Dorit Kemsley Reveals She and PK 'Are Not Talking About Reconciliation': 'There's a Lot of Work to Do' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Paul “PK” Kemsley and Dorit Kemsley.Photo:JC Olivera/Getty

JC Olivera/Getty

DoritandPaul “PK” Kemsleyare taking things one day at a time.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar recently opened up to PEOPLE about how she is navigating her separation from PK after 9 years of marriage. Afterrevealing that he was “a full-blown alcoholic,”Dorit says they are focusing on healing before they consider repairing their marriage.

“We are not talking about reconciliation,” she shares. “We’re not in that part. I think that there’s a lot of work to do, absolutely. The kids come first and co-parenting is of the utmost importance to both of us, and I think that the only way for us to do that and to do it well is for us to remain amicable and friends. That’s always my first choice. Now with PK, sometimes he can choose whether or not we’re going to stay in that space, so we’re navigating it.”

Paul Kemsley and Dorit Kemsley attends Elton John AIDS Foundation 31st Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party at West Hollywood Park on March 12, 2023 in West Hollywood, California.Lester Cohen/Getty

Lester Cohen/Getty

Although there has been speculation about the couple’s relationship for years, Dorit maintains she was never dishonest about their marriage.

“PK and I deciding to separate, that was even done amicably,” she says. “And we had gone through a really tumultuous few years, but we were not in a place where we were separated living under the same roof. We were navigating some muddy waters.”

The announcement of their separation sparked confusion amongRHOBHviewers because Dorit had said just four months prior that she and PK were the best they had ever been at the season 13 reunion. She says, however, that statement was true at the time.

“When I had shot the show, PK and I were never in places that were negative and trying to hide it,” she notes. “I don’t think you can actually do that, to be honest. When I shot the reunion and Andy had asked how we were doing, PK was four months newly sober, and it was an entirely different world.”

Paul “PK” Kemsley and Dorit Kemsley.Jesse Grant/Getty

Jesse Grant/Getty

“A lot of the things we didn’t have answers for,” she adds. “If PK and I were going to separate last year, I would’ve talked about it. If he was going to choose to get sober or he realized that he had a problem with alcohol, we would’ve spoken about it. But the nature of this season, a lot of things came to light and I was sharing them as they were coming. And that’s throughout the entire season.”

Dorit says that the deeper PK got into his sobriety and his road to recovery, the more he realized the importance of prioritizing himself during that time. To support him, Dorit explains that their separation was an important part.

“Him and I were super close and I think that once he made the decision to get sober and to take the journey, things became very clear, and he had a lot of work to do on himself,” she says. “And I think in that, that was a contributing factor to us also deciding to [say], ‘Okay, let’s separate, take some time apart, work on ourselves individually and collectively and see where we end up.’ And I hope the audience takes it for what it is. This is not, ‘Oh, I’m finally going to be honest.’ This is me being open about this is, what it’s been.”

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source: people.com