The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills golden couple Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umanksy have denied reports that they have split up after 27 years of marriage.
In a joint statement posted to her Instagram on Tuesday afternoon, Kyle acknowledged that while they’d had a tough year together, they’d managed to work through their issues.
“In regards to the news that came out about us today… Any claims regarding us divorcing are untrue,” she began.
“However, yes, we have had a rough year. The most challenging one of our marriage. But we both love and respect each other tremendously. There has been no wrongdoing on anyone’s part.
“Although we are in the public eye, we ask to be able to work through our issues privately. While it may be entertaining to speculate, please do not create false stories to fit a further salacious narrative,” she wrote.
“Thank you for the love and support,” she concluded, signing off “Kyle & Mauricio”.
ICYMI, on Tuesday morning, a report by PEOPLE claimed that the couple had gone their separate ways.
“Kyle and Mauricio have been separated for a while now but are still living under the same roof. They remain amicable as they figure out what’s next for them and their family,” an insider source told PEOPLE.
Kyle and Mauricio first got together after meeting in a nightclub in 1994. I would have loved to see that sweaty dancefloor interaction play out.
They got engaged later that year and tied the knot in 1996. They went on to have three daughters together: Alexia, Sophie, and Portia, and Mauricio is the stepdad to Kyle’s daughter, Farrah, from a previous marriage.
I know it sounds dramatic but for fans of RHOBH, their breakup would be the end of an era. Kyle, and by extension, Mauricio, have been on the show since 2010 and it feels like we’ve watched their kids grow up. While the other couples on the show documented their many squabbles, Kyle and Mauricio were always loved up, causing the media to question whether it was real.
“We’re the same, with or without cameras. We’re just super real and we know each other and we’re real,” Mauricio told PEOPLE in 2013.
“We don’t have any secrets to hide. That’s one thing we talked about, the skeletons in the closet, and we can handle our worst skeletons.”
On social media, fans have been speculating about their split for a while now because the couple hasn’t posted many pictures with each other. If you ask me, that’s a bit of a slippery slope.
Look, these two have been married for 27 fkn years. I’m 27 years old. I’m beyond impressed that they’ve managed to stay together for this long.
Now that Kyle has slammed reports that they’re splitting, I hope they can work through their differences so I can believe in love again.
(Image Source: Getty / Paul Archuleta, Instagram / Kyle Richards )
