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Season 14 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is nearing its conclusion, which means fans are gearing up for the much-talked-about reunion.
Based on what fans have seen, one person who has been integral to the show but won’t have much to atone for at the sitdown is newbie Bozoma Saint John. Now, she’s opening up about her first installment on the show and addressing the belief that Garcelle Beauvais shaded her online recently.
Regarding Boz, so far, she’s becoming a fan favorite. Viewers love her dynamic nature, the fact that she’s self-made, and that she didn’t start her housewife run by being a pot-stirrer. However, one piece of criticism fans have had is that production hasn’t shown much of her personal story and that she has mostly just reacted to everyone else’s drama.
Recently, Boz sat down for an interview with Etalk, where she discussed the RHOBH and several other things, including her time as a high-powered executive. One of the topics she discussed was Garcelle’s recent social media post, in which she said, “Not all skin folk are kinfolk.” Because of the nature of the post, many believed it was targeted toward Bozoma.
When asked if she felt that it was aimed toward her, Bozoma said, “You know, I really didn’t. The funny thing is I didn’t think it was. I was like, ‘Wait, what?’”
“Then I was trying to do the math and be like, ‘Now, carry the five, minus the seven,’ where did I do that?” Boz added.
Boz then said, “One thing that I’ve been very careful about, especially as a storyteller, is not to pit the two Black women against each other. That’s a very dangerous narrative. Why do we have to do that? Because she’s on the show, people were like, ‘Oh, now we have a new Black girl, so she can go,’ and they started saying that almost immediately. Why is that? Like, why can’t we have two of us?”
“And by the way, we’re not the same. We’re talking about storylines. We’re talking about history. We’re talking about experiences. They do not mirror each other, so if there’s an allowance for four white women to be on the show, why can’t there be two Black women? Why does there just have to be one?” Boz continued.
Boz went on to equate this experience of fans wanting to push Garcelle off the show once she was cast to her time in corporate America. “Unless Garcelle says to me, ‘Girl, this is about you,’ I’m going to leave it where it is,” Boz said.
The conversation moved on, and the interviewer asked Boz if she was only friends with Dorit Kemsley because she felt bad for her. Boz responded, “No. You know what, timing is so important because I don’t know if we would have been friends if I met her six years ago.”
The RHOBH newbie said, “Because she would have been in a different place in her life. Maybe less evolved about her thoughts about people and situations. I think that at this particular moment in time, she’s extraordinarily vulnerable. She’s, like, looking and reaching for anyone that she can hold on to to add stability. I happen to be that person, and in this particular scenario, I also happen to be a very level-headed person.”
After this, Boz admitted that she does feel bad for Dorit amid her separation. “The thing is, she’s hurt. I feel badly for her because she doesn’t feel empowered, and I hate that. Especially as an empowered woman. Especially coming from my seat, coming from my perspective where I own my life,” Boz said.
They then began to discuss her issues with Kyle Richards. The RHOBH star explained, “I said that she was cold. I see it as just the truth. It’s not a diss. It’s not a criticism of her character, but I think she is cold right now. She has to be because there are so many things going on around her and she’s also caught up in a tornado where she and Dorit behave differently in their outreach.”
She went on to say that Kyle acting this way could be her defense mechanism, whereas Dorit isn’t shy about reaching out to others in her time of need. Still, she has empathy toward Kyle. The interviewer then brought up the reports about the reunion and how Kyle was said to be in tears.
“People report things, and I don’t know where they got that from. There are some tears, but I think that’s just the emotion of the moment. It’s not like a raging, crazy thing,” Boz responded.
Boz continued, “Kyle’s in a place where I think she just wants to protect. Perhaps even to her own detriment, she wants to protect those in her life. Towards the end of filming, we were able to, like, bridge the gap. I went over to her house. We had a deep and meaningful conversation about what’s happening in her life, and that’s essentially what I walked away with. That she is a protector and that she doesn’t want anything going badly for anyone in her life. Even if it is to her own detriment.”
Fans can watch RHOBH on Tuesday nights.
