Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards had dropped subtle hints that her 27-year marriage to Mauricio Umansky was in turmoil in recent months.
The clues are shed new light with reports on Monday that the reality TV couple had split amid rumors that Richards, 54, has been dating country singer Morgan Wade, 28.
Richards and Wade ‘reportedly have matching heart tattoos’ TMZ reported on Monday.
Richards has been seen not wearing her wedding ring in public, something that both she and Umansky, 53, addressed in April, insisting they were not divorcing at the time.
WhatsNew2Day.com has contacted representatives for Richards, Umansky and Wade for comment on the story.
The latest: Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards, 54, had dropped subtle hints that his marriage of 27 years to Mauricio Umansky, 53, was in turmoil in recent months. She was photographed in Studio City, California in February not wearing the ring.
Details: Richards and Mauricio Umansky have reportedly separated after a 27-year marriage. Photographed last March in Los Angeles.
Richards was photographed ringless in the months leading up to the reported split, most notably going out in Studio City, California on February 23, ringless after a workout.
Richards also shared images on Instagram of her not wearing it while working out.
Richards denied that marital problems were not the reason she lost her ring while speaking with page six on April 18 in West Hollywood, California at an event in West Hollywood, California where she was photographed with Wade.
“It all started with a stupid picture of me without a ring,” Richards said of her Feb. 23 outing.
At the event, in support of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in the Fleur Room, Richards said she did not want to wear the expensive piece of jewelry amid rising crime rates in her native Los Angeles, as well as logistics of the ring clogging up. his lifting weights in the gym.
“I haven’t been wearing my big diamond ring, because there’s a lot of crime these days and I’m like, ‘I don’t feel comfortable,'” Richards said. ‘YB, I had just come from the gym lifting weights, so I was like, “Did that thing trigger that?” I don’t know.’
Richards told the outlet that with more than a decade on Bravo’s stalwart, she had become tough on rumors about her marriage to Umansky.
“When these things would come up before, I would like it, and I would cry and be devastated,” Richards told the outlet. “But now, I’m more like, ‘OK, I’ve done this before. Let’s do it. Go ahead. Come on. Let’s see what you got for me here.'”
Richards also shared images on Instagram of her not wearing it while working out.
Richards denied that marital problems were not the reason she lost her ring while speaking to Page Six on April 18 in West Hollywood, California at an event in West Hollywood, California where she was photographed with Wade.
The shocking split comes amid a TMZ report that Kyle has been “dating country singer” Morgan Wade, 28, in the wake of their split. Wade was seen last month in Lexington, Kentucky.
Umansky in April called the marital speculation “so silly” as he claimed there were no relationship issues to speak of. In the photo last year
R.ichards said that the martial arts rumours, which are a focal point of the upcoming season of RHOBH, were “really frustrating” and caused him anxiety about the issue.
“Obviously, you don’t like that because when the show airs in six months, I’ll take care of this,” he said of the series, which is expected to air on Bravo this fall. “And people will speak again and more false stories and lies.”
youmansky addressed the issue a week earlier on the April 10 edition of the podcast Two T’s in a pod with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge, calling the speculation “so silly” as he claimed there were no marital issues to speak of.
“That stupid story that came out, and then all the girls, you know, decided to talk about it on Housewives, and now it’s a story,” she said on the podcast.
He added: ‘So there are definitely some stories out there and Kyle and I tackled them and we’ll go from there. It is what it is.’
Former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills personality Dana Wilkey took to Instagram in August 2022, exposing fan speculation that Umansky had cheated on Richards with the show’s Dorit Kemsley.
Wilkey said of the rumours: ‘The fans can’t stop talking about this! Thoughts?’
Kemsley denied the allegations, saying there was ‘ZERO truth’, and criticized Wilkey as ‘one of the thirstiest people around’. [she’s] never seen’ in his response on social media.
She added: ‘Kyle and Mau are our friends and my kids call them uncle and aunt. Do you think it’s okay for my kids to see this when it’s a disgusting lie? … It’s sad, pathetic and sure to inevitably bite you in the ass.”
The shocking split comes amid a TMZ report that Kyle has been “dating country singer” Wade in the wake of their split, and that they “reportedly have matching heart tattoos.”
Wade and Richards were photographed at the 21st Annual Americana Honors and Awards at the Ryman Auditorium on September 14, 2022 in Nashville.
Wade and Richards posed for a selfie in a shot Kyle posted to Instagram last month.
said a source People on Monday that Richards and Umansky “have been apart for a while, but still live under the same roof” and “remain friendly as they figure out what’s next for them and their family.”
Richards and Umansky married in January 1996 and have daughters Alexia, 27, Sophia, 23, and Portia, 15. Mauricio is also a stepfather to Kyle’s daughter Farrah Aldjufrie, 34, from his first marriage to Guraish Aldjufrie.
an instagram user under the handle @facereality16 had a theory about the blossoming relationship between Richards and Wade, noting that he had been subtly acknowledging their romance by wearing matching silver bands.
Richards did not acknowledge the split on social media Monday as she posted a series of photos of herself with her friend Faye Resnick in a series of Instagram Stories posts to wish Resnick a happy 66th birthday.
Kyle’s fame preceded her spot on the Bravo series, as she is the sister of Kathy Hilton and the aunt of Paris Hilton. Richards and her family came to the spotlight in 2010 when she was a main cast member on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
The cast also included her sister Kim Richards, Adrienne Maloof, Camille Grammer, Taylor Armstrong, and Lisa Vanderpump.
A dozen seasons later, only Kyle remains on the popular reality series (while Vanderpump has found tremendous success with his own spin-off Vanderpump Rules).
Season 12 of the series focused on Richards dealing with fragile family relationships, including with Kathy, while Umansky stood firmly behind her amid the tense time.
“I’ve always supported her 100 percent no matter what she does,” Umansky said. MY! News in November. ‘If she wants to reconcile, I’m willing to do it. If she’s not ready to reconcile and she needs to keep it that way for a while, she’s 1,000 percent behind her.”
Wade and Richards were seen working out together a few weeks ago.
Wade and Richards were photographed together at the Americana Music Honors & Awards last fall in Nashville.
Wade and Richards were seen together at a Christmas celebration late last year.
The timing of the split comes about a year and a half after the duo celebrated a marital milestone with their 25th wedding anniversary.
“It means a lot, and it’s something we’re both incredibly proud of,” Richards said. Bravo Insider in November 2021. ‘And for me, it’s one of my greatest achievements. I mean, I think it’s refreshing, in this city being married for 25 years is a big deal. And we are very proud to be good role models for our daughters.’
Umansky said their marriage had been “great and beautiful” and the long time they were married flew by.
“To be honest, it feels easy and it doesn’t feel like it’s been that long,” he told Bravo Insider. And, you know, I definitely intend to spend the rest of my life with her. So I look forward to at least another 25 years, and maybe another 50.’
