Mauricio Umanski was spotted getting cozy with a mystery woman, weeks after he made headlines for holding hands Dancing with the stars partner Emma Slater.
An eyewitness tells it exclusively We weekly that Umansky, 53, was flirting with a blonde at Soho House Austin in the Texas capital on Saturday, November 11. “He was completely over her,” says the insider. “There was no kissing, but they got very close.”
According to the source, Umansky and the mystery woman were sitting next to each other and were part of a larger group. “He flirted with her and at one point held her hand,” the witness continues. “They were whispering to each other. He had his arm behind her. They were definitely having fun together, and she was looking forward to it. They left together with the group.”
A day earlier, Umansky shared an Instagram photo of himself with Lauryn And Michael Bossticknoting that he had been in Austin to shoot an episode of The skinny confidential“He and Her Show” podcast. “I just had so much fun recording for @tscpodcast with @laurynbosstick and @michaelbosstick,” Umansky captioned the photo. “We had a very good conversation.”
Umansky’s trip to Texas comes weeks after he and Slater, 34, denied rumors they were dating following Umansky’s divorce from his wife Kyle Richards. Umansky and Slater – who were partners in season 32 of DWTS before his elimination on October 31 – were spotted holding hands at a dinner in Beverly Hills last month.
According to Umansky, the PDA was purely platonic. “Just to be clear, we are not dating,” he said in an Instagram Story video on October 26. “We’ve been dancing together for six weeks now, four hours a day, every day.”
He went on to say that the duo went out for dinner after an “intense” and “emotional” week of rehearsals. “We were talking about the week at dinner, and when we came out to dinner, we were recapping, and I reached out to take Emma’s hand,” Umansky continued. “She took my hand and then we walked to the cars, just recapping.”
Slater added that she and Umansky developed a “very special bond” while filming the ABC dance competition series together. “We [share] similar personalities,” she said in the video. “We have a super supportive relationship. … We’re definitely there for each other and it’s beautiful. That’s a great thing.”
While Umansky claimed there was nothing romantic going on between him and Slater, Richards said it was “really hard to see” the photos of the duo holding hands. “That hurt my feelings,” said the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 54, said during an Oct. 25 appearance Watch what happens live with Andy Cohen.
We weekly confirmed in July that Richards and Umansky were splitting after 27 years of marriage. The estranged couple share daughters Alexia, 27, Sophia, 23, and Portia, 15. Richards previously welcomed daughter Farrah, 35, during her wedding to first husband Guraish Aldjufrie.
An insider said this earlier this month Us that neither Richards nor Umansky have hired lawyers or officially filed for divorce.
“While they are separated, they want to keep their lives as normal as possible for the children,” the source explains. “When and if they decide to file, neither will be bitter or come after the other. … Neither of us wants a long and vindictive divorce.”
Days earlier, Richards broke down on stage during the RHOBH panel at BravoCon while discussing the split.
“I have so many people who don’t know us influencing our relationship and people saying things like, ‘Don’t do this, you’ll regret it,’” Richards said. Us on the red carpet at the convention. “I’m like, ‘Do you think I wanted this? Do you think this was my fairy tale?’ Think about what you say to me.”
With reporting by Andrea Simpson