Garcelle Beauvais is doubling down on the “lesbian” remark made to Kyle Richards on “The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills” … telling us the comment was by no means malicious.

We caught up with the ‘RHOBH’ star after she seemingly inspired her costar to return out as a lesbian throughout final week’s episode … and subsequently prompted a powerful response from Kyle within the press.

Garcelle would not really feel badly about her remark, although … as she tells us she was simply attempting to encourage Kyle to dwell her life nevertheless ever she wished amid her separation from husband Mauricio Umansky.

As , Kyle has confronted numerous questions relating to her shut friendship with nation singer Morgan Wade … however has all the time maintained they’re simply associates.

Nonetheless, Garcelle defends her assertion wasn’t meant to be a dig in regards to the rumors … fairly, only a reminder that they are “highly effective ladies” and “may be no matter we need to be.”

But, as we beforehand reported, Kyle did not essentially see the comment the identical means … blasting Garcelle as an “a**gap throughout the ‘RHOBH’ after present on-line.

Per Garcelle, she’s perplexed by KR’s sturdy response to the now-viral second … given that they had a very good snicker about it throughout taping.

She notes … “So, for her to say that was fairly shady, however, .”