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Gabourey Sidibe Responds to Kathy Hilton Confusing Her with Lizzo

PowerVault Network February 6, 2026

An outdated, embarrassing second for Kathy Hilton is making its rounds as soon as once more.

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On an August 2022 episode of Watch What Happens Live! with Andy Cohen, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum performed a recreation of “Will Kathy Know Them?” during which she guessed a star’s title primarily based on a photograph.

When the 66-year-old was proven a photograph of Lizzo, she stated, “I really feel like I do [know her]. Precious?” which brought about some uncomfortable laughter from host Cohen and the studio viewers.

That’s when Hilton tried to cowl her tracks, including, “That’s, like, what I name her. Her nickname’s Precious to me….”

Now, years later, Gabourey Sidibe–the actress who famously performed Precious within the eponymous movie–has reacted to the viral second on the One54 podcast, printed Wednesday, Feb. 4. According to the star, the second was significantly unusual as a result of she’d had interactions with Hilton in actual life, making the combination up all of the extra disrespectful.

“That was bizarre as a result of I’ve been to that girl’s home and had a gathering along with her,” Sidibe stated. “I used to be like, ‘I do know you— Kathy.’ “

“I’ve by no means met Lizzo, however Lizzo and I do various things,” she continued. “I’ve been confused for a lot of a Black fats, like many, many, many ladies. And it’s at all times bizarre and tinged with racism. I did assume that was bizarre, Kathy Hilton. Because I’ve been to that girl’s home and had a gathering along with her as a result of she wished to decorate me. I used to be like, that’s so unusual.”

Not solely that, Hilton didn’t even confer with Gabourey by her actual title on the present, which added one other layer of confusion.

“You oughta know my actual title, additionally, ’trigger she stated ‘Precious?’ I simply, I don’t know,” Sidibe stated.

Hilton, who additionally mistook a number of different celebrities throughout the identical Watch What Happens Live! section, spoke out concerning the incident after receiving backlash.

“The display was so far-off and my imaginative and prescient is horrible. If you recall, I couldn’t even make out who Justin Timberlake or Melissa Etheridge was,” she wrote in a touch upon Instagram on the time.

A supply went on to inform E! News that the Real Housewives star felt “horrible” about her feedback and “would by no means deliberately damage anybody’s emotions.”