Crystal Kung Minkoff Reveals Why She'd Return to RHOBH After Exit

Crystal Kung Minkoff Sets the Record Straight on ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Return Rumors

Crystal Kung Minkoff is keeping it real.

After all, the Humble Brag podcast host addressed her recent revelation that she’s open to returning to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills two years after exiting the show.

“I think I just needed some time and Cynthia Bailey is my co-host of Humble Brag and so she saw rumors out there and she had to ask me so it became sort of a thing,” Crystal exclusively told E! News at the 33rd Annual Race to Erase MS Gala June 5. “And it’s always one of those topics where Housewives in the past are asked these questions.”

“And for me it took a couple years to even think about doing it again but now I feel myself this year thinking, ‘Oh, what would I have done?’” she added. “I didn’t think about that in the year past. So, I think it was just that. It wasn’t a big deal but it kind of became a thing.”

Another reason why she’d consider returning to the franchise?

“I just love Bravo and I love the whole experience,” she explained, “and I just feel through Humble Brag I’m comfortable being myself so that’s all.”

The reality star’s comments come just days after she revealed her hopes to rejoin the Bravo-verse after announcing her exit from RHOBH in 2024.

“I’m always having conversations in general at Bravo,” the 43-year-old told Cynthia during the June 1 episode of the Humble Brag podcast. “Just, you know, doing little things here and there.”

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“Would I go back? I always dream about the friend role now,” she added. “Like, you’ve made that the ideal role. But it just depends on the cast. But yeah, I think I’d be ready. I think I’m finally ready.”

Until then, Crystal is enjoying her time as a viewer of the show.

“So, I used to watch Housewives, a few different franchises, and then I just stopped watching it completely when I was on the show because I just knew all the wizards,” she continued to E! News. “And now I get to enjoy the show sort of knowing a little more BTS.”

“And it’s actually far more fun to watch it now because I feel like a detective,” she added. “I’m like, ‘Did that really happen?’ Or, ‘What is that about?’ So, I’m actually watching it in a fun way now.”

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