"I couldn't even make out who Justin Timberlake or Melissa Etheridge was."
update: 2:20PM August 11 2022
Kathy Hilton has now blamed the faux pas on bad eyesight and the distance she was from the screen.
On Thursday she responded to a commenter online writing: "The screen was so far away and my vision is terrible."
She went on to add, per fan account Queens of Bravo: "I couldn't even make out who Justin Timberlake or Melissa Etheridge was."
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Kathy Hilton accidentally misidentified Lizzo on live television.
"I feel like I do," she said when asked if she recognized Lizzo in a photo. "Precious?" With an uncomfortable smirk on his face, Andy Cohen couldn't even finish his response as he and fellow guest Crystal Kung Minkoff were reduced to laughter. Kathy looked on confused.
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View StoryOne can only assume she's referring to Gabourey Sidibe's titular character from the 2009 film, as that would be the most famous individual identified by that singular word.
OH MY GOD. pic.twitter.com/Gw9eQILsOl
— denver sean. (@dnvrsn) August 11, 2022 @dnvrsn
"I don't know her," Kathy conceded. The two Black men behind the bar for the episode, Greg Mathis Jr. and Elliott Cooper of "Mathis Family Matters," were both laughing and giving very knowing glances that seemed to say cringe and yet funny and yet very cringe.
"She is precious, though. Lizzo is precious," Crystal said, trying to help Kathy save face.
"That's what I call her," Kathy said, jumping into the lifeboat. "Her nickname's 'Precious' to me."
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View StoryBy this point, Andy was hiding behind his note cards and Twitter was lighting up with a myriad of responses.
There was some very minor speculation online that perhaps she was referring to model Precious Lee, who became the first Black curve model to appear in Vogue. They just couldn't decide if this was necessarily a better mistake to have made.
There were equal parts cringe at the awkwardness of making this particular mistake and outright laughter -- which is about the same reaction that Kathy got in the room where it happened.
ROFL…Andy Cohen showed Kathy Hilton a picture of Lizzo and asked her who it was…she said “Precious!”…yall I haven’t laughed that hard in a week! O m g #WWHL #RHOBH
— TenorNoire (@DaCaptivating1) August 11, 2022 @DaCaptivating1
Kathy Hilton just thought Lizzo was Precious my god #WWHL pic.twitter.com/pEQGAEP7Hh
— sarah cree 🤎 (@SarahCree1) August 11, 2022 @SarahCree1
Kathy Hilton confusing Lizzo with Precious on #WWHL… pic.twitter.com/0hJeYzry1X
— Mark (@M4RKDUFFY) August 11, 2022 @M4RKDUFFY
No Kathy Hilton did not call Lizzo precious on #WWHL 😂😭😭 pic.twitter.com/1WLWdWpJFM
— Ryan O. (@RyanONeal_) August 11, 2022 @RyanONeal_
No way Kathy Hilton just called Lizzo “Precious” on live television #WWHL pic.twitter.com/9Mjmrk9TgZ
— JADE (@jadechinye) August 11, 2022 @jadechinye
Kathy Hilton just mixed up Lizzo with Precious…… YIKES #WWHL pic.twitter.com/k9ZyuUqRf4
— cane tejada (@sirrkhalil) August 11, 2022 @sirrkhalil
Kathy Hilton DID NOT just refer to Lizzo as “Precious.” Currently picking my jaw up off the floor #RHOBH pic.twitter.com/KqFtt8nrND
— Paris Wildwood (@ParisWildwood) August 11, 2022 @ParisWildwood
Kathy Hilton did not just call Lizzo precious.. #WWHL pic.twitter.com/njsv77jXMo
— ☥ 𝓐.𝓓.𓂀 (@HisEvilTwinAD) August 11, 2022 @HisEvilTwinAD
Lawd they are not having Kathy Hilton guess people and Kathy thought Lizzo was Gabrielle Sidibe #WWHL pic.twitter.com/8S5yEu2FsR
— Reality Escape Artist (@essayjenkins) August 11, 2022 @essayjenkins
KATHY HILTON just called @lizzo PRECIOUS ON NATIONAL TV!!!!! #RHOBH #wwhl pic.twitter.com/uzge4Kt7ET
— Thomas Gordon (@RebelTC7) August 11, 2022 @RebelTC7
Yooooooo is anybody watching #WWHL cause they playing a game with Kathy Hilton and they showed Lizzo’s pic and she said “Precious” 👀🥴🤦🏾♀️🤣. Imma head out now 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/zhed3Vivw1
— Toya aka Ms.Details! (@MsDetails) August 11, 2022 @MsDetails
Kathy Hilton calling Lizzo, Precious 😭😭 #WWHL they really set ha up pic.twitter.com/1pdj3g9ga4
— justin (@JayyRayy_) August 11, 2022 @JayyRayy_
Kathy Hilton just saw a picture of Lizzo and said it was Precious #WWHL #RHOBH pic.twitter.com/t9EPleJFuH
— B. Gentle (@BettyGentle) August 11, 2022 @BettyGentle
Kathy Hilton mistaking @lizzo for Precious on WWHL 😭 was just a moment 😂 slightly offensive yet still funny af 😭@Andy @BravoWWHL @KathyHilton #RealHousewives #RHOBH
— tyjohnson0926@gmail.com (@tyjohnson0926) August 11, 2022 @tyjohnson0926