Sutton Stracke says there were “some resolutions” between her Real Housewives of Beverly Hills castmates during the season 15 reunion.
“I was not in the hot seat this year,” Sutton told Us Weekly exclusively at the Reality TV Greats dinner hosted by Threads and Dear Media on March 18 at Alba in West Hollywood. “That was kind of fun, to not be so stressed out for the reunion.”
She told Us that Kyle Richards and Dorit Kemsley were questioned the most, as they continue to feud.
The ups and downs in Kyle and Dorit’s friendship came to a head during the Wednesday, March 26, episode of RHOBH. After a fight during the women’s Italy trip, Dorit left Erika and Kyle stranded while she returned to their villa.
“Well, they made it out alive,” Sutton told Us of Kyle and Dorit’s performance at the reunion. “Like, everybody that’s been watching this show, it’s been hard for me to watch their relationship. It’s never fun to watch anybody’s relationship go through this.”
Sutton also teased that newbie Amanda Frances will find her way in the hot seat.
“I found her kind of grating at times, and I think she needed to sort of understand how to speak to all of us,” Sutton explained of the first-timer. “What we thought was important, she didn’t think was important. We didn’t care about the labels. We didn’t care about her business. We really, really wanted to know her. And I think there was some takeaway there, because she’s actually a good girl.”
Even though Sutton wasn’t the focus of any storylines this time around, she spoke more this year than ever before.
“I was chiming in. I think because I wasn’t in the hot seat, I wasn’t as nervous,” Sutton explained. “I think all season, I’ve just been just relaxed, and I’m just in a different place. I’m like, ‘OK, well, let’s talk about it in a very calm manner.’”
The RHOBH women filmed the season 15 reunion earlier this month. Sutton “survived” it, but she couldn’t say much more than that.
“I’m gonna say this [is] my favorite reunion dress ever. Of course, I love my glam team. I think they’re so amazing,” she gushed. “Everybody keeps asking me, have you gotten a facelift or something like that? I think they’re so ridiculous. … I don’t do anything like that, because my glam team is so good.”
When the reunion wrapped up, Sutton reflected on season 15 as a whole, telling Us that it was a “really nice” vibe for her.
“I think I proved to myself that if you take your time, if you listen first, take a breath and then speak smartly, and say what you need to say, instead of being reactionary, it really does work most of the time,” she explained. ‘It’s not fail proof. I mean, I had mistakes, of course. I’m human, but I think I made some strides, and that I am continuing to work on.”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs on Bravo Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET and streams the next day on Peacock.
