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Kathy Hiltonhas her theories about her sisterKyle Richards’complicated relationshipwithMauricio Umansky.
On Wednesday’s second installment ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsseason 13 reunion, Kathy made an unexpected return to the Bravo stage. While getting ready for her close up in her trailer, the mother ofParisandNicky Hiltonruminated about her sister’sseparation.
“[Kyle’s] not a compulsive person,” she said. “She didn’t decide this in three months. For sure, I bet she had been thinking — in my feeling — probably in the last three, four years.”
Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky.Michael Kovac/Getty
Michael Kovac/Getty
In July 2023, a source close to the estranged couple told PEOPLE that Kyle and Mauricio “have been separated for a while now but are still living under the same roof. They remain amicable as they figure out what’s next for them and their family.”
Shortly after the news went public, the pair denied rumors they were headed towards divorce but confessed to having a"rough year"in a joint statement shared to Instagram.
Kyle and Mauriciohave been marriedsince January 1996. The pair, who first met at a nightclub in 1994, share daughtersAlexia,Sophia, andPortiaas well as Kyle’s eldest daughterFarrah Brittany(née Aldjufrie) from her first marriage to exGuraish Aldjufrie.
Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky with their daughters.Kyle Richards/Instagram
Kyle Richards/Instagram
When the other Housewives confronted her for being secretive about her problems at the reunion, Kyle defended herself and her right to keep things private.
“Oh, I’m so sorry … you didn’t think it was enough information,” she said in a sarcastic tone. “It just had started. I was just figuring it out myself, and what makes you so entitled to think that you are owed an explanation about everything that’s going on in my bedroom?”
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“My entire adult life, I have been married,” she explained. “And it’s really, really difficult and it’s really painful and, you know, we were trying to keep a brave face still for our kids at home. I wasn’t ready and I don’t want to feel like I should be in trouble for that.”
She added, “I’m figuring it out every day.”
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsairs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.
source: people.com
