Beloved actress Garcelle Beauvais announced her departure from Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” in March 2025. Since then, she’s been open about wanting to put her experience with the show behind her as she moves forward with her acting career. Now, in a new interview, she’s opening up about her friendship with Sutton Stracke and sharing thoughts on her departure.
Beauvais’s most recent comments come after she released her new Audible Original Audiobook, “Protecting My Peace… At All Costs.” In it, she discusses a wealth of topics, including her time on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”
“Protecting My Peace… At All Costs” was released on May 7.
Garcelle Beauvais Discusses Leaving RHOBH
GettyBeauvais appeared on Betches Media’s “Mention it All” podcast in June 2026. During the episode, she was asked about her exit from “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” Specifically, the host asked about the first “few weeks or months” after her announcement.
She responded, “I was surprised how much attention that got.” After that, she mentioned the conflicting reports about her exit, including some who assumed she had been fired. Beauvais continued, “First of all, I took some time to take a moment because, you know, it was a lot.”
From there, she stated that she’s still happy with her decision to leave ahead of RHOBH season 15. However, she admitted, “But I can also honor the time that I was on. I had some really great times.” In continuing to reflect, the actress said, “My friendship with Sutton was important to me then, and I think two things can be – how do I say it? I love what we had, but that doesn’t mean I need to throw it away.
I loved what we had, and I wish her well.” She added, “I had a lot of fun; it wasn’t all bad. It wasn’t all horrible. Yes, there were things that were painful. There were things that weren’t fun, didn’t feel good, but, you know.”
Beauvais then stated that she never intended for “Housewives” to be the end for her, noting that she has so much she still wants to do with her life and career. According to her, “It was just time. I had never planned on “Housewives” being the end goal.”
Garcelle is Executive Producing a New Series at Peacock
GettyNot only is Beauvais continuing her work in front of the camera, but the “Jamie Foxx Show” alum is also expanding her behind-the-scenes resume. According to Variety, she will serve as executive producer for the upcoming Peacock series “Keep Your Friends Close” alongside Leo Richardson.
The murder mystery series will be based on the book of the same name by Lucinda Berry. Per the show’s logline, “When the president of the West Hollywood Mom’s Club is found murdered, all of her friends and members become key suspects. A jaded detective uses every trick he knows to outsmart the killer.”
Regarding her acting, Beauvais’ most recent movie, “Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Love,” premiered on Lifetime in January 2026 as part of her recently extended partnership with the network. Additionally, Deadline reports she is returning to Netflix’s “Survival of the Thickest” for its third and final season. It premieres on July 2.
