The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills sisters prepare to face a challenge more fearsome than their fellow Housewives in Stars in Danger: The High Dive .
Kim Richards prepares to take the plunge for Stars in Danger: The High Dive.
In their time on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Kim and Kyle Richards have stared down some foes more fearsome than anything seen in the American wild. But starting tonight, they take on a different kind of challenge when they are pushed to jump off the highest peaks in network television for Stars in Danger: The High Dive, Fox's newest reality competition series, in which celebrities are trained and compete to leap from terrifying heights into pools of water. Joined by JWoww, Bethany Hamilton, Anthony Sabato Jr. and others, the sisters — who have often been at odds — found a common bond in terror.
We chatted with the Richards sisters at the Langham Pasadena Hotel, site of the annual Television Critics Association meeting.
BuzzFeed: Why did you want to be on a TV diving show?
Kim: My manager came to me, and I thought it would be a great opportunity for my sister and I. We've definitely had a rough couple years on the Housewives. I thought it would be something good for us. When I mentioned it to Kyle, she said, I'm afraid of heights. I'm not doing it. And then our manager talked to her into it. He said got the same response; Kyle said, No, I'm afraid of heights. We gave her a little time and then approached her again and —
Kyle: And eventually, stupidly, I said yes. I like things that are an adventure, even though I'm scared, I was like, okay, this is a short term adventure and we'll spend time together and have it be a bonding experience So that's kind of how we went into it. And once we got there we realized what we'd gotten ourselves into and how actually scary it is and dangerous.
BF: You've both mentioned you are scared of heights. So how did you get past that?
Kim: I didn't really think I had a fear. Kyle went into it thinking, she had a fear. So when it came time to jump she said, let my sister do it. If she can do it, I can. So I was like, fine, I'll do it. I'll do it for her. So i just kind of jumped right up and said, look at me. I can do it.
Kyle: They were telling me to look at Bethany Hamilton, who is a pro surfer. who was attacked by a shark and went back in the water three weeks later. So they were saying to me, look, Bethany can do it. And I said Hello! She is the bravest woman I've ever seen in my life. Put my sister up there, we're cut from the same cloth and then maybe psychologically that will say, okay, if Kim can do it, maybe I can do it.
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