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Harry Rutter

Gigi and Bella Hadid's mum Yolanda says Real Housewives cast were 'hurtful' to family

Yolanda Hadid says she'll 'never return' to Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills.

The former model and mum of Gigi and Bella Hadid revealed she didn't have a 'good experience' on the show after starring in three seasons.

She was on the show from 2012 to 2016 and says she really 'struggled' with Lyme disease during her time on the hit-US TV programme.

The 58-year-old blasted her former co-stars who accused her of 'making up her illness for attention' while on the Bravo show.

"The first season I went on, I was diagnosed with neurological Lyme disease, and I struggled every day of the season," she said in a new interview.

Yolanda says she'll 'never return' to Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills (Getty Images for Lifetime)

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight she added: "I kind of stayed on because I thought, 'OK, I'll be better next season'.

"I didn't know Lyme disease was a life sentence. And now, here we are 10, 12 years, later I'm still struggling with it."

Referencing her former castmates who accused her of making up her condition in a bid for more airtime and more attention, she said: "Those things were very hurtful."

Yolanda added: "Not just hurtful to me but hurtful to my children and my family who loves me.

"And they knew I was fighting for my life. So, from that perspective, it wasn't a good experience for me. And, you know, that was the taste I was left with."

Some former co-stars accused her of making up her condition (NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

Asked if she would ever return to the hit-TV programme, she said: "No, I wouldn't."

"It was an experience you take on, but at this point in my life, I couldn't. I'm too sensitive," she told the outlet.

"I couldn't deal with that back and forth between women. It's not my communication style or something that's good for my life.

"I believe I want to be a woman who is for women, about women, with women, I want us all to hold hands and support each other and get each other through the difficult times of life.

"I don't understand that somebody would wake up and want to hurt somebody with words or behaviour."

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