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    'Real Housewives' Star Kim Richards: 'I'm An Alcoholic'

    Access Hollywood – Thu, Jan 26, 2012

    After an emotional season of high and lows, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Kim Richards has come clean about her struggles with addiction.

    In a sit-down interview with Bravo's Andy Cohen - as part of the show's three-part reunion special - Kim reveals the reason behind her sometimes erratic and often tear-filled behavior this past season.

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    "I'm an alcoholic," Kim tells Andy in a preview clip of the upcoming reunion episode. "I'm an alcoholic."

    The 47-year-old, who began treatment for alcohol abuse in December, was not part of the group reunion episodes with co-stars Taylor Armstrong, Camille Grammer, Adrienne Maloof, sister Kyle Richards and Lisa Vanderpump, but the ladies of the 90210 offered up their support and observations on Kim and her behavior during the season.

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    "I think we were all aware that something was off, but we didn't know quite what it was. It was very difficult to try and ascertain," Lisa said in a preview clip when asked if she knew Kim was struggling. "I think she wouldn't have gone without really needing to be there. She obviously has to sort something out."

    Adrienne, who remained a close friend to Kim during Season 2, said, "It takes a lot of courage to do what she has done. It's a step in the right direction."

    "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" reunion special begins on January 30 at 9 PM on Bravo.

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    Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

     

    66 comments

    • roadwarriorsbaby!
      roadwarriorsbaby!  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      When you throw a child to the wolves of Hollyweird at such a young age, this is what happens. Hope she finds her way back...
    • cbrowns
      cbrowns  •  Grand Rapids, Michigan  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      from her behavior, seems more than alcohol.
    • Sofa King Awesome
      Sofa King Awesome  •  Nuremberg, Germany  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      I thought she was addicted to mindless attention.
    • Robert
      Robert  •  Boston, Massachusetts  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      Randy I am the alcohol
    • Mr Ka-Boom!
      Mr Ka-Boom!  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      Not only do you need rehab, you need to get away from the trainwreck that is the show you are on. It can't help!
    • two
      two  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      Glad you're getting help Kim :)
    • A Yahoo! User  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      I just remember Kim when she was on Nanny and the Professor and the "Witch Mountain" series of movies. She was adorable. What happened? Kyle was the little girl in the original Halloween movie made way back when. I also remember her on Little House. What happened?
    • Christopher
      Christopher  •  Midlothian, Virginia  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      Wow, no wonder our country's in the crapper! People actually watch this junk!
    • Aaron
      Aaron  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      WOW, no class. The fact that these people of wealth go on tv and display all the garbage they do is beyond my comprehension. What are all of these women seeking? Fame? Obviously not money. The attention doesn't put any of them in a good light, they must know that. I don't get it.
    • Miss
      Miss  •  Washington, District of Columbia  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      Also, when I saw you and your sister sit there and bad mouth Brandi when you were first meeting her, I saw the mean person you really are inside. Booze or no booze. Just a mean rotten snobby nasty person. Both of you. SO junior highish.
    • John
      John  •  Los Angeles, California  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      This is good news, I thought she was on crack.
      Hope she gets better.
    • Oh Yes Its True
      Oh Yes Its True  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      And.....?
    • Charlie
      Charlie  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      oh the life of a rich train wreck. People that have no respect for money deserve what they get.
    • Running Bear
      Running Bear  •  Carlsbad, California  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      You Look like one. Get Help!
    • A Yahoo! User  •  1 mth 12 days ago
      Maybe her & Demi could room together at re-hab
    • help usa taxpayers
      help usa taxpayers  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      the first step is admitting it - the next step is changing her environment to remove herself away from temptation
    • Mr Ka-Boom!
      Mr Ka-Boom!  •  1 mth 13 days ago
      In other hard hitting news: The sky is blue, fish swim in water and all these "Housewives" should sue their plastic surgeons for making them look like Pelosi on a good day!
    • Pete Sampras' socks
      Pete Sampras' socks  •  Chicago, Illinois  •  1 mth 11 days ago
      Awesome story. Iremember her from when she was a hottie. About a year and a half ago, maybe two years, I was out with friends, ran into her, and she was rocking the room. She gave lap dances, came on to everyone, but kept coming back to me. At the end of the night she told her handler to piss off, she was busy, and came back to my car, She said she loved having her breasts sucked, and I had two hours of lapping. Nothing else, but my god, that was fun, Normally I would be mad that is where it ended but they were glorious.
    • JP
      JP  •  1 mth 12 days ago
      'Real Life American Worker' Justin Neyra: 'Who Gives a #$%$
    • flippflopp
      flippflopp  •  1 mth 12 days ago
      "AT THE LEVEL OF PRESS, RADIO, AND FILMS.. LADY..." Time for you to shut your mouth and LISTEN for a while.. YOU MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING.. HELL!!!! YOU MIGHT EVEN LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT YOURSELF THAT YOU MAY NEED TO CHANGE...
      so as they say... TIME TO TAKE THE COTTON OUT OF YOU EARS AND STICK IT IN YOUR MOUTH... SHUT UP, LISTEN AND LEARN..
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