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Real Housewives' Kim Richards 'checks herself into rehab' days after drunken arrest and storming out of Dr Phil interview

Published: 21:31 EST, 25 April 2015 | Updated: 03:01 EST, 26 April 2015

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Kim Richards has checked herself into rehab, it has been reported.

According to TMZ the Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star has entered a Malibu facility that specialises in substance abuse.

The 50-year-old finally relented and made the decision after consulting with her family.

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Relented: Kim Richards checked into rehab on Saturday according to TMZ. The Real Housewives star has had a tumultuous fortnight during which she was arrested for allegedly getting into a drunken brawl with a cop

The site claims the mother-of-four intends staying at the live-in facility for 'as long as it takes.

Her decision comes at the end of a tumultuous two weeks for the reality star, which saw her arrested at The Beverly Hills Hotel after allegedly getting into a drunken fight with a police officer.

The following week she stormed out of a Dr Phil interview in front of her family when the line of questioning go too tough for her.

The moment Kim Richards storms out of interview with Dr Phil

Tough: Last week the 50-year-old faced a tough line of questioning from Dr Phil and ended up storming out

On Thursday details emerged of what happened during her sit down with the daytime talk show host, which ended up with her in floods of tears and refusing to continue the segment.

The full interview is set to air on Tuesday.

'I'm beating myself up over this,' said an emotional Kim, who was carefully groomed and wearing a bright red shirt.

The blonde then admits she is struggling with her sobriety. 'I poured a drink of vodka, and I thought, "Oh my God, what have I done?"' she told Dr Phil.

She then held her hands to her mouth as if she knew that was a bad thing but she could not help herself.

'Are u living a lie telling everyone, "I've been sober for three years"?' the doctor asked her, not giving into her excuses.

He doesn't back off either.

'You were drunk in a bar fighting with a cop - that is not good mothering,' the TV star insisted.

Kim looks shocked by the treatment she is getting and then asks, 'Is this an intervention? I'm sorry I can't, I'm sorry.'

She was nervous: 'I'm beating myself up over this,' an emotional Kim said. The Bravo star is carefully groomed and wears a bright red shirt

The reality diva, who has been troubled ever since she started working on her show with sister Kyle, takes off her microphone and leaves the room where the interview is being taped.

Also at the interview were her children Brooke, 29, Chad, 22 and Kimberly, 20. They were there to support their mother. Daughter Whitney, 23, was not present.

Richards, a former child star who worked on shows like The Streets Of San Francisco in the Seventies, was arrested last week.

She was charged with public intoxication, trespassing, resisting an officer and battery on a police officer following a drunken incident at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Her family is behind her: Also at the interview were her children Brooke, 29, Chad, 22 and Kimberly, 20.They were there to support their mother.Daughter Whitney, 23, was not present

On Wednesday Daily Mail Online broke the news that Kim left her interview in tears.

The star's son Chad was overheard talking to his mom pleading with her to go in to rehab.

He revealed the star is battling more demons, including taking pills and smoking pot on top of her relapse into drinking.

An eyewitness at the hotel told Daily Mail Online: 'Kim insisted that any program had to fit her needs, saying she wouldn't go out of state, wanted to do a 30-day not 60-day program, didn't want to miss her daughter Brooke's wedding in May and was worried about being away from Monty.'

Kim's ex-husband Monty Brinson - who is battling lung, brain and spine cancer - continues to lean on her for support.

Not sober: The blonde then admits she is struggling with her sobriety. 'I poured a drink of vodka, and I thought, "Oh my God, what have I done?"' she told Dr Phil

First husband Monty, father to eldest child Brooke, has stage 4 cancer and has been living with Kim.

Tears streaming down her face, a determined Richards ran down the hall leaving onlookers stunned.

She fled toward her own hotel suite where an entourage of friends was waiting.

Elder sister Kathy Hilton was also there.

She was overheard angrily ranting: 'You can forget this whole thing, here's your microphone I'm done, I'm leaving, I wanna talk to my family.

Plenty of tears: The sister of Kyle Richards was clearly upset as she was grilled by the vet

The observer said: 'She was really angry and made it clear she was done.'

Richards' daughter Brooke ran after her mom after she exited and they were heard arguing.

Richards told her daughter: 'I'm not going down there, I'm not going for three months and I'm not going to miss your wedding.'

She left: Kim looks shocked by the treatment she is getting and then asks, 'Is this an intervention? I'm sorry I can't, I'm sorry'

Clearly very disappointed: The TV star did not seem happy with the blonde Bravo beauty

Kim Richards leaves hotel after explosive Dr Phil interview

But Brooke asked her mom to please work the program. She was overheard to say it's on the beach, it's local and she would be able to go to Brooke's wedding.

'What's the big deal?, ' Brooke yelled. 'Why do you have to be so f***ing picky, just go get the help you need. You have to do this mom.'

But Richards insisted she's happy to see her own doctor and therapist.

She hit back telling Brooke was making her anxious. 'I'm not going back in there, I'm done.'

She said she whatever she did would be with her family.

'I'm not drinking every day,' she was overheard to shout.

Brooke was followed to the hotel suite by her siblings Kimberley and Chad.

On the Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills, Kim is constantly being told off by her fellow housewives for her drinking, most of all by her sister Kyle.

Misbehaving: The former child star of such shows as The Streets Of San Francisco and The Rockford Files has never been confronted quite as matter of factly as she was on Dr Phil