PK Kemsley was “shocked, disappointed, and upset” after his estranged wife, Dorit Kemsley called him an alcoholic repeatedly on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Jagger and Phoenix’s dad set the record straight on Bravo’s “Hot Mic” podcast.
“First of all, I’m really proud and public about my sobriety. I’m 12 months in two weeks.” PK noted that he’s had a “very emotional, tough journey” to get sober. So, it surprised him that Dorit used that as a talking point on RHOBH.
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During the season 14 premiere, Dorit told some of her cast mates that she and PK had separated after nine years of marriage while others found out on social media.
Dorit alleged that PK was “pouring alcohol on his” problems within their marriage. “It got very very very toxic” because PK is a “full-blown alcoholic.”
PK spoke out!
PK denied the allegations. People “don’t necessarily realize how this disease has got you until you work out that you actually have this disease,” explained PK. “Many people unfortunately don’t work it out and don’t get better.” As you get older, alcoholism “becomes progressive,” according to PK.
“Dorit’s lack of understanding about sobriety is not her fault,” according to PK. “She hasn’t invested in it … she hasn’t worked a program and hasn’t done what I’ve done. There is no fully blown alcoholic. You’re either an alcoholic or you’re not.”
Despite not liking Dorit labeling him an “alcoholic” on an international television show, he confessed his drinking did have “an element of responsibility in relation to the breakdown of our marriage.” PK said it was “just a component” of their problems, not the only cause.
“If you understand the disease, alcoholism is a symptom. It’s not a cause. So, the reality is you have to get to what the cause was underneath. It’s just not as simple as to say, ‘He was a fully blown alcoholic. That’s why we’re separated.’”
