Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky.Photo:Jesse Grant/Getty
Jesse Grant/Getty
Tensions inKyle RichardsandMauricio Umansky’s marriage were on full display on Wednesday’s season 13 premiere ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
The episode ended with a curt conversation between the pair, which appeared to surface some of the challenges that have led totheir separation, news of which PEOPLE exclusively broke back in July.
“I mean, sometimes you’re married and they can do no wrong. Other times, they breathe and you want to punch them,” Kyle, 54, explained in confessional. “Right now, I’m irritated.”
Kyle walked into her chat with Mauricio already irritated, admitting before he was even able to get off the phone with his assistant that she was frustrated. “As soon as you can wrap up your golf schedule, let me know,” she sarcastically said to him.
“I can’t with this whole day,” she added to herself. “I hate everything, sorry!”
That annoyance carried through her entire interaction with Mauricio. “Mo and I have had a challenging year together,” she told the audience. “He has been working non-stop. I’ve been working. When you have to schedule a meeting to go over your schedule, you know it’s a problem.”
“Sounds like you’re really booked up,” Kyle said, before denying Mauricio’s idea to turn his work getaway into a “fun” getaway. “I have stuff I have to do here, I don’t know that I’ll be able to go anywhere like that. I can’t go to Portugal. Not during that window, no.”
Mauricio Umansky and Kyle Richards in October 2013.Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic
Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic
With their schedule being a no-go, Mauricio moved on to addressthe impact Kyle’s newfound workout regimen was having on her. “On another note, you look amazing,” he said. “I mean, you’re going to go work out right now. You look so good.”
“Thanks,” Kyle simply responded to his compliment.
“You’ve been working out like a beast right now,” Mauricio continued. “You’re eating well, you’re not drinking. Like, you’re changing your life. You look amazing.”
“Oh, thanks,” Kyle reiterated.
Kyle Richards.Kyle Richards Umansky/Instagram
“Seriously?” he asked, noting that he “forgot” about one and “only knew of three.”
“Well … maybe you should be looking at my body closer,” Kyle quipped, telling the audience, “This is clearly a big symptom of not spending time together. Years ago, he would have noticed a freckle on my body. Now, he doesn’t know that I have two more tattoos!”
But Mauricio wasn’t exactly happy about it. “I think that’s enough, yeah?” he told her. “That’s enough. Five tattoos is a lot.”
“Mmm … I don’t know. I think I’m going to get another one,” Kyle told him. “If I want to, I will.”
“I will not allow that,” said Mauricio.
“You didn’t even know how many I had, so … if I want one, I’m going to get one,” Kyle said. “It’s my body.”
“Love Bean, stop that,” Mauricio said. “You don’t need any more tattoos.”
Mauricio Umansky on ‘Dancing with the Stars’.Eric McCandless/disney
Eric McCandless/disney
“I’m at a point in my life where I don’t have to explain anything to anybody — including you,” she continued. “I went from doing everything my mom wanted to do, to being a mom myself and having to be a good example to my girls. And I just realized, you can do all that and things can still go to s—. I don’t know if it was what happened with my sister, or what. But I just don’t feel like I have to answer to anybody.”
“Well you don’t, but don’t become a rebellious person and do it out of rebellion,” said Mauricio. “Do it because you want it.”
Rebellion had nothing to do with it, though, according to Kyle. “Listen, I am very f—ing clear right now. I’m not rebelling,” she told him. “I’m just really clear.”
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Kyle and Mauricio have been married since January 1996. The pair, who first met at a nightclub in 1994, share daughtersAlexia, 27,Sophia, 23 and Portia, 15, as well asFarrah Brittany(née Aldjufrie), 34, from Kyle’s first marriage to ex Guraish Aldjufrie.
A source close to the pair told PEOPLE in July that 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.”
“The most challenging one of our marriage. But we both love and respect each other tremendously,” they continued. “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. Thank you for the love and support, Kyle & Mauricio.”
Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky at the People’s Choice Awards in 2019.Todd Williamson/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
Todd Williamson/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
Mauricio later told PEOPLE that the two are still “not yet throwing in the towel.”
“We’re having a bit of a rough patch," he said earlier this month, after competing onDancing with the Stars, noting that“sometimes life throws you different things” and “you’ve gotta work through it.”
He went on to ask fans to “give us time” to sort things out. “We promise you we will let you know," he said. “We’re not hiding anything from you.”
Mauricio has sincebeen spotted in cozy photoswith hisDancing with the StarspartnerEmma Slater.
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source: people.com
