Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky were considered to be one of the strongest couples in the “Real Housewives” franchise for years.
However, Pvnew confirmed that the longtime couple had separated in July 2023 after 27 years of marriage.
The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star and the Agency founder initially released a joint statement insisting that they were not “divorcing,” and they went back and forth in the press about whether they had split or not.
By late September 2023, both Umansky and Richards confirmed they were, in fact, separated.
Although the duo has lived much of their lives in the public eye, they were also married for over a decade before beginning their reality TV journey.
From how they met to where they stand, scroll for a recap of their relationship over the years.
1992: Richards becomes single
Before Richards even met Umansky, she was married to Guraish Aldjufrie from 1988 to 1992. She was just 19 when she walked down the aisle for the first time.
Richards welcomed her first child, Farrah Brittany Aldjufrie, with Guraish on Oct. 31, 1998. However, the marriage didn’t last and they got divorced in 1992.
The two appear to still be on good terms. Farrah told the Daily Dish in 2016 that her parents have “always stayed extremely close” and “extremely good friends.”
“He’s very, very close with my mom and Mauricio, like they’re great, great, great friends. I always say I have two dads; they both raised me,” Farrah explained.
1994: A whirlwind romance
Two years into being a single mom, Richards met Umansky at a nightclub called Bar One in 1994 when she was 23 and he was 24.
“He thought I was Demi Moore’s sister — and I had actually been told that [before] — so he worked up the courage to come over and say hello, thinking that I was her sister,” she told the Knot in 2021 during a joint interview with Umansky.
Richards gushed to the outlet that she fell in love with him for many reasons, but especially because he “loved my daughter.”
“Quite honestly, the fact that she already had a daughter, it made dating a lot more important. I had to take it much more seriously because I was responsible for a woman with a daughter,” Umansky shared.
“I also got insight into the way that she was as a mom and how good of a mom she was. And that gave me insight into the future and what it would look like.”
Months after their first meeting, Umansky took their relationship to the next step and proposed to Richards at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica, Calif.
“I was just so happy and excited — it was a dream for me. The moment we started dating, I just felt like he was the one,” she told the Knot, adding that she converted to Judaism for him.
January 1996: Saying “I do”
The reality TV personalities tied the knot in front of friends and family at the Bel-Air Country Club on Jan. 20, 1996.
“Overall, we knew we wanted it to be really elegant and really fun. But we were so worried about people making long speeches, so we said no speeches at all,” Richards told the Knot.
They were originally planning to have a wedding in April, but they had to move the date up three months because Richards found out she was pregnant and wouldn’t be able to fit into her dress later.
Despite the fact that they had to make a few tweaks to accommodate for Richards’ pregnancy, they each said they wouldn’t have had it any other way and would not redo it.
“I don’t believe in getting married again or a vow renewal because we got it right the first time and I just don’t want to mess with what works,” she said.
June 1996-March 2008: Expanding their family
Five months after the lovebirds got married, they welcomed their first child together, Alexia Simone Umansky, on June 18, 1996.
“Happy birthday Angel @alexiaumansky words cannot express how grateful I am for you. You’re the most loving, thoughtful, positive, supportive, smart, selfless and kind person I know,” Richards wrote in a birthday tribute for her daughter’s 27th birthday in 2023.
“You are such a bright light in our lives. Thank you for being such an incredible daughter and for all the love you give to me and so many others ❤️
