Andy Cohen revealed that he spoke to Garcelle Beauvais before she announced her exit from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
“We had a serious conversation before she was on Watch What Happens Live,” Cohen, 56, said during the Wednesday, March 26, episode of SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live. “She had a reunion that you will see play out and I’m not gonna [speak on it], you’ll just watch it, but … she ended in a not good place.”
Cohen added that he had been “texting” with Beauvais, 58, and she told him, “I will speak to you in New York.”
“So we got together about an hour before her live show and she and I really hashed things out and she let me into where her head was at,” he admitted. “And there was not only stuff with the show, but .. the kids are entering their senior year.”
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Beauvais is mother to son Oliver Saunders, 32, whom she shares with ex Daniel Saunders, and twins Jax and Jaid, 17, whom she welcomed with ex Mike Nilon. Cohen confessed that he had a lot of “respect” for Beauvais being so candid with him.
“It was one of the most real conversations that ended where it ended,” he recalled. “But I would say it ended with her saying, ‘I’ve got to choose kind of my life.’”
Cohen revealed that while Beauvais has said goodbye for now, the door will always be open for her if she wants to return.
“I was like, ‘Look, call us in a year, by the way, if you feel like it. See where you’re at,’” he said.
On Tuesday, March 25, Beauvais announced that she was leaving RHOBH after five years.
“Hey, guys, so I have some news. I’ve decided to leave Beverly Hills,” she said in a video posted via Instagram. “It’s been a wild ride. I mean, some amazing things have happened, and some hard things have also happened, but it’s been a ride nevertheless.”
In her video, Beauvais shared that her family played a role in her decision.
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“Their last year of high school is next year, and I want to be a part of that, and Jaid is starting a new career, and I want to be a part of that too,” she continued. “Secondly, I have the most exciting projects that I am developing, producing and acting in. I can’t tell you anything right now, but you’ll know soon.”
Beauvais thanked Cohen and Bravo for their support on her decision. She also teased that she “might pop in some time” since Cohen told her she can “come back any time, the door will always be open.”
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