Morgan Wade removes photos of Kyle Richards from Instagram
Morgan Wade, Kyle Richards.
Getty Images (2)Morgan Wade has fans speculating as to whether her friendship with Kyle Richards is headed for choppy waters.
On Tuesday, January 30, social media users noticed that Wade, 29, deleted almost every photo of Richards, 55, from her Instagram, with the exception of a few photos of the country singer promoting her music. Richards' photos of Wade are still on her own feed.
While some fans assumed it wasn't a big deal, others thought the gesture could signal potential problems between the two women.
“Maybe they used each other, Morgan got a lot of attention for her music and Kyle got a storyline for it [Real Housewives of Beverly Hills],” one user wrote via Xwhile another said: “Kyle got dumped!”
A third person suggested it could be a “PR stunt” or that Wade is preparing to release new music.
While some think there may be a feud going on, the social media movement may be related to Wade's sense of being in the reality TV spotlight. Earlier this month, Richards revealed during a Amazon Live that she feels guilty for paying so much attention to the musician.
“She's an artist, you know? She just wants to make music and suddenly she was in a world of gossip and tabloids and travel and having paparazzi take pictures of her,” she said. “She just doesn't like it.”
Wade's Instagram stir comes nearly six months after speculation arose that Wade and Richards were more than friends following the Bravo star's divorce Mauricio Umanski in July 2023. (Umansky and Richards married in 1996 and share daughters Alexia, 27, Sophia, 24, and Portia, 16. Umansky is also stepfather to Richard's daughter Farrah, 35, whom she shares with ex Guraish Aldjufrie.)
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards' close friendship with Morgan Wade has raised eyebrows amid her ongoing divorce from husband Mauricio Umanksy. Richards and Umansky opened up about experiencing “a rough year” in their marriage via a joint Instagram statement in July 2023. The couple also seemingly addressed fans' speculation about the nature of their marriage. […]
Richards later denied the dating allegations and told Page six at the time: “We are very good friends.” When asked if a romantic relationship with Wade was just a “rumor,” Richards said, “Yes.”
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star also discussed her matching heart tattoos with Wade. “She's not the only one with matching tattoos [with]she shared, adding that she is coordinating the inking with the former RHOBH star Teddi Mellencamp also.
A month after claiming the couple wasn't an item, Richards poked fun at the rumors by playing Wade's love interest in her “Fall in Love With Me” music video. In the video, the pair shared several flirty moments – from almost kissing to feeding each other fruit.
“@kylerichards18 and I trusted the process of creating a work of art that stands boldly alongside this music and I am proud of that,” Richards and Wade wrote in a since-deleted Instagram video in August 2023. “Thank you for the support and Love. Love is love is love.”
In the season 13 trailer RHOBHwhich was released in October 2023, romance rumors began swirling again after Richards applied her first initial to Wade.
Later in the clip, Richards' costar Dorit Kemsley asked Richards, “You put the first letter of your name on her body.” What's going on, Kyle? to which Richards shrugged in response.
We weekly has contacted Richards and Wade for comment.