The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 14 cast has been confirmed following the departures of cast members Crystal Kung Minkoff and Annemarie Wiley.
Kyle Richards’ sister, Kathy Hilton, who has guest-starred on the show throughout the years, is among the familiar faces returning to the unscripted series alongside her younger sibling, Erika Girardi, Dorit Kemsley, Garcelle Beauvais and Sutton Stracke.
The program will also welcome its newest full-time housewife, Bozoma ‘Boz’ Saint John, who previously served as the former chief marketing officer of Netflix.
The successful businesswoman, who was born in Middletown, Connecticut, moved to Ghana when she was six-months-old and spent her childhood living in Nairobi, Kenya and Washington, D.C.
At age 12, she and her parents moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado. She ultimately attended Wesleyan University, where she graduated with a degree in English and African-American studies.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 14 cast has been confirmed following the departures of cast members Crystal Kung Minkoff and Annemarie Wiley; Kathy Hilton seen above last month will return to the series
Over her career, Saint John has worked for PepsiCo, Beats Music, Apple and Uber, among others.
In 2020, she launched a podcast with journalist Katie Couric called Back to Biz with Katie and Boz, in which they spoke about topics like economy, the coronavirus pandemic as well as systemic racism and criminal justice reform.
Last year, the mother-of-two released her memoir, The Urgent Life: My Story of Love, Loss, and Survival.
According to its description, she reflects on the loss of her husband, Peter, who died of cancer, grief and navigating ‘the highs and the lows’ as she learns to live through ‘her brokenness.’
She and her late husband, the father of her two children, were married from 2003 until his death in 2013.
Actress and professional poker player Jennifer Tilly will also appear on the series as a friend of Stracke.
Tilly, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the 1994 film Bullets over Broadway, has appeared in various movies, including Bound (1996) and Bride of Chucky (1998).
Like Tilly, Hilton will be featured on the season as an official friend, which she did in seasons 11 and 12.
The newest Housewife is Bozoma ‘Boz’ Saint John, who served as the former chief marketing officer of Netflix for 17 months; pictured in 2022
Actress and professional poker player Jennifer Tilly will also appear on the series as a friend of Stracke (seen in 2020)
Previously, the socialite, 65, said filming on her daughter Paris Hilton’s reality series, Paris in Love, prevented her from appearing as a friend on RHOBH’s 13th season.
The casting shakeup comes after Minkoff, 41, was reportedly let go from the Bravo show, according to US Weekly.
‘She was fired because she didn’t deliver,’ according to an insider who spoke with the publication.
‘Producers told her she doesn’t have a story line, so they had to let her go.’
The entrepreneur put a positive spin on the experience in a taped message to hundreds of thousands of followers telling them, ‘Never did I think I would have been asked to do the show in a million years, let alone film it for three seasons. ‘Every single year I was asked back, it was a blessing. It was an honor.’
Season 14 will follow Kyle Richards, Erika Girardi, Dorit Kemsley, Garcelle Beauvais and Sutton Stracke
The Life Refreshed Real Coco co-founder said she was happy to tell her story as an Asian-American and as someone who was going through her own difficulties.
‘I have since just really understood the magnitude of what that meant for people,’ she said in her post.
‘I just wanted to thank you guys for being such an incredible support for me, and I hope that I have been for you, sharing my story with my [eating disorder], sharing stories about my father and his Alzheimer’s. I’ve heard so many incredible stories from you guys.’
She ended the message promising more on the horizon.
‘I have some other things going on that I will be sharing with you soon that I’ll still be able to connect with you because at the end of the day, that has been my biggest gift of filming this show is connecting with so many of you with your beautiful stories,’ she told her fans.
The casting shakeup comes after Crystal Minkoff, 41, was reportedly let go from the Bravo show, according to US Weekly (seen in April 2024)
Additionally, Wiley (seen earlier this year) was fired from RHOBH after just one season
Additionally, Wiley was fired from RHOBH after just one season.
The registered nurse anesthetist was involved in a fair share of drama with her fellow co-stars during the 13th season, which saw her feud with Stracke and Minkoff.
In March, she confirmed she was not asked to return to the show on Instagram.
‘To say that I’m disappointed is an understatement,’ she admitted. ‘I never auditioned for this show. The show found me and asked me to be on it out of the blue 6 weeks after the cast had already started filming. I was thrown into filming 2 weeks later, mid season.’
She concluded her statement by saying she was ‘disappointed’ that fans ‘never got to see the real’ her or ‘a glimpse’ of her ‘unique story.’