Singer Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field will not be joining RHOBH for Season 13 after all.
Despite reports to the contrary, a source tells Radar Online that the former Take That singer and his wife Ayda will not be replacing the departed Lisa Rinna for Season 13 of the Bravo show which is set to begin filming next month. Bravo fanpage Queens of Bravo has also reported that Ayda is not being considered for the new season.
Interestingly enough, if Bravo had chosen to hire Ayda for the new season, she could have been introduced to the group by none other than Lisa Vanderpump (we wish!) and she is also reportedly one of Crystal Kung Minkoff’s 14 ex-friends.
RHOBH Season 13: Who’s in, and who’s out?
As previously reported, Ayda Field was reportedly set to join RHOBH Season 13 according to a Deuxmoi tipster. The news comes as the show takes a short break ahead of filming on the new season with both Rinna and Diana Jenkins having previously announced their exits.
Kyle Richards, Sutton Stracke, Erika Jayne, Crystal Kung Minkoff, and Dorit Kemsley are all expected to return in some capacity while it’s unknown if Friends of the Housewives Sheree Zampino and Kathy Hilton will be in the mix, meaning the show is set for it is biggest casting shakeup in recent years.
Lisa Rinna exits
Kyle recently opened up about the changes set to come to RHOBH, explaining that Lisa Rinna’s departure in particular will leave a big gap.
“I will say [Lisa] was always very supportive of me in my personal life and my business life,” she shared in a Amazon Live stream on back on January 12, according to a write up from PEOPLE. “Any time I was producing a show or in a movie, whatever it was, she was always extremely supportive, and we had a lot of fun.”
Despite Rinna being personally supportive of Kyle, fans of RHOBH may not feel the same way after the events of Season 12 which saw Rinna face off against Richards’s sister, Kathy Hilton.
“People would say, ‘Why didn’t you speak up and defend your sister?’” she recalled, according to the magazine. “I can’t always explain things, but sometimes being quiet may look like it’s the easy way out, but it’s actually the hardest thing to do.”
Saying that she will “miss” Lisa Rinna on RHOBH, Kyle also revealed that she compartmentalizes the two situations and doesn’t view Rinna’s time on the show as tied to her feud with Kathy.
Going a step further to show her support for Rinna, Kyle actually posted a throwback clip on Instagram of the two cavorting during the cast trip to France a few seasons ago.
“I felt the need to post something about Rinna, throwing back to good times, because, you know, we did have a lot of amazing times on the show over these years,” she reportedly said on the Amazon Live.
When does RHOBH season 13 begin filming?
Until things are made official by Bravo, fans of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills are going to have to make-do with casting rumours. Regardless of which of the Housewives will be asked back, Season 13 is reportedly set to begin filming this February for a late 2023 return.
