Former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Camille Grammer told Cynthia Bailey and Crystal Kung Minkoff about her unsympathetic ex-husband, Kelsey Grammer, following their split on the Humble Brag podcast.
Life with Kelsey Grammer as an ex:
“You asked me if [Kelsey said] I’m sorry or remorse. He sent me a text saying, ‘I feel no remorse for what I am doing.’ And that was very harsh because I was very much in love with him. I believed he was very much in love with me. We did have very many good years in our marriage and a lot of fun times.”
“I did come into his orbit, so I understand that. But I became friends with a lot of people in his orbit. And I also helped him keep it together. I’m not responsible for his sobriety. He’s responsible for his sobriety. But I helped him and held his hand through it. It wasn’t easy.”
Camille added that she and Kelsey have not spoken in “14 years.” The exes do not have a working coparenting relationship, though they share to adult kids. “He called it parallel parenting, and that’s what it was like.”
How we got here:
In 1997, Camille and Kelsey tied the knot. During the early years of marriage, Camille was by Kelsey’s side as he starred on Frasier, which ended in 2004. In 2010, Camille and Kelsey split.
Camille joined the cast of RHOBH as one of the original housewives, which many think was intentional for Kelsey to rid himself of his wife. In fact, the inaugural season documented Kelsey and Camille’s tumultuous separation. The pair finalized their divorce in 2011. Camille remained on the show for three years.
Camille added that while navigating life post-divorce, she felt like Kelsey would “bash” her as much as he could up until “a few years ago.”
“I think Kelsey would have been happy for me to just fade away,” she said, “But then no, here I am and now I can defend myself.”
Camille has empathy for others going through public splits:
The former RHOBH personality also expressed her sympathies for any Housewife who has to navigate a divorce while filming the Bravo series.
“I feel bad for every woman going through divorce that people watch [on] these shows and defend the ex-husband. I hate that.”
“Not all these ladies are perfect, but we’re still moms, and we have children.”
