireworks.

Vanderpump Dogs, the second spin-off of RHOBH, followed Lisa Vanderpump's rescue centre on which streaming service?

Peacock released the series in June 2021 but did not renew it, leaving the dog rescue with a single season on screen.

Who is Lisa Vanderpump's husband and restaurant business partner, seen beside her throughout her nine seasons on RHOBH?

Ken Todd is her partner in the restaurant trade and was also an executive producer of the spin-off Vanderpump Dogs.

Lisa Rinna moved into prime time in 1996 with a two-year run on which Aaron Spelling soap opera?

Melrose Place came after her daytime breakthrough, and she later hosted the talk show Soap Talk for four years, earning four Emmy nominations.

Mauricio Umansky, the property broker who married Kyle Richards in 1996, was born and raised in which country?

Mexico was his home until his family moved from the capital to Los Angeles when he was young, and he met Richards at a club in 1994.

Kyle Richards appeared in 18 episodes as Alicia Sanderson Edwards on which long-running family drama of the 1970s?

Little House on the Prairie had already featured her sister Kim in a single episode, the season before Kyle joined the cast.