RHOC’s Kelly Dodd’s Guide to the Family: Daughters, Exes, and More

Kelly Dodd She and her family have been through some ups and downs over the years.

this real housewives of orange county Alum – who appeared on Bravo from seasons 11 to 15 – was born in Scottsdale, Arizona in 1975 to Frank Meza and Barbie Meza. She has two brothers: JR Mesa and Eric Meza.

she and Scott Silva From 2001 to 2004, Kelly continued Michael Dodd The two married in 2006. They welcomed a daughter, Julie Doddeventually before 2006 Divorced in 2018. (Kelly later Married Rick Leventhal 2020. )

While Kelly’s relationship with her family has been tumultuous at times, the Bravo character made headlines in November 2025 Voicemail Kelly allegedly left for Jolie Go viral.

While it’s unclear when the message was sent, the voicemail was allegedly forwarded to Jolie by one of her friends after her daughter blocked her from “everything.”

“Julie, you just opened Pandora’s box. I have a recording of you screaming at your dad for not taking you on vacation, screaming that he didn’t buy you a car,” Kelly said on the show. Voice note snippet This went viral on social media. “Do you remember those recordings that I saved? I have these and I’m going to put them out there publicly. Do you understand?”

While Kelly has yet to comment on the leaked voicemail, her brother Eric claimed in a statement social media video He was glad “the truth prevailed.”

Keep scrolling to learn more about the Kelly family:

Bobby and Frank Mesa

Kelly’s parents, Bobby and Frank, had three children: JR, Kelly and Eric.

Over the years, Kelly has sometimes spoken about her strained relationship with her mother.

during season 14 right ventricleKelly shared that a rift developed between her, Bobby, and Eric ever since they stayed at Kelly’s house in OC.

“My mother disclosed sensitive information to my brother and then caused problems,” Kelly explained. RHOC Season 14 “After Show” in December 2019.

However, in late 2019, Kelly revealed that the relationship between her mom and Eric was “very good.”

“I have a really good relationship with my brother and my mom,” she shared entertainment tonight September 2019. “The really great thing about the show is that it really brought my mom and my brother (and me) back together.”

Nearly six years later, Eric took to social media to claim that “no one talks to Kelly,” including their mother and father, whom Eric called a “horrible daughter.”

In August 2025, Eric shared in multiple social media videos: “I don’t talk to her, her nieces and nephews don’t talk to her, her mother doesn’t talk to her. It speaks for itself. Doesn’t that tell you something about someone?”

In response to Eric’s claims, Kelly shared a video of her calling her dad.

“He said you said I was a terrible daughter and that I was the worst person on earth,” she said by phone, adding that she knew “why my mom wouldn’t talk to me — it was all because of him.”

“He’s so trash,” Frank responded in the video, before noting that Eric is “worse than trash” and “he’s sick.”

Kelly wrote in the video posted on Instagram, “My brother is a psycho! His own dad can’t stand him!”

JR Mesa

Kelly’s eldest brother is JR. Although little is known about his personal life, JR is a franchise business consultant for SafeSplash Swim School in Scottsdale, Arizona. LinkedIn profile.

Eric Mesa

Kelly’s youngest brother is Eric. Things started to sour between Kelly and Eric after Kelly revealed that he and their mom had been living at her house for almost a year and a half – however, Eric claimed this was false.

“When Bravo hired Kylie, she begged me and my mom to move into her house because our family was part of a package deal,” Eric claimed in the interview AllAboutTheTea.com September 2018. “The only reason she was on the show was because Bravo interviewed me and my mom for five hours and they were interested in our unique family dynamic. That was the only reason we lived with her, not because we needed a place to live.”

Eric claims he moved him and his mom out of Kelly’s house because Kelly was “mentally, emotionally and physically” abusing Bobby.

After Eric made his accusation, Kelly said Eric and her mother were initially only supposed to stay at her home for a few months, “which turned into a year and a half.”

“I felt like my mom and Eric were taking advantage of me, which led to a huge fight between me and my mom. They moved back to Arizona,” she shared on the show. right ventricle September 2019.

Things seemed to be going well between Eric and Kelly until August 2025, when Eric claimed on social media that “no one in the family spoke to Kelly” and that Kelly was a “terrible mom.”

Kelly later denied the claims with her father in an Instagram Story, calling Eric “so trash.”

Meanwhile, following the release of Kelly’s alleged voicemail to Jolie in November 2025, Eric revealed via social media video that he was glad “the truth prevailed.”

“You could visibly see the projections she was making onto me, my mom, Julie, her nieces, nephews, everybody, brother, JR, everybody… You could see the demonic entity coming out of her mouth,” he claimed. “It shows how dark her heart is, everyone can see it.”

While Eric noted that it was “very difficult to understand” why she would say such things to Julie, he has been trying to “tell everyone” about Kelly’s situation for years.

“She kept projecting that onto me, trying to make me look like the bad guy, but we all know who the real bad guy is. So the truth is out,” he claimed, adding that Kelly had “some serious issues” and was “severely mentally ill.”

Scott Silva

Kelly marries Arizona lawyer Scott Silva From 2001 to 2004.

Michael Dodd

After divorcing Silva, Kelly continued her relationship with Michael Dodd. The pair married in 2006 and welcomed their daughter, Julie, the same year. Although the couple briefly split in 2012, they didn’t rekindle their romance until 2017 when Kelly revealed she planned to divorce Michael.

“Our marriage is over and I’m gone!” Kelly told daily mail In an interview published in September 2017, “We’ve had problems for years and I’ve had enough. I’ve had enough of our marriage. It’s just a situation of two people not getting along. It’s best that we go our separate ways and focus on our daughter.”

Julie Dodd

In 2006, Kelly and Michael welcomed daughter Julie.

In November 2025, a video clip was leaked, allegedly of a voicemail Kelly sent to a friend after her daughter blocked Jolie from “everything.”

“Julie, you just opened Pandora’s box. I have a recording of you screaming at your dad for not taking you on vacation, screaming that he didn’t buy you a car,” Kelly said in the voicemail. “Do you remember those recordings that I saved? I have these and I’m going to put them out there publicly. Do you understand?”

Kelly went on to express her disdain for Jolie doing this, “After I bought you a car, paid for your college, paid for your health insurance, took you to the doctor, bought you all the clothes, I did all this.”

“Meanwhile, your dad is a fucking loser for putting these three kids in front of you,” she said. “I have all of that, so what you’re doing now, you’re going to look like a fool, you stupid little girl. You’re stupid, okay? Because you even thought you were going to win.”

Kelly noted that her criminal attorney was “laughing at you.”

“You’re a joke, and so is your dad. It’s absolutely crazy that you’re siding with him after what he’s done to you since seventh grade,” Kelly claimed.

Kelly has yet to issue a statement following the leak of the footage.

Rick Leventhal

Kelly starts dating reporter Rick Leventhal After meeting at a barbecue in the Hamptons in the summer of 2019. The couple got engaged in November 2019 and tied the knot in October 2020.

Rick and Kelly continue to showcase moments from their marriage on social media.

“You are my everything @kellyddodd ❤️,” Rick wrote Instagram Valentine’s Day, February 2025. “Thank you for bringing such incredible love, joy, adventure, and energy into my life! Every dad out there is a blessing to you and I can’t wait to celebrate with you tonight 🔥.”