“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Kyle Richards is getting candid about her marriage to her estranged husband, Mauricio Umansky.
During the February 4 episode of the “Bravo’s Hot Mic” podcast, Richards said her 2023 separation from Umansky “had nothing to do with the show.” According to Richards, Umansky, whom she wed in 1996, “was very supportive of [her]” throughout her time on RHOBH.
“The show did not affect us that way at all,” said Richards during the interview.
She then suggested that Umansky becoming wealthy because of his company, The Agency, changed their dynamic. She said that they did not have much money when they were newlyweds.
“He’s getting attention that he didn’t get before. There’s more people looking at him. He’s a rich man. It’s a very different situation,” said Richards on the podcast episode. “I think even looking and seeing him as a great husband, a great dad, is appealing to some of these women out there. That don’t care if someone is married. Just I think having that thrown in your face all the time. And of course, me being busy, and traveling, I think all of that did not help.”
Richards also said that she and Umansky ending up not prioritizing their marriage because of their respective careers.
“Just not making our marriage a priority because there were so many things going on,” said Richards.
Mauricio Umansky Discussed His Relationship With Kyle Richards in a December 2024 Interview
In a December 2024 interview on “Bravo’s Hot Mic” podcast, Umansky said that RHOBH did not negatively affect his marriage to Richards. He said, however, that he believes the show can impact couples who are having relationship issues at the time of filming.
“My perspective is what ends up happening, is that couples when they watch each other and end up reflecting. And they actually see what their real relationship is like,” said Umansky during the podcast episode. “They believe and they go to bed with a perception of their own relationship that is different. Once they watch it, they are confronted, and then they reflect. And they see it from a different point of view.”
While recording the podcast episode, Umansky commented on whether he believes he and Richards will reconcile their relationship.
“I think that we are both allowing time to pass without doing anything. I think that the way I’m seeing it, is that everything will happen naturally for whenever it is meant to be. Or however it’s meant to be,” said Umansky.
He also said that “the longer you’re apart the harder it is” to get back together.
Kyle Richards Opened up About Filming With Mauricio Umansky for RHOBH Season 14
During a November 2024 interview with Entertainment Tonight, Richards opened up about filming with Umansky for the current 14th season of RHOBH. She said that having on-camera conversations with her estranged husband “felt very vulnerable.”
“The conversations that I was having with Mauricio on camera were emotional for me. Because we weren’t speaking on the day to day. So when we would film, none of these conversations had been had yet. So a lot of things were held in,” said Richards to Entertainment Tonight.
Richards also told the publication where she stood with Umansky, the father of her children, Alexia Umansky, Portia Umansky, and Sophia Umansky. Umansky is also the stepfather to her eldest daughter, Farrah Aldjufrie.
“We are family. And we care about each other very much,” said Richards.
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‘Real Housewives’ Star Says She & Estranged Husband Didn’t Make Their Marriage a Priority