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Garcelle Beauvais is turning the page on her time on “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”
The actress announced Tuesday she’d be leaving after five years on the franchise. Season 14 of the series wraps Tuesday.
“Cheers to the next chapter,” Beauvais, 58, captioned an Instagram video. In it, she said, “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.”
The former “The Jamie Foxx Show” star and “The Real” co-host said she was leaving to focus on her family, including her two younger twin sons, who are heading into their senior year of high school. She said she also has “the most exciting projects” in store. “I am developing, producing and acting. And I can’t tell you anything right now, but you’ll know soon,” she added.
In the clip, she also thanked “The Real Housewives” host and executive producer Andy Cohen, Bravo, NBCUniversal, and the “RHOBH” cast and crew. “Andy Cohen says I can come back anytime, the door will always be open,” she said. “So you never know – I might pop back in sometime.”
In a statement shared Tuesday with USA TODAY, Beauvais echoed her sentiments from her video message: “I have made the decision to leave RHOBH. My primary reason for stepping away is to focus on my sons and my upcoming producing and acting projects. Thank you to everyone at NBCU, Andy Cohen, the producers, and especially the fans. I have deeply appreciated all of your support, this isn’t goodbye—it’s a see you later.”
The remaining “RHOBH” cast members include Erika Jayne, Dorit Kemsley, Kyle Richards, Sutton Stracke and Bozoma Saint John. Kathy Hilton and Jennifer Tilly have appeared as friends of the cast.
USA TODAY has reached out to Bravo for comment.
The “Love Me as I Am” author, who also starred in “NYPD Blue” and the Eddie Murphy comedy “Coming to America” and its sequel, joined the “RHOBH” main cast in 2020.
“I’ve done amazing things throughout my career and worked with some incredible people, but I’ve never got more attention than the announcement of me joining ‘Beverly Hills,’” Beauvais told USA TODAY in 2022 while promoting her memoir. “I’ve never done reality TV before. It was surreal.”
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