“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” Casts Its First Black Housewife

Garcelle Beauvais at the 12th Annual Race to Erase MS, Century Plaza Hotel, Century City, CA, April 2005.

The Real Housewives of Beverley Hills will be making history with its forthcoming tenth season.

Lisa Vanderpump’s exit during season 9 has left space for new cast members on the reality series, and those spots will be filled by Garcelle Beauvis and Sutton Stracke.

Beauvis, who is known for her work on The Jamie Foxx Show and Spider-Man: Homecoming, will be the show’s very first black woman.

“As the first African American Housewife in the Beverly Hills franchise, I am honored and humbled by this awesome opportunity to exemplify the fact that Black Girl Magic lives and thrives in every ZIP code,” Garcelle said in a statement to Bravo’s The Daily Dish.

“I’m excited to share the many ongoing daily surprises, laughs and joys of being a working mother in today’s crazy world. The hustle is R-E-A-L! No games, all heart and a little dash of fashion-filled sass is what you’ll get when you step into my sphere… and I wouldn’t have it any other way!”

Fellow cast mate, Camille Grammer, confirmed that she would not be returning to the show, revealing that she wasn’t asked to come back…

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