Garcelle Beauvais Mourns Sister Carole, Shares Heartfelt Tribute

Sometimes the people closest to us are the hardest to talk about—and Garcelle Beauvais is learning that grief doesn’t follow a script. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum announced the death of her sister Carole on Tuesday, June 23, sharing a deeply personal tribute across her Instagram.

The weight of the announcement sits heavier when you know the history. During her time on RHOBH from 2021 to 2025, Garcelle had been candid about the complicated terrain of her relationship with Carole. There was the moment during season 11 when she couldn’t remember her sister’s name on camera—a slip that haunted her and sparked a conversation with host Andy Cohen about whether it was Freudian. The two hadn’t been on speaking terms at one point; something happened, it festered, and it just faded away. But like so many estrangements between siblings, the hurt didn’t erase the love underneath.

In her tribute, Garcelle, 59, painted a portrait of the sister she’ll miss: the one who made her laugh until it hurt, who replied to every“I love you”with“I love you more,”who showed up in the most practical, generous ways. When Garcelle welcomed her twins, Jax and Jaid, in 2007, Carole didn’t just visit—she moved in for two months to help. She was there for Oliver too, born in 1991 with Garcelle’s ex-husband Daniel Saunders. Those aren’t the moments that make headlines. They’re the ones that matter.

What strikes hardest in Garcelle’s words is the regret woven through them:“I wish we had more time!!”It’s a universal ache for anyone who’s lost someone, but it hits differently when you’ve spent years carrying unresolved tension. The hope Garcelle expressed—that Carole is now with their mother, the two of them laughing together—suggests a kind of peace, or at least the reaching toward one.

Garcelle has spent the last year navigating life after RHOBH, and she’s said she’s thriving. But grief doesn’t wait for the right moment. It arrives when it wants, and sometimes it brings clarity about what really mattered all along.