Kyle Richards revealed Wednesday that she was “hurt” after being confronted with photos of her estranged husband, Mauricio Umansky, holding hands with his “Dancing With the Stars” partner, Emma Slater.
“That was very hard to see,” Richards, 54, said during an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.”
“Yeah that was, I mean, yes, that hurt my feelings,” she added, confirming to Cohen, 55, that the photos upset her. “I love him very much, and we are amicable, but that really did hurt me.”
The photos, which were published by TMZ on Monday, show Umansky, 53, and Slater, 34, walking in athleisurewear and holding hands and laughing before dining together in Beverly Hills.
When asked by Cohen if she thought there was something between the duo, the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum nodded.
“I mean, holding hands like that. I mean, Andy… I really don’t — why are you doing this to me?” she asked. “I just don’t think you hold hands like that [if you’re friends].”
“Yeah that was, I mean, yes, that hurt my feelings,” Kyle Richards continued after confirming to show host Andy Cohen, 55, that the photos upset her. “I love him very much, and we are amicable, but that really did hurt me.” Bravo
Teddi Mellancamp Arroyave (right), a friend of Richards who appeared on “RHOBH,” suggested that the couple wanted to be seen. Bravo“The thing is this: I don’t know if anything’s happened yet, but obviously there’s something there,” Richards added.
The Post reached out to Slater and Umansky for comment.
In July, Umansky and Richards announced they were separated after 27 years of marriage.
The photos, which were published by TMZ on Monday, show Umansky (left), 53, and Slater, 34, walking in athleisurewear holding hands and laughing before dining together in Beverly Hills. Getty Images for Park Elm at Century PlazaTeddi Mellencamp Arroyave, who appeared on “WWHL” with Richards, suggested that Umansky and Slater wanted to be seen.
“They’re in Beverly Hills,” Mellencamp, 42, said. “It’s not like they’re in some remote location! They’re in the middle of Beverly Hills. You know photographers are going to follow you!”
Following the release of the photos, Richards deleted a post on her Instagram that supported the pair’s run on the ABC dancing competition.
“They’re in Beverly Hills,” Arroyave, 42, said. “It’s not like they’re in some remote location! They’re in the middle of Beverly Hills. You know photographers are going to follow you!” ABC via Getty ImagesRichards also attended the Season 32 premiere in September.
“I also voted for them. Yeah, I did,” she told Cohen. “I even sent the proof to the family chat. I did my votes, and I sent the screenshot to the chat.”
In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Richards admitted that her split had made the new season of “RHOBH” very “challenging” and “isolating.”
“Each season always brings surprise twists and turns. This season more than ever,” Richards wrote. “I am normally one to isolate when I am struggling, so navigating through this time in my life while cameras were rolling was challenging to say the least.”
