Crystal Kung Minkoff had an unexpected encounter with her former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills co-star Lisa Rinna at Paris Fashion Week, and it turned out to be far more positive than she anticipated.
On the Monday, February 17 episode of her “Humble Brag” podcast, which she co-hosts with Cynthia Bailey, Kung Minkoff, 42, shared the details of the surprise reunion. “This is wacky, I ran into Lisa Rinna,” she said. “I [run] into her sometimes but the time … we had not a good exchange [in the past].”
Kung Minkoff was in Paris on the invitation of a friend, attending some events, though she admitted she’s not really a “fashion girly.” Nonetheless, she decided to go along with the plans.
“I get invited. I land at 5:30 p.m. I get to the hotel at 7 and I’m supposed to be at the [Hotel] Plaza Athénée at 7:30,” she recalled. “So I’m getting ready really fast.”
In a rush to meet her friend and other members of the group, Kung Minkoff noticed Rinna, 61, was also at the event. “I’m like ‘Grab me, oh my God, Lisa Rinna is here,’” she remembered, explaining that the gathering was small, with maybe 40 people in attendance.
Given the intimate setting, it was inevitable that she and Rinna would cross paths. Despite their past tension, Kung Minkoff was pleasantly surprised by how their interaction unfolded.
“We walked in with it not expecting to be a good exchange, I will say that. We were not in a good place,” she confessed. “But she wanted to make it good, and I appreciated that. She came right up to me.”
Although Kung Minkoff initially braced herself for a tense conversation, Rinna’s approach was much more positive than expected. “It was actually very cathartic. She expressed a lot of stuff, a lot of apologies,” Kung Minkoff said. “I apologized for all the stuff we said under the veil of negative Housewife energy that — we would’ve never been like that.”
The two had a tense relationship during their time on RHOBH. Their feud started in season 12 when Rinna accused Kung Minkoff of being “too sensitive.” The fallout from the argument went unresolved on the show, as Rinna left the series that same season, while Kung Minkoff departed the following year.
Reflecting on the reunion, Kung Minkoff noted that both she and Rinna seemed ready to move forward, especially with both of them now away from the Real Housewives franchise.
“As much as I want to blame the show experience, I have to be responsible for what I do and say and what I don’t say,” she admitted. “And I’m like, ‘That’s on me.’ And it was really nice. We texted each other after. So nice. I just need peace in my life.”
It seems that both women have found closure and peace in their relationship, leaving the drama of the show behind them.
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