Kyle Richards sparks concern over weight loss as she shows off her ribs in new photo

She has attributed her weight loss to healthy diet and exercise after being forced to deny using the diabetes drug Ozempic. 

But Kyle Richards raised eyebrows once again after fellow RHOBH star Dorit Kemsley shared a photo displaying her very trim figure.

In the photo, Kyle’s ribs were visible as she posed along her fellow castmates during their trip to Spain. 

The 54-year-old wore a dress which drew attention to her noticeably slim waist and ‘111’ rib cage tattoo – a frock containing a cut-out along the torso, right along her ribs. 

But the image sparked concern from fans worrying about her recent weight loss. 

‘Anyone else concerned for Kyle?’ one fan commented.

‘Kyle needs an intervention,’ another voiced.

‘Kyles ribs. Yikes,’ one wrote.

‘I hope Kyle isn’t unwell,’ another wrote.

Some speculated she was simply holding her breath to appear slimmer: ‘Kyle looks odd! Why is she holding her breathe. We get it your thin but this is too much.’

‘Kyle??? Wayyyyy toooo thin. Even if she is sucking in. Intervention time,’ another wrote.

‘Breathe Kyle, not a good look,’ another posted.

But not everyone was up in arms over the weight loss – one Instagram user defended Kyle and suggested her ‘rib flare’ was down to an ‘awkward’ pose she was striking. 

Some speculated she was simply holding her breath to appear slimmer: ‘Kyle looks odd! Why is she holding her breathe. We get it your thin but this is too much’ 

Inked: Her ‘111’ tattoo was also visible in the look 

Sparking concern: Fans expressed worry over her dieting in the comments 

‘The body shaming is awful!Get a grip people- @kylerichards18 is extremely petite and her ribs are sticking out from an awkward posture, maybe holding her breath more than likely. Rib flare happens in all types of bodies,’ she wrote.

Kyle’s weight loss journey has faced intense speculation this past year.  

She has had to deny using Ozempic, a diabetes drug that does lead to weight loss, several times. 

‘After gaining weight during the summer — on July 15 — after getting off the boat I said “That is it. I’m not having any sugar, any carbs, any alcohol,’ Richards explained during an appearance on the Two T’s In a Pod podcast with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge in January.

‘A lot of people think I’ve been taking Ozempic. To clarify I’ve never taken Ozempic,’ she said.

She added that she also isn’t taking Mounjaro, another diabetes medication, or, ‘any of the shots’ such as Wegovy or Saxenda.

Richards explained that she first only planned on cutting sugar, carbs and alcohol for ‘maybe two or three weeks,’ but she kept going when she saw the benefits.

‘I started losing weight and I felt so good. I was like “why would I go back to that?” Richards shared.

‘So I still have not had alcohol at all, and you know, I’ll have a bite of birthday cake here and there but that’s it,’ she clarified.

Good old fashion diet and exercise: She has attributed her weight loss to healthy diet and exercise after being forced to deny using the diabetes drug Ozempic

Strike a pose: Richards attending the Homeless Nott Toothless event in Beverly Hills last month 

She also addressed rumors that she underwent surgery to lose weight, revealing she only went under the knife once for a breast reduction.

‘I had a breast reduction. I wanted a tummy tuck because of the skin from having four babies, the excess skin,’ she added.

‘Because no matter how much you workout, you always will have that skin, if it’s not taken away,’ Richards continued.

She offered more details on her diet regimen in the comments of a bikini snap she posted back in January. 

‘NO alcohol, bread, pasta, sugar. I eat protein, fruit and vegetables. Now that I am the weight I want to be, I will have the occasional small amount of pasta etc once in a while. But no alcohol since July 15,’ she confirmed.

‘I workout every day. Chasing it up between running, cycling, hiking and yoga. Weights & stomach everyday,’ she added.