Garcelle Beauvais leaves 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' after 5 years
Garcelle Beauvais is turning the page on her time on "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."
The actress announced Tuesday she'd be leaving after five years on the franchise. Season 14 of the series wraps Tuesday.
"Cheers to the next chapter," Beauvais, 58, captioned an Instagram video. In it, she said, "It's been a wild ride. Some amazing things have happened, and some hard things have also happened. But it's been a ride nevertheless."
The former "The Jamie Foxx Show" star and "The Real" co-host said she was leaving to focus on her family, including her two younger twin sons, who are heading into their senior year of high school. She said she also has "the most exciting projects" in store. "I am developing, producing and acting. And I can't tell you anything right now, but you'll know soon," she added.
'RHOBH's Erika Jayne and Bozoma Saint John react to Garcelle Beauvais exit, allude to rift
Beauvais' former co-stars Erika Jayne and Bozoma Saint John, during an appearance on "Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen" Tuesday night, reacted to Beauvais' exit with awkward silence and, later, referenced friction between the actress and other cast members.
In a dramatic first look at the Season 14 reunion released Tuesday, Beauvais is seen storming off. Backstage at one point, she says she's "sick of it. I can't be friends with people like that. I don't trust them." The first of a three-part reunion airs April 1.
Jayne was first to speak up, biblically quipping, "Won't He do it," causing Saint John to gasp.
Saint John told Cohen she was "disappointed that (Beauvais) is departing like this. I wish that she would have stuck around to work out another season."
Jayne said the cast had known Beauvais decided to "quit" for two weeks. "She did not take the (reunion) cast photo with us, which is a clear indication that 'I am leaving,'" she continued.
In her announcement clip, Beauvais thanked "The Real Housewives" host and executive producer Andy Cohen, Bravo, NBCUniversal, and the "RHOBH" cast and crew. "Andy Cohen says I can come back anytime, the door will always be open," she said. "So you never know – I might pop back in sometime."
In a statement shared Tuesday with Paste BN, Beauvais echoed her sentiments from her video message: "I have made the decision to leave RHOBH. My primary reason for stepping away is to focus on my sons and my upcoming producing and acting projects. Thank you to everyone at NBCU, Andy Cohen, the producers, and especially the fans. I have deeply appreciated all of your support, this isn't goodbye—it's a see you later."
The remaining "RHOBH" cast members include Erika Jayne, Dorit Kemsley, Kyle Richards, Sutton Stracke and Saint John. Kathy Hilton and Jennifer Tilly have appeared as friends of the cast.
Paste BN has reached out to Bravo for comment.
The "Love Me as I Am" author, who also starred in "NYPD Blue" and the Eddie Murphy comedy "Coming to America" and its sequel, joined the "RHOBH" main cast in 2020.
"I've done amazing things throughout my career and worked with some incredible people, but I've never got more attention than the announcement of me joining 'Beverly Hills,'" Beauvais told Paste BN in 2022 while promoting her memoir. "I've never done reality TV before. It was surreal."