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Real Housewives of Beverly Hillshas been the guilty pleasure of many over the years, being one of the most iconic and well-regarded reality television shows out there. Over the years, the series has had several iconic cast members who have entertained audiences thoroughly.

Kyle Richards from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

However, one cast member has been doing it for far longer than the rest and has certainly become an icon of her own. Kyle Richards has been a part of the series for much longer than the rest of the cast and she has gained the most amount of recognition for it.

With this, most would assume that she would be the highest-paid cast member from all the stars to be a part of the series. However, this is not the case.

Kyle Richards and Lisa Vanderpump

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Kyle Richardshas become quite a focus point when it comes to the stars of theReal Housewives of Beverly Hills. Having been a part of the series from the very beginning, audiences have seen the most of her and grown more and more fond of her as the seasons have gone on. With this in mind, it is not surprising that the socialite is paid a handsome sum for every season she stars in.

According toRadarOnline, it was reported that Richards earns an impressive $500,000 for every season that she is a part of. While the sum is certainly impressive, this wasn’t where she started, as it was revealed by her co-star, Camille Grammer, that she earned $134,000 for her first season, even though the rest of her co-stars earned a fraction of that.

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With so much experience in the series and the amount of money going into her pockets, one would assume that she is the most expensive star to be a part of the series. However, two other names earn far more than Richards.

Highest Paid Out of theReal Housewives of Beverly Hills

Eileen Davidson starred inReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsfrom the fifth season to the seventh. Being an Emmy-winning actress and having been a part of several well-known works, she had quite a resume, which may have forced the series to pay her a lot more than the rest of the cast.

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It was reported byRadarOnlinethat Davidson earned a whopping $750,000 for each season that she starred in. With this in mind, she very quickly began earning more than Kyle Richards. However, she is still not the highest-paid member of the cast of the series.

Denise Richards is the highest-paid actress in the cast of the series according toRadarOnline, being paid $1 million for each season. Being an extremely successful actress who has been a part of films likeThe World Is Not Enough,andWild Things, it is not surprising that she was paid very highly for her two-season appearance.

Eileen Davidson in Days of Our Lives | Credit: Peacock

Ananya Godboley

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Ananya Godboley is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows, with over 2,000 articles published. She has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years. Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology from K.R. Mangalam University, Ananya also likes to fangirl as a full-time job. She covers news and analyses on anything from Rick and Morty to Hannibal and even Arcane. In between these lines, she also enjoys superheroes and Taylor Swift.A philosophy enthusiast, Ananya enjoys digging deeper into the media she consumes, trying to understand the root of her favorite characters' behavior.

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