The third season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, an American reality television series, aired on Bravo from November 5, 2012 to April 8, 2013, and is primarily filmed in Beverly Hills, California.
The season focuses on the personal and professional lives of Taylor Armstrong, Adrienne Maloof, Kim Richards, Kyle Richards, Lisa Vanderpump, Yolanda Foster, and Brandi Glanville. The season consisted of 22 episodes.
This season marked the final regular appearances for original housewives Taylor Armstrong and Adrienne Maloof.
The season's executive producers are Andrew Hoegl, Barrie Bernstein, Lisa Shannon, Pam Healy and Andy Cohen.
Production and crew On May 2, 2012, the renewal of season three of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was revealed when Camille Grammer revealed that she would be returning to the series in some capacity. In September 2012, the full cast, trailer and premier date for season three were announced.
The season premiere "Down and Left Out in Beverly Hills" was aired on November 5, 2012, while the nineteenth episode "Finale" served as the season finale, and was aired on March 25, 2013. It was followed by a two-part reunion that aired on March 25 and April 1, 2013 and a "Secrets Revealed" episode on April 8, 2013, which marked the conclusion of the season. Alex Baskin, Chris Cullen, Douglas Ross, Greg Stewart, Toni Gallagher, Dave Rupel and Andy Cohen are recognized as the series' executive producers; it is produced and distributed by Evolution Media.
On January 7, 2013, the episode "Unsolved Mistresses" aired as a special two-hour episode to transition in to the premiere of the first spin-off to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills titled Vanderpump Rules. Vanderpump Rules stars Lisa Vanderpump in the title role and her employees, Kristen Doute, Katie Maloney, Scheana Shay, Stassi Schroeder, Tom Sandoval and Jax Taylor. The series documents Vanderpump running her restaurant SUR while juggling her staff's drama among themselves. It also focuses on the staff's relationships and personal lives.
Cast and synopsis Cast All six wives from season two returned for the third installment though Camille Grammer returned to the series in a recurring capacity, due to wanting to focus on her family as well as not wanting to "expose her personal life." Grammer claims she wasn't fired and the demotion was by her own choice saying, "I just chose to keep most things private in general. I'm in a good place, and I've had such an interesting experience and such a learning experience being on this show." Season two's recurring cast member Brandi Glanville returned for season three as a full-time cast member, marking the first time in The Real Housewives franchise someone had been promoted from a friend of the show to a full time housewife. Also a recurring cast member in season two, Dana Wilkey departed the series but continued to guest star in later seasons.
Season three introduced two new recurring cast members, Faye Resnick and Marissa Zanuck as well as a new full-time cast member, Yolanda Foster, who appears from the third episode on.
Resnick joined the series after appearing previously in the prior two seasons as a friend of Kyle Richards. Richards and Resnick have worked together and known each other for a long time with Resnick helping design Kyle and her nieces, Paris and Nicky Hilton's homes. Prior to meeting Kyle, Resnick was born in North Carolina, where she began her career as a model. Resnick moved to San Francisco, where she opened and ran her own modelling agency. In Los Angeles, Resnick had gained a lot of notoriety during the murder trial of her friend Nicole Brown Simpson who allegedly had been murdered by her ex-husband O. J. Simpson. During the trial, Resnick had a memoir published, Nicole Brown Simpson: The Private Diary of a Life Interrupted. With her newfound fame, she then later went on to pose for Playboy. In later years, Resnick had always been inspired by Europe and went on to get married in London and give birth to her daughter, Francesca. Resnick soon owned many homes across Europe and the United States and moved back to the U.S with a new sense of creativity and eye for design. Resnick stuck with her passion for design and has since designed many projects, including Fendi Casa LA, Color at Caesars Palace, Amp Salon at The Palms Hotel, and Dash Retail Boutique. Resnick has also designed homes for many celebrities, such as Avril Lavigne, Kevin Connolly, Vanessa and Nick Lachey, and Ike Bakrie's international residence in Indonesia.
Zanuck is also introduced as a friend of Kyle Richards, and the two met when Zanuck joined Hilton and Hyland real estate agency, where Kyle's husband Mauricio Umansky used to work. Zanuck is a Beverly Hills native and grew up having a fascination with high-end properties. Zanuck worked her way from the bottom to the top in the real estate business and, with determination, she earned her license to become an agent. Over two decades, Zanuck has worked in Beverly Hills, Sunset Plaza, Hollywood Hills and the Westside of Los Angeles, helping to buy and sell over a hundred homes. Zanuck is the wife of Dean Zanuck, the producer most notable for producing the feature films, Road to Perdition and Get Low. Zanuck's husband Dean is often regarded as Hollywood royalty as his father, and her father-in-law, was Richard Zanuck, an Academy Award winning producer of Driving Miss Daisy, who also produced Jaws, Cocoon, Sweeny Todd, Alice in Wonderland and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The family is also known for Dean's grandfather, Darryl Zanuck, being one of the founders of the studio Twentieth Century-Fox as well as winning three Academy Awards. When the couple isn't working, they're raising their son Jack, 10, and daughter Darryl, 7.
