Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 14 Shocker: Bozoma 'Boz' Saint John Joins the Cast, Joined by 'Friend' Jennifer Tilly! - lulu

Kathy Hilton will also be returning to the franchise for another season, alongside Kyle Richards, Erika Girardi, Dorit Kemsley, Garcelle Beauvais, and Sutton Stracke

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 14 cast is official.

On Wednesday, May 22, Bravo announced that Kyle Richards, Erika Girardi, Dorit Kemsley, Garcelle Beauvais and Sutton Stracke will all be returning to the franchise as Housewives for another season.

Joining the women will be new Housewife Bozoma "Boz" Saint John. A celebrated author, podcaster and marketing executive with who has worked in leadership positions with a slew of brands including PepsiCo, Apple Music, Uber, Endeavor and Netflix, the 47-year-old comes to RHOBH with an established path of professional success. She's a mother of two and widower as her husband of 10 years, Peter Saint John, died in 2013.

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Rounding out the cast will be two familiar faces for RHOBH fans, both of whom will be a part of the cast in the show's Friend capacities.

First up is Jennifer Tilly, who has made appearances on the show in the past as a confidant of Stracke's. The cult-favorite actress — an Oscar nominee for Bullets over Broadway — is known for roles on screen in Bound, Liar Liar, Family Guy and as Tiffany Valentine in the Child's Play series. Now in a more substantial part on RHOBH, the show will mark the first true reality series Tilly, 65, has done in her four decades in Hollywood.

And rounding out them all is returning favorite Kathy Hilton, sister of Kyle (and former Housewife Kim Richards). Hilton, 65, has guested on the show for years and was an official Friend in seasons 11 and 12. She previously said that filming Paris in Love with her daughter, Paris Hilton, prevented her from appearing as a Friend on season 13 — though she did show up at the reunion unexpectedly.

The new RHOBH casts comes after news that Crystal Kung Minkoff would not be returning to the cast after three seasons, and that newcomer Annemarie Wiley would be leaving after just one season.

"It's very bittersweet," Kung Minkoff, 41, said in her video post shared on April 14. "Never did I think I would have been asked to do the show in a million years, let alone film it for three seasons. Every single year I was asked back, it was a blessing. It was an honor."

Kung Minkoff, who is married to famed Oscar-winning filmmaker Rob Minkoff, noted that "being the first Asian American on Beverly Hills was a lot of weight on my shoulders," but praised fans for "being such an incredible support."

Wiley, on the other hand, revealed in a post on her Instagram on March 21 that she had been fired from the Bravo franchise.

"To say that I’m disappointed is an understatement,” wrote the 41-year-old nurse anesthetist and wife of NFL defensive end Marcellus Wiley, lamenting that "fans never got to see the real me or even a glimpse of my unique life story” because many things about her were "taped but never shown last season."

Filming for season 14 of RHOBH is now underway.

Among the storylines expected to be explored is the marital troubles between Dorit and Paul “PK” Kemsley. The pair, who share two children, announced in May in a joint statement that they were separating after nearly nine years of marriage.

“We as a couple have been subject to a lot of speculation about our marriage," the former couple wrote. "We have had our struggles over the last few years and continue to work through them as two people who love each other and share two amazing children together,”

“To safeguard our deep friendship and maintain a harmonious environment for our children we have made the mutual and difficult decision to take some time apart and reevaluate our relationship while we prioritize our children. We appreciate your love and support while we continue to do the work necessary throughout this journey," the statement concluded. "With love, Dorit and PK.”

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