10. Kim Richards – Real Housewives
Although Kim Richards had quite a successful career as a child actress, her celebrity status was all but nonexistent until she was casted on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She was introduced to a whole new audience that may or may not have remembered her from her earlier work. As a housewife, she quickly made a name for herself as one of the more erratic behaving women on the show. She publicly battled substance abuse, and ultimately was replaced on the series.
Yet, she was undoubtedly hoping that her time in the series would help her to revamp her career in acting. While it didn’t ever open doors to a serious film role, it did provide her the opportunity to get onto another reality series, Stars In Danger: The High Dive. Richards said she went on the show to try and become closer to her sister, and also “to learn how to dive like an Olympian.”
However, the experience supposedly left her scarred, traumatized, and fearful to get back into the water. Hopefully she was paid a pretty penny for her appearance, since she will no longer be receiving a Real Housewife check and Hollywood isn’t exactly banging down the door
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