I know, I know - I get why she is disliked but she is such a guilty pleasure for me, and perhaps a lot of it is simply down to the fact that she is a day 1 OG housewife. I'm not saying she is perfect, absolutely not, and the way she acted this season in particular was awful.
What I like abut her -
- Her friendship with LVP was brilliant. However, I don't think you can really say that LVP was a good friend to Kyle - (bringing up Mauricios alleged affair in front of Portia, attempting to plant gossip magazines with stories about Kyles marriage in a suitcase right before going on a trip, selling stories to the tabloids in early seasons, stirring the pot when Kyle and Kim weren't getting along, siding with Dorit despite knowing Kyle a lot longer, saying that Kyle only befriends people so Mauricio can sell their houses, etc.)
I think this quote perfectly sums up their friendship -
'Kyle always had Lisa's back even when she felt that she was wrong, but Lisa never seemingly reciprocated her loyalty back to Kyle. The friendship always seemed one-sided, and it ultimately became the demise of their close bond.'
I still love LVP though and would love to see her back on RHOBH.
- I love Kyle and Mauricios relationship and how much she adores her kids. She encourages careers and college and you never see her daughters out acting ridiculous.
- I love the extended family aspect Kyle brings to the show. Having Kim in the early seasons and now Kathy brings such an interesting dynamic to the show (in a similar way to RHONJ)
- I love how Hollywood she is. She is one of the few (perhaps only?) housewives on RHOBH actually from Beverly Hills. She has so many connections and has actually experienced growing up in Beverly Hills and having fame at a young age.
- She came from a very dysfunctional family in which her mother pushed her and Kim into acting/fame and pitted her daughters against each other. She has had a tough time too with being married and divorced at a young age and being a teenage mother. Despite his, she turned out pretty normal and a great mother.
- She gives a lot to the show and doesn't shy away from sharing a lot of her personal life - she shows the family issues as they happen - whether it's the drama between Mauricio and the Hiltons, sending Alexia to college, arguing with her sisters, discussing her eating disorder, etc.
- I also think she can be funny - and has a really fun spirit on the show. She is kind also, and does a lot of charity work.
- She is great at encouraging drama on the show and then taking a step back to watch it all blow up, which lets all admit is extremely entertaining.
RHOBH wouldn't be the same without Kyle.