Gabourey Sidibe Responds to Kathy Hilton Confusing Her with Lizzo
An old, embarrassing moment for Kathy Hilton makes his rounds again.
On an August 2022 episode of Watch What Happens Live! with Andy Cohen, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum played a game of “Will Kathy Know Them?” in which she guessed the name of a celebrity based on a photo.
When the 66-year-old was shown a photo of Lizzoshe said, “I feel like I do [know her]. Precious?” which caused some uncomfortable laughter from host Cohen and the studio audience.
That's when Hilton tried to cover her tracks, adding, “That's, like, what I call her. Her nickname is precious to me….”
Now, years later, Gabourey Sidibe– the actress who became famous Precious in the film of the same name – has responded to the viral moment on the One54 podcast, published Wednesday, February 4. According to the star, the moment was especially strange because she had interactions with Hilton in real life, making the mix all the more respectable.
“That was strange because I have been to that lady's house and had a meeting with her,” Sidibe said. “I was like, 'I know you — Kathy.' “
“I've never met Lizzo, but Lizzo and I do different things,” she continued. “I've been confused for a lot of black fat, like many, many, many women. And it's always weird and with racism. I thought it was weird, Kathy Hilton. Because I went to that woman's house and had a meeting with her, because she wanted to dress me. I was like, that's so strange.”
Not only that, Hilton didn't even refer to Gabourey by her real name on the show, which added another layer of confusion.
“You should know my real name too because she said 'precious?' I just, I don't know,” Sidibe said.
Hilton, who also mistaken several other celebrities at the same time Watch What Happens Live! segment, spoke out about the incident after receiving backlash.
“The screen was so far away and my vision is terrible. If you remember, I couldn't even make out who Justin Timberlake or Melissa Etheridge was,” she wrote in a comment on Instagram at the time.
A source went on to say E! News that the Real Housewives star felt “terrible” about her comments and “would never intentionally hurt anyone's feelings.”
