Reality TV star Kyle Richards seemingly responds to alcoholism accusations

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards has addressed claims she quit drinking due to alcoholism.

Kyle Richards has appeared to respond to alcohol addiction rumours.

Kyle Richards doubled down on her claims that she didn’t quit drinking due to alcoholism.

“You can just ‘outgrow’ alcohol you know,” read an image the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star shared to her Instagram Story over the weekend, reports Page Six.

“You don’t have to be an ‘alcoholic’ or ‘hit rock bottom.’ You are allowed to just wake up & decide to carve out a different path, any time you like.”

It’s unclear whether viewers or people close to her have accused Richards of having a drinking problem.

However, her co-star Sutton Stracke pressed her about her decision to give up booze on the latest season of RHOBH, which is currently airing on BINGE.

Kyle Richards has appeared to respond to alcohol addiction rumours.

The reality star weighed in on Instagram Stories.

Last month, Richards told Page Six’s Danny Murphy and Evan Real on their Virtual Reali-Tea podcast at BravoCon in Las Vegas that she is “not an alcoholic” but rather gave up drinking for “fitness and health reasons.”

The Bravolebrity — who celebrated a year of no alcohol in July — told us at the time that her choice to put down the bottle came with a multitude of benefits.

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Kyle (second from left) remained sober during a recent girls trip to Las Vegas with her RHOBH castmates.

“I’ve suffered from anxiety for my entire life,” she explained. “So to all of a sudden have my anxiety be so minimised at a time that it should be at its worst. I was really surprised by that.”

“I don’t even take [depression and anxiety medication] Lexapro anymore!”

Richards, who separated from estranged husband Mauricio Umansky in July, added that while she was going through a “really hard time,” she was remaining “really strong.”

The star split from husband Mauricio Umansky in July after 27 years of marriage. Picture: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

“I stopped drinking and I’m just doing everything I can to be as strong as I can. And it’s working. So I’m grateful,” she said.

While Richards insists she is not struggling with any substance abuse disorder, the reality star’s sister Kim Richards has opened up about her alcoholism after she entered rehab in both 2011 and 2015.

“I love sobriety,” the former child star told Entertainment Tonight after being arrested over a “drunken rampage.”

Kyle has focused on her health and fitness this past year.

She has also been inseparable from her new friend, singer Morgan Wade.

“I’ve always loved sobriety and relapsing was very hard for me. I really wanted to go to treatment because I needed a break from what I was going through at home.”

In January, Kyle, 54, talked about her own sobriety journey following accusations that she had dropped weight due to the celebrity-loved drug Ozempic.

“After gaining weight during the summer — on July 15 — after getting off the boat I said ‘That is it. I’m not having any sugar, any carbs, any alcohol,’” she said on theTwo Ts In A Podpodcast.

“A lot of people think I’ve been taking Ozempic. To clarify I’ve never taken Ozempic.”

This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission

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