Nicky Hilton Rothschild Calls ‘RHOBH’ ‘Mean-Spirited’ and ‘Negative!’

Nicky Hilton Rothschild is calling for a “kinder” Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, after a dramatic Season 12. The feud between Nicky’s mother, Kathy Hilton, and Lisa Rinna took the show to a dark place, and  Nicky told E! News that she’d like to see a pivot to a more lighthearted narrative.  

“I used to love the light-heartedness and escapism of the program,” the designer said. “But I feel like, recently, it’s become a bit mean-spirited and negative.”

Nicky added — “When I watch one of those shows, I want to laugh. I don’t want to be sad. So, hopefully, they could be a little kinder.”

The Season 12 reunion trailer teased a tense showdown between Kathy and Rinna, which is slated to air on the final episode of the three-part series. Kathy shocked the cast when she called Rinna the “biggest bully in Hollywood,” a comment featured in the preview.   

Rinna, 59, previously alleged that Kathy had a “psychotic break” after leaving an Aspen nightclub, but Kathy, 63, suggested that Rinna hyped the narrative to save her job. 

“Maybe you wanted it on camera because your contract was coming up,” Kathy said, in the reunion preview.

“You fight with everybody. What you did to my sister, and you drove Lisa Vanderpump off the show? I mean, the list can go on and on,” she claimed.  “You are the biggest bully in Hollywood, and everyone knows it.”

Rinna claimed that she was “f–king abused by Kathy Hilton” during the socialite’s alleged meltdown.

The hotel heiress later claimed that Rinna did not paint an accurate picture of what went down. Kathy even alleged that her co-star implied that she understood her position. 

“I’m telling her how I feel and she says, ‘I get it, you’re preaching to the choir.’ And then I’m apologizing to her? A few days later, I’m like, wait, what? What did you just do?” Kathy told Variety, last week. 

Kathy also spoke to People over the weekend, sharing that she was happy to reunite with Kyle and the other ladies on the reunion stage.

“I couldn’t wait for the reunion to happen,” she said at BravoCon. “Everybody was dreading it. I couldn’t wait.”

Kathy shared an update on where she currently stands with Kyle after the sibling relationship was tested during Season 12.  

“We love each other. We’re family,” Kathy said. “I think she’s beginning to really see through things.”

Kathy admitted that while she and Kyle were not currently on speaking terms, she would be open to a conversation with her sister at any time.

An insider told the outlet that the energy was “tense” on the RHOBH reunion set.

“They cannot reconcile, and it’s all so complicated because nobody’s backing down. Kyle has backed up her sister for years and no matter what she does, Kathy isn’t satisfied,” the source said. “What we’re watching is years of family trauma that hasn’t been dealt with in a family dynamic.”

Last month, Nicky defended her mother after the popular Bravo personality was shaded for promoting her tequila brand on the show. 

Kathy’s youngest daughter tossed shade right back at her mother’s co-stars after Kyle and others mocked Kathy for pitching her tequila, Casa Del Sol, on the Bravo show. 

“I think all of the women go on and promote their products,” Nicky, 39, told Page Six at a charity event in New York City. 

Nicky added—“I don’t see why she should be an exception.”

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion continues Wednesday at 8 pm ET on Bravo.

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