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Friends to Enemies: 3 Biggest Feuds in Real Housewives' History

Friends to Enemies: 3 Biggest Feuds in Real Housewives' History
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Bridges were burned beyond repair in these friendships.

Bethenny Frankel vs. Carole Radziwill - RHONY

A widow herself, Carole spent the holidays comforting her friend Cassandra Grey, who had just lost her husband. This made Bethenny feel neglected and she allegedly bombarded Carole with text messages.

Bethenny herself was dealing with custody issues and stress caused by her ex-husband's stalking incidents earlier in the year. Sadly, the breakdown in their friendship was caused by a simple lack of communication on both sides.

To add fuel to the fire, Bethenny asked Carole's boyfriend, Adam Kenworthy, to document her charity work for free, but he declined, which Bethenny found tacky. Another blow to the friendship followed when Carole accused Bethenny of using her for her contacts.

The Truth Behind Ultimatum's James & Ryann Not Living Together in Real LifeCarole may have left the show, but the feud continues. In 2022, Carole slammed Bethenny's 'Rewives' podcast, adding that 'she did build her brand by trashing & mocking women specifically the HWs & Bethenny always returns to what she does best.'

Lisa Vanderpump vs. Kyle Richards - RHOBH

This fiercely loyal friendship ended with one woman's bitter departure.

Things went downhill between Lisa and Kyle after the infamous Puppgate incident, in which a fellow cast member adopted a dog from Lisa's Vanderpump Dogs and the puppy ended up in a kill shelter. When questioned about Lisa allegedly leaking the story to the press, Kyle chose not to defend her friend and instead admitted that Lisa was the culprit.

Things got heated again at Villa Rosa when an epic brawl broke out between Kyle and Lisa, into which Lisa's husband Ken Todd jumped. The couple kicked Kyle out of their home, with Ken's 'Goodbye, Kyle!' becoming a pretty iconic meme.

Lisa ultimately left the show after Kyle's unforgivable betrayal and the repercussions of the Puppygate leak allegations.

Lisa Rinna vs. Denise Richards - RHOBH

Denise's affair with Brandi, inappropriate conversation topics, and inflammatory tweets spelled the end of their two-decade friendship.

With rumours flying about her affair with Brandi, Denise ditched Doris Kemsley's housewarming party, lying about a 'family emergency', which Lisa did not take well.

Despite her openly raunchy personality, Denise continued to scold the group for talking about threesomes in front of her daughter, to which Lisa responded by expressing her doubts and calling Denise a hypocrite.

The pair spent much of the season at each other's throats, spreading rumours and constantly trying to control the narrative, leading to a full-blown explosion in the season finale over a tweet.

Denise denied liking a tweet that called for Bravo to fire Lisa, claiming it was racist, but Lisa insisted that Denise's actions were deliberate, shouting at her, 'You liked a tweet like that, that was so vile and so nasty, you knew exactly what you were doing.'