10 Real Housewives Friendships That Ended In Disaster

Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise allows fans to get a close look at some fascinating and long-term friendships. While sometimes relationships end naturally, as people grow apart and there’s no bad blood between them, that’s not the case with the cast members here. When a Real Housewives friendship reaches its conclusion, there’s often a sad reason behind it or a blow-out fight that causes it.

From the dramatic ending to some RHONJ relationships to the person who Lisa Rinna no longer hangs out with, there are several Real Housewives cast members who have made it clear that they will never talk to each other ever again.

10 Teresa Giudice And Jacqueline Laurita (RHONJ)

When Jacqueline Laurita was on The Real Housewives of New Jersey from seasons 1 to 5, it was impossible to imagine that she and Teresa Giduice would go their separate ways. By the time Jaqueline came back for season 7, she and Teresa were doing so badly that fans could tell their attempt to reconcile would backfire.

Jacqueline was mad that Teresa didn’t share how she was feeling about her legal troubles, and Teresa felt that Jacqueline was overstepping. In the end, these two couldn’t be nice to each other, and it was sad for fans to see them walk away from each other.

9 Margaret Joseph And Danielle Staub (RHONJ)

Some of the most dramatic RHONJ fights include the season 10 scene when Danielle Staub pulled Margaret Joseph’s ponytail. This was particularly harsh and heartbreaking to watch. It would have been terrible to watch anyone getting hurt of course, but Margaret had defended Danielle countless times and had supported Danielle while she was extra dramatic about getting married.

After this argument, Danielle and Margaret stopped being friends, and it seems like there is too much bad blood on each side that they will never get back to the place where they once were.

8 Brandi Glanville And Lisa Vanderpump (RHOBH)

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has seen many friendships come and go and every single time two co-stars stop talking to each other, it’s incredibly sad and tough to think about.

When fans were first introduced to Brandi Glanville, she was best friends with Lisa Vanderpump, and the two had a charming and silly dynamic where they didn’t take anything too seriously. Brandi didn’t like that Scheana, the woman who Brandi’s ex-husband Eddie slept with, worked for Lisa. When Brandi appeared on the show again in season 9, she told Denise Richards that she felt Lisa was creating drama and Lisa never forgave her for that. There doesn’t seem to be any positive feelings left between the former co-stars.

7 Lisa Rinna And Denise Richards (RHOBH)

Season 10 of RHOBH was all about the Brandi/Denise rumor, and this not only forced Denise to leave the show early, but it resulted in the demise of Lisa Rinna and Denise’s friendship.

Denise told Lisa several times that she wasn’t sticking up for her, and while Lisa admitted that she wanted to be a better and more caring friend, neither one felt that the other person understood where they were coming from. It was heartbreaking to watch. In season 11, Garcelle Beauvais mentioned that Lisa could reach out to Denise, and Lisa said she could when the time feels right.

6 Erika Giradi And Sutton Stracke (RHOBH)

At the beginning of season 11 of RHOBH, Erika Girardi and Sutton Stracke had a great time together… or as great a time as Erika could have while going through her painful divorce. The two have a lot in common, as they both come from Georgia and are stylish. Fans love Erika’s RHOBH outfits and it was nice to see her talking about her feelings as viewers got to know her better.

By the end of the season, Erika and Sutton couldn’t possibly have been on shakier footing. Sutton suggested that Erika was lying about her and Tom’s legal battle and said she didn’t want to be implicated. Erika couldn’t forgive this, leaving fans unsure what to think or whose side to take here.

5 Tamra Judge And Shannon Beador (RHOC)

For several seasons of The Real Housewives of Orange County, Tamra Judge and Shannon Beador had tons of fun together, especially when they hung out with co-star Vicki Gunvalson. After leaving the show, Tamra said she and Shannon didn’t speak anymore, and Tamra didn’t believe that Shannon supported her.

Fans remember a fight on the show when Shannon learned that Tamra felt she wasn’t compassionate when Tamra’s husband Eddie struggled with his heart condition. It doesn’t sound like Tamra has any interest in getting back the friendship that they once shared.

4 Lisa Vanderpump And Kyle Richards (RHOBH)

There are many dramatic RHOBH Richards sisters episodes, but it was Kyle Richards’s friendship with Lisa Vanderpump that also got fans talking.

After years of watching Kyle and Lisa spend time together both at home in Beverly Hills and on fun vacations, viewers were amazed and saddened to see Lisa’s husband Ken kick Kyle out of their house. The RHOBH cast felt that Lisa was talking to the media about the Puppygate scandal, and Kyle was curious, too. This felt like a massive betrayal for Lisa, and fans are still upset that these two couldn’t make up at all.

3 Bethenny Frankel And Jill Zarin (RHONY)

Bethenny Frankel and Jill Zarin’s friendship used to be a favorite part of The Real Housewives of New York City. There was a warmth between them that was really sweet to watch. Unfortunately, in season 3, there was such tension between the two that a breakup seemed inevitable. Bethenny felt that Jill was envious of how well she was doing with her business, and Jill didn’t prove that wasn’t true.

RHONY fans were glad to see Bethenny supporting Jill after her husband Bobby passed away, but besides a visit at the funeral, the two are still not friends.

2 Bethenny Frankel And Carole Radzwill (RHONY)

The RHONY cast kept secrets and the conclusion of Bethenny Frankel and Carole Radzwill’s friendship has only made sense to fans recently. While viewers were uncertain about why the former co-stars were suddenly fighting all the time, Carole felt Bethenny was being unfair by wanting to use one of her friends as a contact.

Fans also saw Bethenny and Carole arguing because Bethenny asked Carole’s ex-boyfriend Adam Kenworthy to be a photographer for a charity trip, and Adam didn’t feel that he should do that for free.

1 Kandi Burruss And Phaedra Parks (RHOA)

Fans of The Real Housewives of Atlanta feel terribly about the end of Kandi Burruss and Phaedra Parks’s friendship. In 2018, Kandi went on Watch What Happens Live and explained that she didn’t want to speak to her former pal.

In season 8, Phaedra’s marriage to Apollo ended, and Phaedra didn’t like that Kandi kept his motorcycles in her home. By the following season, the two were really upset with each other thanks to a tense situation involving Porsha Williams, Kandi, and Kandi’s husband Todd Tucker. Viewers will recall that Porsha said Kandi and Todd wanted to give her drugs and then sleep with her. This fight continued for a while and since it involved talk of a “sex dungeon,” it was definitely one of the wildest discussions to happen in the Real Housewives franchise.

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