Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 5 Premiere, Cast Latest News: Eileen Davidson Joins the Cast and Lisa Vanderpump Will Not Leave the Show
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reality TV show will be returning this fall on Bravo. Also, Beverly Hills real housewives Lisa Vanderpump, Kyle Richards, Brandi Glanville, Yolanda Foster, and Kim Richards are all expected to be back on the show. Carlton Gebbia and Joyce Giraud who joined the cast during Season 4 won't be returning for Season 5 though. Sources told TMZ, that the two were "just not involved enough in the series' story lines to justify their coveted spots in the cast."
The Bravo series has tapped "Young and the Restless" and "Days of Our Lives" actress Eileen Davidson as a cast member says The Wrap. Davidson won in the Outstanding Lead Actress category for her portrayal of Kristen DiMera on "Days," a role she will continue to reprise when she returns to the NBC soap this summer.
Davidson will be joining former "Days of Our Lives" co-star Lisa Rinna who was earlier added to the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reality TV show for its fifth season. Rinna played the role of Billie on the daytime soap. Aside from the long running "Days of Our Lives," Rina also appeared on "Valerie," "Melrose Place" and "Veronica Mars," among other television credits. She was also seen competing in the second season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" and on Season 2 of NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" as well as Season 6's All-Stars edition.
Lisa Vanderpump who was earlier rumored to be leaving the show has confirmed that she will be back for Season 5. According to E!Online, Vanderpump posted a tweet message saying ""Well ok...Five has always been my lucky number, so we will see," she tweeted. "#rhobh Let the games begin." At the reunion segment of last season, she was seen having a falling out with the other housewives of Beverly Hills who accused her of spreading rumors and making backhanded comments.
