After five drama-filled seasons on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Garcelle Beauvais made the decision to walk away from the series — and her dramatic exit from the Season 14 reunion was the breaking point.
Bravo recently aired the intense moment that led to Beauvais leaving the set, catching both the cast and fans completely off-guard. As the reunion wrapped up with its traditional toast to close the season and look ahead, host Andy Cohen suggested the cast gather for a group photo. But Beauvais had no intention of sticking around for appearances.
“I’m out,” Beauvais said, leaving Cohen and her castmates stunned.
Dorit Kemsley, with whom Beauvais had several tense exchanges during the reunion, reacted immediately.
“Garcelle, that’s not cool,” Kemsley said as Beauvais made her way off the stage.
“I don’t want to be in the cast photo,” Beauvais replied firmly, continuing to exit.
Kemsley added, “Garcelle, that’s really unprofessional,” while Cohen noted that Beauvais had initially expressed hope about ending the reunion with a cast photo — something they’d skipped the previous year.
Backstage, cameras followed Beauvais to her dressing room where she voiced her frustrations.
“I’m not doing this anymore. I don’t want cameras here. I’m done,” she said.
In a candid hot mic moment, Beauvais added, “And I never say I don’t want cameras. I’m always a team player. But this — there’s no team. I’m not doing it anymore. I’m not.”
As the reunion taping continued without her, Cohen turned to Sutton Stracke, Garcelle’s closest ally on the show, asking if she knew what was happening.
“I don’t know. She’s really unhappy,” Stracke responded.
Beauvais, still venting behind the scenes, didn’t hold back about her feelings toward the rest of the cast.
“I’m just so fing sick of it. It’s like, they’re all fing a**holes. No one said, ‘Oh, I understand what you’re saying.’ No one said anything,” she expressed.
One of the major flashpoints during the reunion was Beauvais admitting she suspected Kemsley’s home invasion might have been staged — a claim Bozoma Saint John called “dangerous.”
“I’m always honest, but nobody said, ‘Oh, you have accountability.’ Everybody jumped on me,” Beauvais later reflected in her dressing room. “And I felt I was on an island by myself. I can’t be friends with people like that. I don’t trust them and they obviously don’t trust me.”
Stracke later admitted she wasn’t entirely sure what was bothering Beauvais. Meanwhile, Garcelle made it clear she was done.
“It’s been an amazing ride. I’m so grateful for the opportunity, but I’m done,” Beauvais declared.
The cast went ahead with the group photo without her, and Beauvais left the building without saying goodbye to any of her castmates. Stracke eventually went to look for her in her dressing room but found it empty.
Beauvais and Stracke had shared a close bond on the show, with Beauvais previously leaving a reunion taping to be by Stracke’s side during a medical emergency. But this time, their connection appeared to falter when Beauvais walked off.
After the reunion aired, Beauvais confirmed her departure from RHOBH, citing her desire to prioritize her family, and focus on new film and television projects.
