News thatKyle RichardsandMauricio Umanskyhaveseparatedafter 27 years of marriage may be shocking to most fans ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills— but anyone who has been watching since season 1 might not find it entirely surprising.A source close to the pair exclusively confirmed to PEOPLE on Monday that they “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.“Within minutes of the news breaking, longtime viewers were flashing back to 2010, when the iconic “Dinner Party from Hell” episode ofRHOBHaired during the Bravo show’s first season.During a contentious (and giant cocktail-fueled) evening, former HousewifeCamille Grammer’s friendAllison DuBois— who inspiredPatricia Arquette’s character in the NBC dramaMedium— had some harsh words about Richards' marriage to the Beverly Hills realtor.“He will never emotionally fulfill you — ever.Know that,” she said after getting pressure from Richards, now 54, to give her a reading.“He will never emotionally fulfill you, but you will stay with him, and he will take care of you,” said DuBois, now 51, “and as soon asthe kidsare bigger, you’ll have nothing in common.” (Richards and Umansky, who were married for 27 years prior to their separation, are parents to three daughters: Alexia, 27, Sophia, 23, and Portia, 15, and Richards also has an older daughter, 34-year-oldFarrah Brittanywith first husband Guraish Aldjufrie.)BravoRichards was in disbelief: “What are you talking about? Have you seen my husband? I mean, hello!” She rolled her eyes and added, “Please.“Grammer, 54, later explained away the stark prediction in a confessional interview. “I think maybe Allison was getting a read onKelseyand I’s marriage coming to a close because I was sitting right next to [Kyle],” she said of her crumbling relationship with theFrasierstar, who had urged her to star onThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsto keep her across the country while he began an affair in New York City with now-wifeKayte Walsh. (The Grammersfinalized their divorcein February 2011, and she has beenmarriedto David C. Meyer since October 2018.)“There’s gonna be a division that occurs,” DuBois told Richards. When asked, “Anything else?” she responded, “Make sure that you put the walls down for other females coming into [your] life, I feel like you talk to males more easily than to females.“In the wake of Monday’s separation news, DuBois herself even commented on the situation.“My phone is blowing up from reporters now that Kyle and Mauricio have separated,” she wrote onInstagram. “So, here’s my comment: I don’t wish Kyle ill, I hope she finds what she’s looking for. I guess I’m the only one who ‘saw’ this coming. People kept telling me I was picking up on Camille’s divorce NOT Kyle (Okay, you arm chair psychics can sit down now).” Mic drop #housewives #housewivesofbeverlyhills #medium"Richards, 54, first met Umansky, 53, at a nightclub in 1994. After getting engaged later that year, the couple tied the knot in January 1996.Bravo fans met their family in 2010 whenRHOBHdebuted. As Richards became a mainstay on the reality show for the last 12 seasons, the pair frequently insisted viewers were seeing the real, unvarnished reality of their relationship playing out on the show.“We’re the same, with or without cameras. We’re just super real and we know each other and we’re real,” Umansky told PEOPLE in March 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.“Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.No return date has been set for season 13 ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, which just wrapped filming. Seasons 1–12 can be streamed in full on Peacock.
News thatKyle RichardsandMauricio Umanskyhaveseparatedafter 27 years of marriage may be shocking to most fans ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills— but anyone who has been watching since season 1 might not find it entirely surprising.
A source close to the pair exclusively confirmed to PEOPLE on Monday that they “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.”
Within minutes of the news breaking, longtime viewers were flashing back to 2010, when the iconic “Dinner Party from Hell” episode ofRHOBHaired during the Bravo show’s first season.
During a contentious (and giant cocktail-fueled) evening, former HousewifeCamille Grammer’s friendAllison DuBois— who inspiredPatricia Arquette’s character in the NBC dramaMedium— had some harsh words about Richards' marriage to the Beverly Hills realtor.
“He will never emotionally fulfill you — ever.Know that,” she said after getting pressure from Richards, now 54, to give her a reading.
“He will never emotionally fulfill you, but you will stay with him, and he will take care of you,” said DuBois, now 51, “and as soon asthe kidsare bigger, you’ll have nothing in common.” (Richards and Umansky, who were married for 27 years prior to their separation, are parents to three daughters: Alexia, 27, Sophia, 23, and Portia, 15, and Richards also has an older daughter, 34-year-oldFarrah Brittanywith first husband Guraish Aldjufrie.)
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Richards was in disbelief: “What are you talking about? Have you seen my husband? I mean, hello!” She rolled her eyes and added, “Please.”
Grammer, 54, later explained away the stark prediction in a confessional interview. “I think maybe Allison was getting a read onKelseyand I’s marriage coming to a close because I was sitting right next to [Kyle],” she said of her crumbling relationship with theFrasierstar, who had urged her to star onThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsto keep her across the country while he began an affair in New York City with now-wifeKayte Walsh. (The Grammersfinalized their divorcein February 2011, and she has beenmarriedto David C. Meyer since October 2018.)
“There’s gonna be a division that occurs,” DuBois told Richards. When asked, “Anything else?” she responded, “Make sure that you put the walls down for other females coming into [your] life, I feel like you talk to males more easily than to females.”
In the wake of Monday’s separation news, DuBois herself even commented on the situation.
“My phone is blowing up from reporters now that Kyle and Mauricio have separated,” she wrote onInstagram. “So, here’s my comment: I don’t wish Kyle ill, I hope she finds what she’s looking for. I guess I’m the only one who ‘saw’ this coming. People kept telling me I was picking up on Camille’s divorce NOT Kyle (Okay, you arm chair psychics can sit down now).” Mic drop #housewives #housewivesofbeverlyhills #medium”
Richards, 54, first met Umansky, 53, at a nightclub in 1994. After getting engaged later that year, the couple tied the knot in January 1996.
Bravo fans met their family in 2010 whenRHOBHdebuted. As Richards became a mainstay on the reality show for the last 12 seasons, the pair frequently insisted viewers were seeing the real, unvarnished reality of their relationship playing out on the show.
“We’re the same, with or without cameras. We’re just super real and we know each other and we’re real,” Umansky told PEOPLE in March 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.”
Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
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No return date has been set for season 13 ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, which just wrapped filming. Seasons 1–12 can be streamed in full on Peacock.
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