Kyle Richards went into Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20 with a blank slate, and that was intentional.
During a recent Amazon Live, Kyle was asked whether she rewatched any Housewives shows before filming alongside the OG cast. Her answer surprised fans who assumed she’d done homework on the women she was about to vacation with.
“I mean, I have, at different times, but I haven’t in a long time, just being completely honest,” Kyle admitted.
And according to Kyle, not being caught up on everyone’s storylines actually worked in her favor.
“Which I was glad about on this trip just because you get to know everybody without any pre-judgements of them,” she explained. “I have no idea who’s loved right now, who’s hated right now — and God only knows we all have those moments over the years. And depending on the season.”
Kyle added she preferred forming her own impressions in real time.
“So I am able to get to know them without any pre-judgements,” she added.
The cast for the 2025 Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th (celebrating 20 years of the franchise) includes iconic, franchise-defining Housewives, with NeNe Leakes making a return. The core cast features Vicki Gunvalson, Luann de Lesseps, Porsha Williams, Teresa Giudice, Kyle Richards, Gizelle Bryant, and Lisa Barlow.
It’s a refreshing take in a franchise where reputations can change season to season and cast members often arrive with years of baggage already attached. Kyle’s approach suggests Ultimate Girls Trip may feel more organic than strategic — less about alliances based on past seasons and more about real-time chemistry.
And if Housewives history has proven anything, going in blind can sometimes make for the best drama.