Foster was born and raised in Papendrecht, a small farming town in Holland, where she learned about hard work from taking part in the farming life by riding horses and milking cows. Her childhood was cut short by her father's death when she was seven, forcing her to grow up fast. Foster felt the need to support her family, her mother and brother, so at the age of 13, she found work as a dishwasher at a local Chinese restaurant. At the age of 16, Eileen Ford discovered Foster and from there she began her modeling career. Foster left Holland to pursue modelling, which allowed her to work and live in cities such as Paris, Milan, Hamburg, Sydney, Tokyo, and New York City. In the mid-nineties, Foster moved to Los Angeles and met Mohamed Hadid. The two later married and had three children together, Gigi, Bella and Anwar. The couple later divorced and in 2010, Foster became the fourth wife of 16-time Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter David Foster. With her new marriage, Foster juggles the blended family of her own children plus five stepdaughters. Foster joined The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills which is her second experience in reality television after appearing on Nederlandse Hollywood Vrouwen (translated Dutch Hollywood Women), a series inspired by The Real Housewives franchise, in 2011.
Synopsis The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season three begins with the growth of the friendship between Lisa Vanderpump and Brandi Glanville. The two have been hanging out a lot more, and they have formed a close bond. With the growth of a new friendship, there's the end of another. The reunion of last season left a bad taste for Vanderpump and Adrienne Maloof. With accusations having been made between the two, the friendship has soured, and the two are left expecting apologies from one another, which leaves them not communicating. Kyle Richards and her sister Kim Richards continue to rebuild their relationship after Kim has gotten out of rehab for alcoholism. New wife, Yolanda Foster, shows off her huge home in Malibu which includes a glass fridge and her very own lemon orchard. Kim and her other sister, Kathy Hilton, help prepare for Kimberly, Kim's daughter's prom while their older sister Kyle and her daughter Portia are making phone calls to invite guests to Portia’s 4th birthday party (see below). Maloof meets up with Taylor Armstrong for a day trip of shopping due to Armstrong's recent weight gain of ten pounds. Vanderpump hosts an exclusive party for the anniversary of her restaurant, Villa Blanca, but doesn't invite Maloof, which leaves Maloof feeling like the odd one out. At the party, the Richards sisters question each other's behavior and wonder if things will ever be the same again after Portia called Kim 10 times with no answer; on the tenth, Portia said annoying while Lisa answered immediately.
Foster hosts a dinner party at her Malibu home with all the ladies invited. Foster's husband hosts an after-dinner sing-a-long, but Armstrong is annoyed that he won't allow the ladies to participate and later has issues with the choice of music. Foster finds Armstrong's behavior is rude and in poor taste. Foster still has a close relationship with her ex-husband, Mohamed, and decorates a home for him. Foster leaves the Las Vegas trip early; she doesn't understand the ladies' behavior and doesn't like the drama.
Maloof feels the ongoing tension from Vanderpump when Vanderpump leaves Portia's birthday shortly after Maloof's arrival. With the tension between the two, they agree to meet to discuss their issues after the awkwardness at Foster's Malibu house party, but Maloof is left feeling unsatisfied by the meeting. At Mauricio's business event, Maloof is informed by Kim that during Vanderpump's food tasting event, Glanville shared some very secret information about her. Maloof and her husband, Paul Nassif, are instantly outraged at Glanville, which results in a yelling match between the three, causing Kyle and Taylor to worry about their daughters, Portia and Kennedy's daily lives being leaked by Brandi, and while snack feeding, the moms ordered the little girls to only share information with themselves, their parents, and close friends that include siblings but not anyone else. At a Morocco themed restaurant, a bombshell is dropped when it's revealed that Maloof and her husband are suing Glanville over her comments on their private life. Maloof and her husband attend Sophia Umansky's elementary school graduation, but keep their distance from the group. At Vanderpump's tea party, Maloof insists she hasn't sued Glanville, and it was just a warning, and the two get into an argument about the truth. Maloof decides to evacuate her family from her home after Vanderpump's former home goes up in flames. The evacuation causes tension and a fight between Maloof and her husband when he insists on not leaving and staying behind. The two later form a united front at Kyle's annual white party, where they confront everyone's accusations about the lawsuit. Maloof throws an outrageous party for her new line on vodka. At the party, things between her and her husband worsen as she feels like he constantly seeks attention. News of their separation begins to circulate. On the eve of the news of her separation from Paul, Maloof arrives at Vanderpump's vow renewal in an emotional state. Maloof stays inside, tearful, and several ladies, excluding Vanderpump, come to her aid as she breaks down. Maloof didn't attend the reunion, and host Andy Cohen informed the viewers that her not attending was her last act as a housewife and that she would subsequently be let go from the series.