5 reasons The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ season 11 is the most iconic yet, from Erika Jayne’s downfall to the rise of Kathy Hilton, and Crystal Kung Minkoff’s US$95,000 Hermès bag

Oct 7 , 2021

If you can’t get enough of the ladies from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, we’ve chosen the five most iconic moments from the show’s 11th season. Photos: Bravo TV, @queensofbravo/Twitter, @kathyhilton/Instagram

Lisa Rinna revealed daughter Amelia Hamlin was dating Kourtney Kardashian’s ex and Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ star Scott Disick – who is 18 years her senior

Stand-out moments include heated exchanges between Garcelle Beauvais and Jayne during The Dinner from Hell, and Dorit Kemsley’s Vivienne Westwood corset

Over the past 11 years, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (RHOBH) has produced some of the most memorable and meme-worthy moments in reality TV history.

Who could forget the infamous first season limo scene between RHOBH OGs and sisters, Kyle and Kim Richards? Or the season five explosive argument in a swanky Amsterdam restaurant, in which Kim went head-to-head with soap opera stars, Lisa Rinna and Eileen Davidson, resulting in Rinna’s notorious wine glass throw?

The show has become a powerful pop culture force, propelling its glamorous, Gucci-clad cast into superstardom – and even spawning viral memes. Lady Gaga asked the Housewives to feature in the music video to her song Guy, and an emotionally charged exchange (read: fight) between OG cast members Taylor Armstrong and Camille Grammer inspired the globally recognised viral meme, Woman Yelling at a Cat.

The ladies of RHOBH are a powerful pop culture force … and have spawned a number of memorable memes. Photo: knowyourmeme.com

Though fans have voiced collective frustration that the last few seasons felt lacklustre compared to earlier years, the current eleventh season is arguably one of its most captivating. In fact, this season was so crammed with compelling content that the upcoming, highly anticipated reunion is to span over four episodes – only the second time this has happened in all of Housewives history.

In honour of such an iconic season, let’s glance over its most stand-out moments, scenes and storylines.

The trials and tribulations of Erika Jayne

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne. Photo: @theprettymess/Instagram

This season’s high ratings are in no small part due to the woeful narrative of Erika Girardi, or Erika Jayne, as her performance persona is known.

Jayne, who had been married to high-profile lawyer Tom Girardi, saw her glamorous and expensive life fall apart with each passing episode … and viewers witnessed every emotional and shocking moment, almost in real time.

Erika Jayne was married to high-profile lawyer Tom Girardi. Photo: @AllAboutDaTea/Twitter

At first, the news broke of her separation from Girardi after 20-plus years together. Then came the damning allegations that Girardi had been stealing settlement money from his clients, many of whom were orphans, widows and victims of horrific tragedies. Millions of dollars were also funnelled from Girardi’s law firm to Jayne’s company, allegedly to fund her burgeoning career as a performer.