Kyle Richards defends Mauricio Umansky skipping the Lorene Shea event
Kyle Richards comes to husband Mauricio Umanski's defense after he missed an event honoring her late boyfriend Lorene Shea.
“I want to clarify this…I've done that many times, but I think I need to do it again. Moe offered several times to cancel his trip. Even though there were a lot of people involved in this journey,” Kyle, 55, wrote via her Instagram Story on Thursday, January 18, alongside a clip from the Wednesday, January 17 episode The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'after show.
She continued, “I told him he didn't have to do that. The date of the event was changed at the last minute and none of the other men attended. I had a lot of support around me that evening. It's not fair to impose that on him.”
In the clip Kyle shared, costars Sutton Stracke And Garcelle Beauvais discussed Mauricio's absence from the event.
“This must be hard for Kyle. You want your man with you. Kyle, where was Mauricio? Sutton, 52, questioned.
The clip then showed Kyle offering an explanation Erika Jayne.
“He was out of town. You know, he loved Lorene too, he really did, and she loved him so much,” Kyle said. “It really wasn't his fault at all. He would have been there for her and for me [if he was in town].”
Kyle hosted the event, which took place on the January 10 episode RHOBHwith the National Alliance on Mental Illness in honor of Lorene, who died by suicide in May 2022 at the age of 52.
Although Mauricio was not present, Kyle's four daughters were by her side. She shares Alexia, 27, Sophia, 23, and Portia, 15, with Mauricio and eldest daughter Farrah, 35, with ex-husband Guraish Aldjufrie.
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills couple Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky have shared insight into their sudden split after 27 years of marriage. Us Weekly confirmed in July 2023 that the couple was taking a break. “Kyle and Mauricio have been separated for a while but are currently still living together,” a source revealed […]
During a confessional, Kyle admitted that she “really trusted it.” [Mauricio] on a night like tonight” it was “a few years ago.”
We weekly confirmed in July 2023 that Kyle and Mauricio had split after 27 years of marriage. They spoke about the divorce in a joint Instagram statement at the time, noting that they had had “a tough year.”
Season 13 of RHOBH, which premiered in October 2023, has documented some of the ups and downs in the couple's relationship. During the January 10 episode, Kyle recalled that Lorene told her to “always appreciate your marriage” two days before her death.
“So now that we're going through a hard time, I think I'm going to abandon her,” she said.
Kyle further reflected on her husband's absence during the Wednesday, January 17, episode of the Bravo series.
“Would it have meant anything to me if he suddenly showed up at the event for Lorene? Of course it would be,” she admitted.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs on Bravo Wednesdays at 8pm ET.