The Real Reason Why Kim Richards Is Coming Back For Third Season Of RHOBH
April 6 2012, Published 6:00 a.m. ET
By Jen Heger - Breaking Celebrity News Assistant Managing Editor
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kim Richards, who recently completed a stint in rehab, only agreed to come back and do a third season because she needs the $137,000 salary she earns from the show, Breaking Celebrity News is exclusively reporting.
As we previously reported, the 47-year-old aunt of socialite Paris Hilton has acknowledged that she has a drinking problem and entered the famous Betty Ford Center last December for treatment.
The only reason Kim agreed to do the third season is because she is strapped for cash. "Kim needs the money because she has no other way to support herself and her children. She does receive child support from several different men who fathered her kids. Kim was able to negotiate a better salary for the upcoming season, she got a $10k raise. Kim truly didn't want to do another season because she is still extremely vulnerable and dealing with her sobriety," a source tells Breaking Celebrity News exclusively.
The Beverly Hills Housewives "all received a modest raise to come back and do season three. Taylor Armstrong has also become dependent on the show for the income and will be earning around $127,000 for the entire season. None of the cast is paid over $165k for a season of wo