Christine Chiu Says She Was Almost Cast as the First Asian on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Back in 2014 (Exclusive)

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Christine Chiu was almost cast as the first Asian on 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' back in 2014, years before Crystal Kung Minkoff joined the Bravo reality TV show. Chiu told PEOPLE she wasn't emotionally ready at the time to be a diamond holder.

Lawrence Yee joined PEOPLE in December 2023 as the Senior News Editor, Nights. His work has previously appeared on The Wrap, Variety and Yahoo."I actually got the contract for it," Chiu told PEOPLE exclusively. "At that time, somebody on my father's side passed away, and then my dog was on the verge of passing away, so emotionally I don't think I was quite ready."was very much against reality TV, so I actually had to back out," she added.

Kung — who is a friend of Chiu's —"I look at the statistics and I look at the ratio and I feel like there really needs to be more Asian American representation," Chiu noted. "I think Crystal did a great job and I'm so sad she's no longer on. We were just in Japan together.", she replied, "I don't know if I would ever go on. That requires a whole other set of balls.

 

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