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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 20: (L-R) Garcelle Beauvais, Crystal Kung Minkoff, Kathy Hilton and Sheree Zampino speak onstage at the 29th Annual Race To Erase MS on May 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Race to Erase MS

KEY POINTS

  • Sheree Zampino said she would leave "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" if Jada Pinkett Smith ever signed on as a cast member
  • Will Smith's ex-wife explained that she "would never want to jeopardize" what they've built
  • Zampino has maintained a healthy co-parenting relationship with Smith and a great friendship with Pinkett Smith over the years

Sheree Zampino would not take risks when it comes to her relationship with Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith.

In an interview with Page Six, Smith's ex-wife, 54, said that she would leave "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" if Pinkett Smith, 50, ever signed on as a cast member.

Zampino explained that she couldn't afford to "jeopardize" what they have by showing their private lives for viewers' consumption.

"Honestly, I wouldn't do the show with Jada," she told Page Six. "I would never want to jeopardize what we've built. I wouldn't even take that chance."

Since she and Smith divorced in 1995, Zampino has maintained a healthy co-parenting relationship with the Oscar-winning actor, with whom she shares 29-year-old son Trey, as well as a great friendship with Pinkett Smith.

Zampino and the Smiths have blended their families, including the Smiths' children Jaden, 24, and Willow, 21. They frequently gather for holidays and special occasions.

But Zampino noted that she makes sure to never "blur lines" with Pinkett Smith. She described her partnership with the "Red Table Talk" host and the actor as full of "grace, love and respect."

"You have to keep the main thing the main thing and those are our children. It's about making it work for their well-being," the Sheree Elizabeth Boutique founder said. "We're family and we're at functions. But Jada and I, we don't go to happy hour and hang out."

But though she wouldn't want to be "RHOBH" castmates with her pal, Zampino is open to the idea of Pinkett Smith and Smith making cameo appearances should her role expand to full-time status.

When asked if the Smiths have watched her "RHOBH" debut, she said she didn't know as she couldn't bring herself to ask them if they've tuned in, explaining that "it seems like I'm bragging."

"My son will say, 'Mom, that's a construct. That's just a construct.' ... The reality is, is people that care about me and love me want to know what I'm doing," Zampino added. "They don't want to have to hear about it from somebody else, so I have to work on that."

Zampino also previously praised Pinkett Smith for her relationship with her son Trey.

"With Jada, it was like, as long as she treats [Trey] well, we're good. We're good. And she's treated him well and she's loved him," the Bravo personality said on the "Behind the Velvet Rope" podcast.

Zampino added it wasn't easy all the time because there were times when they "bumped heads," but they pressed on. "We do what we have to do because again, at the end of the day, it's about the kids," she shared.

Zampino and Smith were married for three years before they split in 1995.

The "King Richard" star previously shared how he met his first wife during an appearance on Pinkett Smith's talk show, months after Zampino also joined the "Nutty Professor" star. The "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" alum revealed that Zampino caught his eye before he was introduced to Pinkett Smith.

"The dude that was going to introduce me to Jada was with another girl and I was like 'Who is that?'" Smith shared in October 2018. "And it was Sheree. I went to Different World to meet Jada, and met Sheree and ended up marrying Sheree and having [my son] Trey with Sheree."

Alopecia, which is driven by the immune system attacking hair follicles, has recently come to the fore through high profile cases including Hollywood actress Jada Pinkett Smith, pictured here with her husband Will Smith
Alopecia, which is driven by the immune system attacking hair follicles, has recently come to the fore through high profile cases including Hollywood actress Jada Pinkett Smith, pictured here with her husband Will Smith GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA via AFP / Mike Coppola