Kyle Richards hope that she and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills costar Dorit Kemsley can repair their friendship.

“I think if you’ve ever cared that much about someone, I think there’s always room for repair, assuming they haven’t done something horrible to themselves,” Kyle said, 55 years old, exclusively. Us every week while promoting RHOBH season 14. “I think there’s always a way back.”

Kyle and Dorit, 48, were close friends for most of their lives together RHOBH tenure, however, at the end of season 13, it was revealed that the Bravo stars were not on speaking terms.

“I went into this season knowing we weren’t in a good position. But I said to myself, “We’re both going through tough times. That’s when we should lean on each other,” Kyle explained, referring to their respective separations husbands Mauricio Oumanski And Paul “PK” Kemsley. “I tried this approach and it didn’t work. I think that was a big part of my frustration as well.

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She added: “I just thought, ‘Life is too short.’ Why are we doing this? We weren’t in a good place after she read my text during the reunion (season 13), and I lost a lot of confidence. So I’m just trying to overcome those things and get that trust back, and we’re better than we were at the beginning of the season, but is our relationship the same right now? No.”

In the trailer for RHOBH season 14Kyle and Dorit got into a violent altercation during a cast dinner.

“God gave you two ears and one mouth for a reason, can you let me speak?” » Kyle joked before Dorit responded, “It’s okay, Kyle, it’s time for you to listen.”

Dorit, for her part, has since stated We that she felt “very abandoned” by Kyle.

“There were a lot of things that were left unsaid at the reunion, and I struggled with that because I really care about her and considered her family,” Dorit said We earlier this month. “But I can’t say that and mean it without feeling it and not feeling like it’s mutual. There have been many things over an extended period of time that have led me to feel this way.

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According to Dorit, we need to have “very honest conversations” to be able to repair the obstacles.

The trailer also hints at Kyle texting with PK57 years, after his separation from Dorit. By speaking with WeTHE Halloween The actress confirmed that fans will get more clarity on the situation.

“It was more about DMing and online stuff,” Kyle told We. “I was trying to explain it. We always did that, telling jokes and stuff, but it just felt like it became a bigger thing. And, you know, having to explain, “Are there text messages after being friends for 10 years?” Of course, but I’m not talking to you about your wife. So anyway, I just… it was really frustrating.

Kyle added, “And I just felt like, ‘OK, (you were) looking for any excuse to come at me, and I just don’t have it in me right now. I know my character, and you know my character, stop.’

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 14 kicks off with a supersized premiere on Tuesday, November 19 at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo and the following day on Peacock.

With reporting by Amanda Williams