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Kathy Hilton Denies Kim Richards Returning To ‘RHOBH’ With Kyle Richards For Free, Blames Rumor On ‘Snakes In The Woodpile’

By Karen de Wilde
Published on: 05:56 PST, Nov 28, 2015

Is Kim Richards really so desperate to be back on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills with her sister Kyle Richards that she filmed scenes for the upcoming sixth season for free? According to her other sister, Kathy Hilton, that is a lie. Kathy has also addressed the criticism that Kim shouldn’t be back on the show because she’s not well enough.

Last week, Kathy posted a tweet that questioned why Kim would work for free. She seemingly blamed the rumor on “a couple of snakes in the woodpile.”

While Kim did receive some supportive replies, many of the replies actually questioned why Kim is back on the show in the first place, whether for free or not. People commented that Kim should not be back on the reality TV show when she’s not well.

Yet Kathy seems to believe that it’s fine for Kim to be back on Real Housewives because she’s all better. On Wednesday, she retweeted a person’s tweet expressing the belief that Kim got the help that she needed and that’s why she’s back filming.

Two weeks ago, Life & Style reported that Kim, who was arrested twice and went to rehab this year, was willing to film scenes for the show despite not getting paid anything for it because she’s “desperate” to show everyone that she has changed.

Kim wasn’t paid a dime to return to RHOBH. She was desperate to get back on TV to restore her reputation.

Along with her sister Kyle Richards, Kim Richards was a starring housewife on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills from the first through fifth seasons. The sixth season, which premieres on Tuesday, December 1, will again star Kyle as a starring housewife, alongside Lisa Vanderpump, Yolanda Foster, Eileen Davidson, Lisa Rinna, and newcomers Erika Jayne and Kathryn Edwards. Unlike Kyle, Kim isn’t a starring housewife this time.

While viewers won’t see Kim holding a diamond in the opening credits, they will still see her in at least one scene. The official preview shows Kim in one scene with Lisa Rinna. The two women seem to be talking about how Lisa R. questioned Kim’s sobriety to the other housewives in season 5, something that Kim did not appreciate. Kim tells Lisa R. that she “really pointed some nasty fingers” at her, to which Lisa R. tells her that she’s got to “own [her] own stuff.”

Kim will also likely be seen in a scene with Yolanda Foster and Brandi Glanville. As previously reported by the Inquisitr, the three women were recently photographed filming a picnic scene in a Beverly Hills park. Like Kim, Brandi will be seen in the upcoming season in a few scenes.

Has Kim also filmed some scenes with Kyle for the new season? Considering the fact that the sisters’ tumultuous and complicated relationship has been such a central storyline throughout the show’s history and in particular season 5, it’s likely that the show’s producers have done what they can to get the two women to film at least one scene together in which they have a heart-to-heart talk about their relationship.

While Kim Richards and Kyle Richards ended season 5 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills not talking to one another, they’re now at least back on speaking terms. As the Inquisitr previously reported, Kim and Kyle even watched the season 1 uncensored special, a special that focused heavily on Kim’s alcoholism, that aired last week together. Did they also celebrate Thanksgiving together? So far, neither woman has posted any photos showing that they did. On Thursday, Kim wished her fans a happy Thanksgiving and posted a photo of herself with her three daughters.

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