'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Adds Connecticut Native

WOODBRIDGE, CT — Dorit Kemsley, who grew up in Woodbridge, is the newest cast member of the popular reality television show "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," producers announced this week.

Kemsley left Woodbridge at 19 for Italy and the fashion world, eventually marrying British businessman Paul "PK" Kemsley, who is the manager of the singer Boy George and the former soccer star Pele. The couple has two children.

She's a designer of resort clothing and swimwear, and she's fluent in four languages. Additionally, she is the fourth Connecticut native on the hit Bravo TV franchise, joining Berlin's Countess Luann de Lesseps, Windsor Locks' Kim Zolciak and Farmington's Kristen Taekman, writes the Connecticut Post.

The new season of the hit Bravo TV show debuts on Dec. 6.

Photo: Dorit Kemsley. Photo credit: Bravo TV