Yes, RHOBH's Kyle Richards Is Related To Paris Hilton

Yes, RHOBH's Kyle Richards Is Related To Paris Hilton
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What would Real Housewives of Beverly Hills be without Kyle Richards? Long-time fans of the show know that Kyle has been through it all during the past nine seasons, including some serious family drama.

If you're familiar with the earlier RHOBH seasons, then you know that Kyle's sister, Kim, was also a main cast member for a few years. Now, there's a third sister on the scene: Kathy Hilton. And yes, she's one of those Hiltons. (More on that later.)

The Richards-Hilton family tree goes way, way back. For new viewers, it can be confusing to untangle, especially with two different last names to sort out. So, whether this is your first RHOBH season or you're a veteran viewer, here's everything you need to know about the Richards-Hilton sisters and their relatives:

For starters, there's Kyle, Kathy, and Kim.

The three sisters have all appeared on the show: Kyle Richards, 52, Kim Richards, 56, and Kathy Hilton, 62. Their mother, Kathleen "Big Kathy" Richards, died in 2002 after a battle with breast cancer, per People.

“My mom was a very strong, outspoken woman," Kyle said. "And in that time, women weren’t supposed to be like that. Now it’s like, ‘boss lady’—that’s a term now. But in the ’70s, if you were strong and opinionated and outspoken, it was looked down upon. And my mom was that woman—very strong.”

Growing up, Kim and Kyle were child stars. Kim starred in movies like Escape to Witch Mountain, No Deposit, No Return, and Return to Witch Mountain. Kyle appeared in Halloween and Halloween Kills, among other movies, and both sisters acted together in The Car and Little House on the Prairie.

Kim has spoken out more than once about her early years: “I did not have a conventional life growing up at all,” she said on an episode of Megyn Kelly Today, per People. “In addition to being a child actor, it was just a very different upbringing."

Kathy, unlike Kim and Kyle, stayed out of the spotlight until she became Kathy Hilton. But through all of the media attention, the sisters have more or less always stuck together. "I mean, all families go through stuff,” Kyle said. “We’re sisters, we love each other."

Then, Kathy met her now-husband, Rick.

Kathy became Kathy Hilton after she married Rick Hilton. And yes, that's Hilton like the hotels. The couple have four children: Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton, Barron Hilton, and Conrad Hilton.

Of course, you know Paris Hilton for her extensive modeling career, her larger-than-life TV shows, and her recent documentary, This is Paris. She also just got engaged to her boyfriend, Carter Reum, a businessman. Nicky Hilton, when she wasn't with Paris, also modeled and designed a few different clothing and jewelry lines.

The Hilton boys have kept a lower profile than their sisters. Barron married a German aristocrat, Tessa Gräfin von Walderdorff, in 2018, per Tatler. Conrad, being the youngest, hasn't really broken out on his own yet.

But the sisters weren't speaking a few years ago.

Kyle and Kim went through some drama in early RHOBH seasons as Kim dealt with some personal issues. And then, Kyle and Kathy weren't speaking, either. When Kyle wanted to produce a TV show about the sisters' childhood called American Woman, Kathy was concerned it would reveal too much personal information.

“I hope when Kathy sees the show, she’ll understand,” Kyle told People. “I felt bad because she thought it was something that it wasn’t. I was inspired by my mom being a single mom in the ’70s. It was a crazy, fun, reckless time. But it’s not based on my actual life.”

The show only lasted for one season, but it certainly created enough drama.

Later, Kyle's husband and Kathy's husband had a falling out.

RHOBH fans know all about Kyle's husband, Mauricio, and his thriving real estate business. But Mauricio owes much of his success to his start working for Rick Hilton's real estate firm. When Mauricio left to strike out on his own, the tension between the two families escalated.

"My husband for years worked for my brother-in-law," Kyle said, per Bravo. "Then he went off on his own, like people do." In an episode of RHOBH, Kyle shared more about the sticky situation: "That doesn't always work well in the family dynamic, and it can complicate things. I love my sisters a lot. It's very complicated."

Now, on RHOBH, Kyle and Kathy are closer than ever.

Kim, Kyle, and Kathy have had their ups and downs on RHOBH, for sure. But on this season, Kyle and Kathy finally seem to have patched things up for good.

"My favorite thing about having Kathy back in my life is just the relief," Kyle said, per Bravo. "The anxiety and depression that I felt with not speaking to my sister for so long really affected me a lot."

All families have some drama at some point or another, and the Richards-Hilton clan is no exception. But, for now, it seems like they've put most of it behind them. "We've gone through many different problems, and we have finally worked through them," Kyle said.

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