Kyle Richards Says ‘Not Making Marriage a Precedence’ Finally Led to Mauricio Umansky Cut up

Whereas on the most recent episode of Bravo’s Scorching Mic podcast, Richards revealed whether or not The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills affected her relationship with Umansky, and shared what finally led to the breakdown of their practically three a long time of marriage.

“Each state of affairs, each marriage is totally different. For us, it had nothing to do with the present. We did the present collectively for a few years, and we have been wonderful by it … I used to be very fortunately married. The present didn’t have an effect on us in that manner in any respect,” Richards insisted.

Whereas the RHOBH star stated that the true property dealer and father of her kids was all the time “very supportive” and somebody she might lean on throughout essentially the most troublesome of instances, it was the “cash and the eye that comes with fame” that finally impacted their marriage.

Wanting again on the early years of her marriage, earlier than turning into a Bravolebrity and when Umansky’s actual property enterprise, The Company, was nonetheless getting off the bottom, Richards reminded viewers that she and her husband “began out with nothing.”

“I had three youngsters and a two-bedroom condo,” she shared, earlier than calling these early days “a few of the finest instances” of her and Umansky’s life.

With cash and fame got here new alternatives and new pitfalls for, at one time, Bravo’s golden couple.

“It opens up a complete different world, you realize. You are touring, you’re going locations, he is getting consideration that he did not get earlier than, there’s extra individuals taking a look at him swiftly. He is a wealthy man … it is a very totally different state of affairs,” she defined, including the truth that Umansky was “an excellent husband” and “an excellent dad,” which was additionally one thing interesting to others.

“Simply having that thrown in your face on a regular basis, and naturally, me being busy and touring, I believe all of that simply didn’t assist,” defined Richards, who break up from Umansky in July 2023, added.

The Halloween alum did admit that she perhaps held on too tight to their marriage and household unit out of her concern or shedding it.

“Actually, it was only a concern of mine,” she confessed. “Holding on too tight as a result of I used to be so afraid one thing would damage and take away what I like a lot and [what] I might constructed.”

She continued, “[The] subsequent factor you realize, you’re like, ‘Wait, what occurred to the issues that we used to reside by earlier than?’ It is simply, every thing’s totally different now.”

And their world did in truth change, with Housewives success and Umansky’s rising actual property empire making issues they used to do a problem.

In a single occasion, Richards defined, she typically needed to hitch Mauricio for work occasions however couldn’t due to the presence of RHOBH followers and photographers. Different instances, it got here right down to Richards being unable to come back with Umansky on work journeys because of filming commitments or watching the youngsters.

“So, there was little issues like that,” Richards stated. “Simply not making our marriage a precedence as a result of there have been so many issues occurring.”

And whereas she’s been criticized for not opening up about her private life in seasons 13 and 14, Richards stated that she enjoys being clear and even finds it therapeutic, however selected to maintain some issues personal for the sake of her household.

“I’m very open and I am glad to share about myself. The truth is, I discover it therapeutic. However there’s sure issues that both my youngsters did not need me to say… on the finish of the day, I’ve to consider that stuff too.”