Real Housewife Kim Richards Leaves Rehab

Posted on Dec 29, 2011 @ 12:00PM

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By Alexis Tereszcuk - Radar Senior Reporter

UPDATE: Despite multiple reports and source confirmation, Kim Richards has not left her rehab facility yet. Our source says that Kim is eager to leave and continue outpatient treatment but has been persuaded otherwise, for now.

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kim Richards has checked out of her inpatient rehab treatment center after seeking help for her substance abuse issues.

The 47-year-old sought help for her multiple addictions, after a Thanksgiving that had her family very concerned about her health, but as RadarOnline.com exclusively reported it was at the insistence of Bravo executives that she get immediate help.

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"On Thanksgiving Kim was stumbling and stuttering. It's her normal," a source close to the reality star exclusively told RadarOnline.com.

"She definitely abuses alcohol," the source said. Kim has admitted on the show to taking a cocktail of prescription pills, including Lexapro, Trazadone and Topamax.

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Kim plans to continue her treatment with outpatient therapy, and according to our source she is currently with her sister, and co-star, Kyle Richards in Los Angeles.

“The pressures the women face being on the show are enormous,” the source told RadarOnline.com. “Kim was basically told that if she wanted to stay on the show then she had to get help, so she did. Kim doesn’t have any other significant source of income and she needs to keep her job on the show.”

The source said the decision for Kim to get help was a relief to those close to her. “It was a strong move for Kim to go ahead and take control of the situation and get help for herself. Everyone is really proud of her.”

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And now?

“Kim is going to be focusing on staying healthy and happy and just wants to spend time with her family,” the source says. “It really is one step at a time.”

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Rol, ya got it wrong. Just cause People said it, doesnt make it true. She is still in rehab!!! check it out!

by DUSTYGIRL
Posted Thu, 12/29/2011 - 5:44pm

I disagree with who said she looked so much older..I thought considering her problems that she looks so young to me..she could easy pass for about 34,,,I would never have believed she was 47 or had all those issues

by earlybird
Posted Thu, 12/29/2011 - 5:27pm

She doesn't look a f=day older than 63. That woman is BEAT ! Seriously, the squirrels could bury nuts in the cracks in her face.

by psychomama
Posted Thu, 12/29/2011 - 6:32pm

Kim has no means of support and needs to keep her job on RH? What did she do before she joined RH and isn't she one of the Hilton's?

by tellme
Posted Thu, 12/29/2011 - 5:12pm

She hasn't worked since she was a child actress. Blames everything on her sister.

by psychomama
Posted Thu, 12/29/2011 - 6:33pm

The same with drunk, mentally ill Taylor! Taylor drinks all day. She and Russell were grifters/cons, who conned people out of their money then used it for themselves. Taylor is a FRAUD. She should NOT be on the show!!

by jlb32
Posted Thu, 12/29/2011 - 3:30pm

Kim Richards is a pig. She can't even support herself! Her sister is Kathy Hilton, and she's the one that gives money to Kim to live on. Kim should not be on RHBH. She's nothing. Just a drunken pill-popping moocher!

by jlb32
Posted Thu, 12/29/2011 - 3:28pm

Kathie Lee is 58 and her husband is at least 200. They probably have their plastic surgeon's phone number on speed dial.

by bh
Posted Thu, 12/29/2011 - 3:04pm

I am really surprised she is 47. Is that what alcohol does to you? I thought she was more like 64 or 65. More like heavy drinker Kathy Lee Gifford age. Don't they care they look so old? Plastic surgery only does so much..

by Barbie Doll
Posted Thu, 12/29/2011 - 2:45pm