Garcelle Beauvais on Leaving RHOBH

Garcelle Beauvais first joined the cast of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” in 2020, making her the first black woman in the franchise. Ahead of the season 14 reunion episodes, in March 2025, the actress confirmed that it was time for her to exit the Bravo series.

“There was a moment where I felt like I no longer belonged here,” she said in a recent interview with Variety. “I no longer fit in here. It was definitely a moment of like, ‘This is not for me.’ It just didn’t feel right.”

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Garcelle Has No Regrets About Her RHOBH Exit

While Garcelle decided that it was time to dip out of reality television, she certainly made her mark on it. In December 2024, Variety chose her as one of last year’s 30 most powerful women of reality TV because of how, during her five seasons on RHOBH, she “managed to both stir the pot and rise above it.”

Still, months after her departure, the actress has no regrets whatsoever about her exit. “As great an opportunity as it was to be on the ‘Housewives,’ it was also heavy on my spirit. Walking away has given me my power back. It’s given me a sense of freedom, and I’m in a good headspace. I want to create. I want to spend time with my family and friends. We live in a crazy world right now, and anywhere you can find joy and hold on to it for a bit is where we should all go. I am enjoying joy, peace, and my life at this point,” explains Beauvais.

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Garcelle Prioritized Herself Over Reality Television

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Garcelle announced her exit ahead of the reunion, but once all three episodes aired, her departure was easier to understand. Rather than choosing to take a cast photo with the other ladies, she walked off the set instead. Garcelle now says that in that particular moment, she prioritized herself and did what she needed to do.

Once she left the series, Garcelle then unfollowed several of her former cast members. She even cut ties with Sutton Stracke, with whom she was once close friends. Garcelle hasn’t ruled out the possibility of making an appearance again on RHOBH, but joining as a cast member seems pretty unlikely.

How do you feel about Garcelle’s exit? Would you like to see her return to the Bravo series again?