Paul “PK” Kemsley has found himself at the center of a growing backlash from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fans after being spotted strolling through New York City with a mystery blonde who bore an uncanny resemblance to his estranged wife, Dorit Kemsley. But the photos, now circulating across Bravo fan pages, have triggered more than just whispers — they’ve ignited a conversation about a familiar, increasingly criticized pattern among Bravo men post-divorce.
“PK’s out here playing Mauricio 2.0 — but older,” one user commented bluntly on a viral Bravo and Cocktails post, referencing Mauricio Umansky, who was recently photographed with a string of much younger women following his separation from Kyle Richards. But unlike Mauricio, whose dating history has stirred controversy for its age-gap optics, fans say PK’s pattern is more... manufactured.
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The woman spotted alongside the 57-year-old music manager was described by multiple fans as a “Dorit clone,” with one commenter quipping, “She looks like Dorit and Meredith Marks had a baby — and then aged it 10 years.” Others noted that this is hardly the first time PK has stepped out with a Dorit lookalike, recalling his much-photographed moment kissing model Shana Wall, 50, just months ago in Los Angeles.
“Does he just scroll through Instagram searching for women with platinum hair and fitted blazers?” another fan joked, before pointing out the broader trend. “It’s always the same playbook: get caught, go quiet, rinse, repeat. It’s like the male Bravo divorce starter pack.”
Critics say PK’s behavior feels less like a midlife crisis and more like a deliberate rebranding strategy — one built on proximity to a certain kind of woman, in a certain kind of outfit, at a certain kind of paparazzi-friendly moment. “He’s recycling Mauricio’s formula — casually ‘bumping into’ photographers, giving them just enough of a moment to work with,” an anonymous source close to RHOBH production told DailyMail+. “But it’s backfiring. The public isn’t buying it anymore. Not from him.”
The timing of PK’s latest outing has only added to the tension. It came just days after reports surfaced claiming he and Dorit were “at war” over finances, facing potential foreclosure on their $7.9 million Encino home, and struggling to reach any agreement regarding the division of assets. One insider familiar with their separation negotiations told DailyMail+ that Dorit is “deeply frustrated” by PK’s public behavior — especially when their two young children, Jagger, 11, and Phoenix, 9, remain at the center of ongoing discussions.
“She sees this as not just disrespectful, but disruptive,” the insider explained. “There are real legal and financial consequences to how he’s handling himself in the public eye. Every photo op is potentially a liability.”
For fans, the spectacle is both familiar and exhausting. After years of watching similar narratives unfold with other Bravo husbands — from Mauricio to Joe Gorga, and even the late-in-the-series antics of Michael Darby in Potomac — PK’s “lookalike PR phase” feels like more of the same.
“There’s nothing surprising about it anymore,” one fan wrote. “It’s just sad. They try to replace the woman, replicate the aesthetic, and pretend it’s a fresh start. But we see right through it.”
Despite the mounting criticism, PK has yet to comment publicly on his NYC sighting. Meanwhile, Dorit has remained silent, staying close to family and reportedly focusing on stabilizing life at home for their children.
Whether PK’s Bravo-man rebrand finds any traction remains to be seen. But if public opinion is any indication, he may want to consider rewriting the script — before the fans, and perhaps even the network, decide to stop watching altogether.
