Lisa Rinna.Photo: Nicole Weingart/Bravo
Cameras are still rolling on season 12 ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Despite reports that production temporarily shut down afterLisa Rinnafound herself at odds with the other women during a dinner on a cast trip to Aspen, a source tells PEOPLE that filming never stopped.
“Production forRHOBHwas never halted,” the production source tells PEOPLE.
And instead of Rinna being the cause of the drama, the insider says she actually stepped in to help her friend and castmateErika Girardiafter the rest of the women began “piling up” on her.
“Lisa stepped into a scene where the girls were piling up on Erika and being really mean to her, so Lisa pulled her out and took her home,” adds the source. “When Lisa pulled Erika out they kept on filming and they filmed them in the sprinter on the way back to the house. They were filmed on the private jet and then they all went home.”
Lisa Rinna (left) and Erika Girardi.Getty (2)
Rinna and Girardi have been filming season 12 alongside castmatesSutton Stracke,Garcelle Beauvais,Kyle Richards,Dorit KemsleyandCrystal Kung Minkoff. Richards' sisterKathy Hiltonis also returning as a friend of the Housewives.
And it seems Rinna and Girardi’s sudden exit from a group dinner wasn’t the only drama on the trip. A second source tells PEOPLE that both Girardi and Kemsley “needed their own space” and stayed in a hotel for a night after another blow-up at the house.
“Erika and Dorit both left the house because they were fighting with the ladies and went to a hotel. But they did join in on group activities later on during the trip,” says the source. “They just needed their own space after everything that happened.”
Bravo did not immediately reply to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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Tensions between the women have been running high. Last week, a source told PEOPLE that Beauvais, 55, and Stracke, 50, are bothseparately feudingwith Girardi over longstanding issues with the “Pretty Mess” singer.
“Neither lady right now has an interest in fixing things with Erika no matter what she does or says,” the source said. “Both storylines will be covered heavily next season.”
Production on season 12 ofRHOBHhas been underway, though Bravo has yet to announce a premiere date.
source: people.com
