Dorit Kemsley is looking back on one of the most dramatic fallouts from the latest season of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” but it appears time has helped soften tensions.
Months after her explosive clash with Erika Jayne in Italy, the reality star revealed that their friendship is slowly finding its footing again.
While the argument spilled into the reunion and left relationships fractured, Dorit now says there is still plenty of affection between the longtime friends despite everything that happened.
Dorit Kemsley shared a hopeful update on her relationship with Erika Jayne while appearing on SiriusXM’s Page Six Radio during press for her new memoir, “Unburdened.”
According to Dorit, she was the first to reach out following Jayne’s legal troubles, and the response came quickly.
Not long afterward, Jayne contacted her again, and the pair discussed meeting face-to-face.
Reflecting on where things stand today, the 49-year-old made it clear that their bond remains meaningful despite the fallout.
“There’s a lot of love there. There’s a lot of love, there’s a lot of history,” she said.
Dorit emphasized that their friendship had been remarkably smooth before their highly publicized argument.
“You know, prior to that one moment in Italy, Erika and I — we never had a cross word. We’ve always been good,” she continued.
Dorit Felt Blindsided By The Fallout In Italy
While discussing the infamous cast trip, Dorit Kemsley admitted there were many emotions involved at the time.
She explained that the previous few years had already been difficult due to her public split from Paul Kemsley as well as ongoing issues with fellow castmate Kyle Richards.
The fashion designer believed she and Richards had finally begun to make progress. “I thought we really turned a corner,” she said about their friendship, hence why what happened during the Italy trip caught her off guard.
“So then to feel that, I felt blindsided and that’s exactly how I felt by Erika in Italy,” she added. According to Dorit, the situation was especially confusing because she had spent hours with Jayne the night before the confrontation.
She recalled being in Jayne’s room until 2 a.m. and said everything appeared perfectly normal between them before tensions suddenly exploded the next day.
Dorit Kemsley Recalls How The RHOBH Dinner Turned Explosive
Dorit detailed how quickly things unraveled during the cast dinner that ultimately became one of Season 15’s biggest storylines.
“And then the next day, just out of nowhere in this desolate town, I think her intention was to kind of get Kyle and I together, but it felt like [an ambush],” she said.
The confrontation began when Jayne criticized Dorit for arriving late to dinner and making the rest of the group wait.
In no time, the conversation that started as a disagreement over timing soon escalated into a deeply personal argument involving both Jayne and Richards.
The tension eventually reached a breaking point, with Dorit calling Jayne a “c—t” before storming away from the table.
Dorit’s Rift With Jayne And Richards Continued After Filming
Although Dorit Kemsley now says things are improving with Erika Jayne, the relationships remained strained long after cameras stopped rolling.
In December 2025, Kyle Richards revealed that neither she nor Jayne were speaking to Dorit following the cast trip.
“Erika and I are not speaking with Dorit and vice versa, because we had a very big blowout on our cast trip,” Richards told Us Weekly.
She also shared her frustrations over attempts to repair the friendship. “She’s not open-minded to listening to you, and when she has something in her head, that’s it,” Richards shared.
She continued, revealing how difficult it was to have a conversation with Dorit. “Unfortunately, we tried to fix things, and it was like two steps forward, three steps back,” Richards added.
Dorit Kemsley Teases Next Chapter As ‘RHOBH’ Future Remains Unclear
A few days ago, Dorit sparked fresh speculation about her future on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” after admitting she could eventually walk away from the hit Bravo series.
While promoting her memoir, “Unburdened,” the longtime cast member revealed she is keeping an open mind about what comes next.
As The Blast reported, Dorit explained that the last few years had taught her that “anything can change from week to week, month to month.”
She said she was having “really wonderful conversations” and felt she was in a creative space, with much of her focus centered on her book and upcoming projects.
The reality TV star also acknowledged that she would know when the time was right to either continue or “step back.”
Dorit, who joined “RHOBH” in 2016, said she felt she was entering a period of “peace, acceptance, happiness, and adventure,” fueling ongoing questions about whether Season 15 could eventually mark the beginning of her exit plans.
