Did RHOBH Star Sutton Stracke Shade Kyle Richards With Birthday Message to Garcelle? Mentions “Fake Message” Amid Kyle’s Shoutout

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Sutton Stracke shared a happy birthday post in honor of her friend, Garcelle Beauvais, on Saturday. But did she also throw some shade at Kyle Richards in the process?

Although Sutton and Kyle seemed to be on decent terms when the 12th season of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills came to an end last month, Sutton’s birthday note for Garcelle spoke of a “fake message” around the time that Kyle honored their co-star with a post of her own.

“Happy birthday to one of the smartest kindest most loyal people I know. So much that she gets [two] birthdays. I love you [Garcelle Beauvais] to the bone. This is not a fake message,” Sutton wrote on Instagram on November 26, adding the hashtag for “real friends.”

Although Sutton didn’t designate what her apparent shade was in reference to, it was shared around the same time that her RHOBH castmate Kyle shared her post to Garcelle.

“Happy birthday [Garcelle Beauvais],” Kyle had written. “May all your wishes come true!”

While Sutton’s message may not have had anything to do with Kyle or any other members of the RHOBH cast, Sutton’s fans and followers couldn’t help but notice the shadiness of her message to Garcelle.

“That’s how you be a friend, NOT like Kyle, [Dorit Kemsley], [Erika Jayne], and [Lisa Rinna],” one person wrote in response.

“Think some shade has been thrown,” said a second.

And a third told the reality star, “I wouldn’t want a birthday wish wrapped in shade!!”

At the end of last month, while appearing on the Two Ts in a Pod podcast, Kyle actually had good things to say about the friendship between Sutton and Garcelle, who took a joint stand against Lisa earlier this month, noting that she believed it was more genuine that than of the relationship between Sutton and Crystal Kung-Minkoff.

“I think [Sutton and Crystal are] friendly and get along. [But] I feel like Sutton and Garcelle’s relationship is a lot more genuine,” she stated.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast is expected to reunite for filming on season 13 sometime in early 2023.