Paul “BK” Kemsley and Dorit Kemsley.
Getty Images (2)B. K. Kemsley He puts things into perspective on his sobriety journey after his wife separated from him. Dorit KemsleyHe claimed that his drinking contributed to their breakup.
“I was shocked, disappointed and upset by what Dorit said,” BK, 57, admitted during the Tuesday, December 24, episode of “Dorit.” Bravo's “Hot Mic” Podcast. “First of all, I'm very proud and public about my sobriety, and I'm 12 months in two weeks.”
BK noted that he went through a “very difficult and emotional journey” to get sober, so it surprised him that Dorit, 48, criticized that part of his life during his time. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 14 premierewhich aired in September.
During the episode, Dorit announced to her colleagues the news of her separation from BK after nine years of marriage. (Dorit, who shares children Jagger, 10, and Phoenix, 8along with PK, revealed the news publicly in May.)
Dorit Kemsley revealed in the season 14 premiere of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills what happened between her and PK Kemsley that led to their split after nine years of marriage. The first episode of the season premiered on Tuesday, November 19, and featured Dorit, 48, telling star Erika Jayne her news and[…]
She also claimed that PK was “pouring alcohol on his problems” during their marriage before they parted ways. “It has become very, very toxic,” Dorey said. Erika Jayneclaiming that PK was a “total alcoholic.”
PK denied the allegations on Tuesday, explaining that people “don't necessarily realize how you got this disease until you find out that you actually have this disease, and unfortunately a lot of people don't succeed in treating it and don't get better.”
He noted that as you get older, alcoholism “becomes progressive” and gets worse, which Dorit could not understand because she had never suffered from the disease.
“Dorit’s lack of understanding of sobriety is not her fault,” BK said. “She wasn't invested in it, and that's nothing — she didn't work on the show and she didn't do what she did.”
PK Kemsley celebrated a milestone in his sobriety journey after announcing his split from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Dorit Kemsley. “On Father’s Day, the greatest gift I can give my five children is to stay sober,” BK, 56, commented on an Instagram post on Sunday, June 16, which showed his progress through the 12 steps (…)
“No alcoholic is perfect,” he revealed. “You're either an alcoholic or you're not.”
Although he didn't like what Dorit called him RupaHe admitted that his alcoholism had “an element of responsibility in relation to the breakdown of our marriage.” He further claimed that it was “just an element” and not the only reason.
“The truth is, if you understand the disease, alcoholism is a symptom. It's not a cause,” PK continued. “So the reality is you have to get to the why behind it. So it is not easy to say: “He was a complete alcoholic.” That's why we're separated.”
Dorit and PK's marriage had problems Highlighted on Rupa for several seasons, but during the season 13 reunion, which aired in February, she revealed that PK was actually sober. However, their union collapsed in the months that followed.
Paul “BK” Kemsley and Dorit Kemsley.
David M. Bennett/Getty Images for the Elton John AIDS FoundationDuring the season 14 premiere, she said that “there was no catastrophic event” that caused the final breakup.
Dorit later teased what's to come in the season, He says exclusively Us Weekly In November, “Things did not remain cordial between me and PK, and it was a big shock for me.” She noted that when filming took place, they had “just broken up,” so fans will see “that journey” from beginning to end.
PK agreed with his estranged wife, explaining on the podcast that he can tell how “unhappy” he is and She was “emotionally distraught”. When watching the episodes again.
However, BK admitted that he didn't like the way Dorit claimed she “stood by my side” during bankruptcies, gambling debts and DUIs.
Dorit Kemsley has given more details about her and her estranged husband BK Kemsley's home life before their split — and just how bad things were between them. “My fight with PK progressed…this is where it got really toxic,” Dorit, 48, said during The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on Tuesday, November (…)
“The bankruptcy and all the gambling debts were long before I met her,” he told listeners. “I'm recovered from everything. I haven't gambled since 2008. I don't drink. You know what I mean? The bankruptcies happened in 2010 and 2009 during the credit crunch. It's all past history.”
PK added that seeing Dorit talk about the “darkest times of my life” was “hard to watch.”
Even with All the declines that came to light This season, BK said he's “proud” of himself and his sobriety journey.
“I'm in Full recovery. That's the term: “full”. “This is where it should be used,” he joked. “I'm in full recovery, so it's hard to watch. It's a period of time and it brings back a lot.”
PK insisted he's “not angry” but “struggling” with the Season 14 premiere. “I never thought that the two of us, the tightest couple in the world, would be in a situation where I'm watching this woman I love, the mother of my children, talk negatively about me on a TV show. It's extraordinary. It's an extraordinary concept.”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills It airs on Bravo Tuesdays at 8pm ET and streams the next day on Peacock.
