Thursday, March 28, 2024

Garcelle Beauvais Admits She ‘Felt Pressure’ as First Black Woman on RHOBH

Garcelle Beauvais

*Garcelle Beauvais is opening up about being the first Black woman cast on Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”

The former model and actress admits she “felt pressure” taking on the role for season 10 of the hit reality series, PEOPLE reports. 

Speaking on a recent episode of the Reality Life with Kate Casey podcast, Garcelle explained, “Did I feel pressure of being the first Black woman on [RHOBH]? Yes, I definitely felt pressure that people wanted me to come in and do a certain thing or have a chip on my shoulder,” she said.

“I really didn’t want to be labeled an angry black woman,” Beauvais said of the stereotype. “That’s not who I am.”

She went on to say, “I just wanted to stay true to who I am, and I think that’s what people have been able to see so far.”

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She also addressed the social media response from fans of the show. 

“I was not prepared for how social media takes over,” Beauvais said. “Lisa Rinna told me that it is one thing to shoot the show. It’s another to see it and what the others have said about you. Then the whole world weighs in. There are so many layers to be on the show.”

In January, Beauvais joked that joining the show was her “midlife crisis.”

“I feel like, ‘Why not?’ I wanted to do something outside of the box — it is sort of like my midlife crisis,” she told PEOPLE. “Instead of buying a Corvette or doing something crazy, I joined the Housewives.”

And what’s the one thing she learned early on from fellow cast members? 

Never let her “guard down.”

“Because one minute they are laughing with you, and the next minute they are throwing you under the bus,” she said. “I’m like, ‘We were just cracking up!’ ”

She added, “It is really interesting for me, because as an actor you are a character, so it’s really weird to show up and just be me,” she added. “So I’m just going along for the ride and seeing how it goes.”

RHOBH is on hiatus and returns July 8 on Bravo.

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