Kyle Richards AvoidedRHOBHScene Where She Broke News of Separation to Her Daughter for Nearly Eight Months

Mar. 15, 2025

Kyle Richards.Photo:Presley Ann/Getty Images for SoFi

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Kyle Richardscouldn’t bring herself to watch theReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsfinale until this past week.

“It’s hard to watch. I really don’t need to see it, because I already lived it. And just to relive it is difficult,” she admits, but says ultimately “we pulled it together.”

On the season finale of the show, Richards and Umansky wereseen grappling with the impact of their separationgoing public after27 years of marriage.

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“Things have been a lot more uncomfortable with me and Mo ever since the article came out, I think because it made it just so much more real,” she shared. “I feel like my kids have basically lived a fairy tale but then, I felt like the article coming out, they thought that the rug had been pulled out from underneath of them because things are worse than we led on to be.”

She added, “I just wanted to make sure that we were open and that you guys knew what we were going through and see if there’s any questions. I do want you guys to know thatwe haven’t talked about a divorce."

Richards shares daughters Alexia, 27, Sophia, 24, and Portia, 15, with estranged husband Mauricio Umansky. She is also mom to daughter Farrah, 35, whom she shares with her ex-husbandGuraish Aldjufrie.

In December, the former couple took theirdaughters Farrah, Alexia, Sophie and Portiato see theChristmas decorations at The Grove in Los Angeles.

In a group photo shared to her Instagram Story, Richards could be seen posing in front of a giant Christmas tree. Umansky stood to her right and their daughters gathered around them for the sweet moment.

The family also grabbed a bite to eat while shopping and admiring the decorations.

The reality star shared subsequent photos of the group out to dinner. Though Umansky wasn’t pictured, she posted a selfie of herself smiling alongside Alexia and another with Farrah, Sophie and Alexia sitting at a restaurant.

source: people.com