Garcelle Beauvais is saying goodbye to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
The actress, 58, made the surprise announcement on Tuesday, March 25 that she was exiting Bravo’s long-running series, on which she has starred for the past five seasons.
“I have some news: I have decided to leave Beverly Hills,” Beauvais said in a video shared to on her Instagram account.” It’s been a wild ride, some amazing things have happened, and some hard things have also happened — but it’s been a ride nevertheless.”
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She went on to detail what motivated her to leave the reality hit, chalking it up to a combination of wanting to devote time to her sons and to focus on new projects.
Said Beauvais: “One of the reasons why I’m leaving is my family, my boys. Their last year of high school is next year and I want to be a part of that. And Jade is starting a new career and I want to be a part of that, too. And secondly, I have the most exciting projects that I am developing, producing and acting in — I can’t tell you anything now but you’ll know soon.”
Before ending her speech, she thanked everyone behind Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, including executive producer Andy Cohen, Bravo, NBC Universal, and the show’s production companys, Evolution and 32 Flavors. She thanked, too, “the producers, the crew, and of course, the ladies.”
“Andy Cohen says I can come back anytime, the door will always be open, so you never known, I might pop back in sometime,” she teased.
Beauvais wrapped by expressing her gratitude towards the viewers.
“To the fans, I want to say thank you so much. You guys have cheered me on, supported me, and sometimes even fought for me or on my behalf,” Beauvais said. “It means a lot and I hope you guys will continue on this journey with me.”
“It’s not goodbye, it’s see you later,” she said. “So see you later.”
She captioned the video,” Cheers to the next chapter.”
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