Why Dorit Kemsley’s RHOBH Reunion Treatment of Sutton Stracke Is Concerning
Dorit Kemsley has always been a Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star that I’ve been wary of. I don’t know if it was her questionable accent or her ability to take selfies for hours upon end, but she hasn’t always been the nicest to some of the ladies. In the most recent episode, she came for Sutton Stracke, and the altercation left fans very uncomfortable.
Dorit Kemsley can come across as cruel when feuding with Sutton Stracke at the RHOBH reunion
Dorit didn’t try too hard to have a constructive conversation with the Georgia peach. The fashionista made sure to cut Sutton off every chance she had. She quipped, “You haven’t said two words since you got here. Where’s the woman with the really beady stare who wants to go low?” Sutton and the rest of the couch were taken aback. Dorit kept coming with the hits as she pointed, saying, “This person is not genuine. This isn’t who shows up, and that’s definitely not who was here all season long.”
Dorit didn’t stop the insults, even with everyone’s eyes growing wider. “The only thing your wallet bought you was a horse, not a date. You don’t live like the Queen of Sheba. You live on a f*cking main road.” Dorit’s attempt to weaponize the fact that her enemy lives on the street front in Bel-Air was absurd. Dorit’s last dig hurt as she noted, “But you have to be nice in order to get love.” I couldn’t help but feel upset for Sutton, who wasn’t allowed to defend herself once.
Dorit Kemsley’s reunion attitude feels at odds with her persona on RHOBH throughout the years
Dorit was only seeing red. Her inflammatory comments were unwarranted and started when Dorit brought up how Sutton likes to talk out of turn. The episode flashed back to Sutton interrupting Dorit when she spoke about her son finding out about the divorce. Sutton explained that production had asked her to interrupt Dorit, but the mother of two wasn’t buying it. Dorit’s new smoking in the car and saying the C-word attitude was fun for a hot second. But she’s taken her tough-girl mentality a bit too far, in my opinion.
What happened to the woman who was once kind to the underdog? For years, Dorit seemed to be a lap dog of the more prominent stars like Lisa Vanderpump, but in Season 14, she turned into something else. Dorit’s performance on the RHOBH reunion showed her getting down and dirty as she continued to attack Sutton. Every time she spoke to the blonde, it made me rage inside a little bit. Dorit was demoralizing, and it wasn’t a pretty look. Before the episode ended, she told Sutton, “I know you’re used to buying people and buying gifts. But there’s more to life.”
Sutton Stracke handled herself with class during the RHOBH reunion … so far
Sutton sat idly by as she was verbally pummeled by Dorit. A lot of the time, Sutton tries to take the high road and not interact, but there are times she fires back her own insults. This time however it looked like Sutton was clearly caught off guard and mortified by the accusations flying from Dorit’s mouth. Sutton didn’t yell; she didn’t interrupt. In fact, she tried to explain the issues away and allowed Dorit to keep her rant going.
But as Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fans know, Sutton won’t stay quiet for long. I imagine that next week, in part 3 of the tell-all, Sutton will come for her revenge. She had no issue talking back to Dorit during the season, so I’d like to see her stand up for herself. I can’t help but feel Dorit is playing the role of the bully and looks at Sutton as the weaker target. But one thing every fan knows is that Sutton can and often will get in the dirt with you to play dirty.
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