Kyle Richards Says Her Family ‘Felt Better’ After Mauricio Umansky Separation News Broke

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Kyle Richards and her family were relieved when news broke earlier this month that she and her husband, Mauricio Umanksy, were on the rocks.During a Monday, July 24, Amazon Live, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 54, explained that staying quiet about the problems in her marriage was worse than speaking out about them.“Actually all [of us] — our daughters and Mauricio and me — we all felt better after because so many people were speculating and making up stories and it was just getting out of control,” said Richards, who shares daughters Alexia, 27, Sophia, 23, and Portia, 15, with Umanksy, 53.

She is also mom of daughter Farrah, 34, with ex-husband Guraish Aldjufrie.Richards’ comments come three weeks after a source confirmed to Us Weekly that the reality star and Umansky had “been separated for a while” but were still living together.

The insider shared that the pair — who tied the knot in 1996 — “are amicable while they figure out the next steps.”One day later, Richards and Umansky addressed the news in a joint statement via Instagram.In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies“In regards to the news that came out about us today … any claims regarding us divorcing are untrue.

However, yes, we have had a rough year. The most challenging one of our marriage,” the twosome wrote. “But we both love and respect each other tremendously.