Amanda Frances has confirmed her departure from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills ahead of season 16.
“My time on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is complete,” Frances, 40, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, August 5. “Saying yes to this show was one of the boldest, wildest, most clarifying things I’ve ever done. And I am genuinely grateful — grateful for the experience. The women. The viewers who saw me, rooted for me, challenged me, quoted me, misunderstood me, defended me, found my work, bought my books, or simply watched me try to explain metaphysics in a room full of diamonds and side-eyes.”
She added, “It was a ministry, honestly.”
The Rich as F***: More Money Than You Know What to Do With author and financial adviser joined the Bravo series for season 15, along with fellow newbie Rachel Zoe and “friend of the Housewives” Natalie Swanston Fuller. Amanda’s single season on RHOBH was an eventful one as she opened up about her background in a cult and feuded with costar Bozoma Saint John over their business track records. (TMZ was the first to report the news of Amanda’s RHOBH departure.)
“I came into this experience with an already-full life. And right now, that life is asking for all of me,” she explained in Wednesday’s statement.
Amanda stressed that she will be focusing on the launch her new book Holy F***: God Wants You to Have It All*, in which she is expected to share more about her experiences with a religious cult. Amanda and her longtime partner, Eddie Tsivislavsky, will also host a wedding reception in October after secretly tying the knot in Laguna Hills, California, in late 2025.
“While this show gave me an incredible platform — a platform is not the same thing as a foundation. And of the greatest gifts of the experience was seeing just how strong my foundation actually is,” she wrote. “Listen: Every room has something to teach you. Some rooms expand you. Some challenge you. Some misunderstand you. Some show you parts of yourself you couldn’t have seen anywhere else. And some remind you who you already are.”
She concluded, “Beverly Hills, thank you. I am taking the clarity, the lessons, the plot twists, the spiritual warfare, and the occasional deeply unnecessary dinner party drama into all that God has for me next. And to anyone watching, please know: Your next move does not require anyone’s approval. Your evolution does not need a permission slip. And you can be grateful for an opportunity and know when it’s time to leave. And obviously… Say it with me: I win in the end.”
Amanda’s RHOBH costar Jennifer Tilly was among the many sending her well-wishes in the comment section of her Instagram post.
“Amanda, Good luck on your journey going forward,” Jennifer, 67, replied. “I can’t wait to read your new book! You are so funny and sweet and smart. We will miss you.”
The full cast for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 16 has yet to be announced by Bravo. However, OG cast member Kyle Richards recently told Us that she is hopeful that she can make amends with longtime frenemy Dorit Kemsley after spending the past few seasons at odds.
“If I’m coming back, let’s just say that part first. You know that I would repair things with Dorit,” Kyle, 57, told Us exclusively at the Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th launch event on Tuesday, August 4, at the Lobster Club in New York City. “I would like to be able to put that behind us and start over and maybe get some things off my mind, some things that people had done and said this last season.”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 16 will air on Bravo. Old episodes can be streamed via Peacock.
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