‘RHOBH’: Kyle Richards Finally Breaks Silence on COVID-19 Positive Test Including Daughter Sophia

Kyle Richards of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has been directly impacted by the pandemic. The OG of the Bravo reality series has confirmed she has tested positive for COVID-19. Production for the show had been put on pause last week amid a breakout within the crow. Now, the reality series star is breaking her silence and revealing her daughter Sophia has been affected too.

Kyle Richards updates fans on her health

Coronavirus cases have been on a steady climb across the United States in the latter part of 2020. Filming for RHOBH Season 11 was directly impacted as several crew members tested positive for COVID-19. After days of speculation, Richards has revealed that she is one of the persons affected. The Halloween Kills actress shared a family holiday photo and opted to tell fans her daughter Sophia also started feeling sick shortly after the shoot.

“I love these people so much,” Richards captioned the Instagram photo. “Some of you may have heard I have COVID, I got it after these photos were taken.”

“Since I was diagnosed I have been separated from my family in order to keep them healthy,” she added. “Unfortunately Sophia also got it. We will stay in isolation until it’s safe to see the family and others again. I can’t wait to hug them.”

Fans and followers gave Richards and her family all of their support in the comments section through this difficult process.

Garcelle Beauvais talked about the shut down

It was RHOBH co-star Garcelle Beauvais that first confirmed the news of the COVID-19 outbreak among the production. The actress took to her daytime talk show The Real to give insight as to what was happening with the show.

“We shot for Housewives on Tuesday, Tuesday night we got home and found out that a few people in our crew tested positive for COVID,” Beauvais shared in a clip for The Real shared by Entertainment Tonight.

Beauvais explained that there are a set of protocols that production follows in order to keep everyone safe while filming. However, despite everyone’s best efforts to help mitigate the virus, its contagious nature was unstoppable.

“We get tested at least three times a week,” Beauvais added. “We get tested before we shoot. You know, my kids get tested, I get tested, anybody who’s in my household, and you know, we did the right things, but at the same time, it just shows you that this virus — you can touch something, you can… you know, it’s not necessarily just from people.”

The Coming To America actress is also in quarantine and so far her COVID tests have come out negative. For now, filming for RHOBH has been shut down “for a few weeks” as the cast prepares to shoot their last scenes for the season.

It was rumored that Kathy Hilton had also tested positive, but those claims have not been confirmed as of yet. Erika Jayne, Dorit Kemsley, and Lisa Rinna are all expected to return for RHOBH Season 11 with a diamond. Newcomer Sutton Stracke is reportedly also returning as a “friend of” for the new season.