Months after split speculation first arose, Farrah Aldjufrie has now confirmed she has called it quits with fiance Alex Manos.
Aldjufrie, who is the daughter of Kyle Richards, confirmed the sad news during an interview with ET, calling the split a ‘slow unraveling of two people that love each other.’
‘Very sensitive subject to be playing out on TV, but it is what it is,’ the reality star, 35, told the outlet while promoting Buying Beverly Hills with her stepfather Mauricio Umansky and sisters Alexia and Sophia. ‘It was really hard.’
‘The whole season, I was dealing with a lot, obviously, trying to focus on my career having so much going on in the family, in my own personal relationship.
‘I guess it was a slow sort of unraveling of two people that love each other very, very much, but actually weren’t seeing eye to eye on a few things.
Months after split speculation first bubbled up, Farrah Aldjufrie has officially confirmed she and fiance Alex Manos have called it quits
‘We decided to go our separate ways, unfortunately, but no bad blood there, and I’m just focusing on me and my family. I don’t have – and work – the energy to be thinking about much else right now.’
Farrah’s engagement was a topic of discussion in a recent sneak peek for season two of Buying Beverly Hills.
In a scene featuring Kyle Richards and her now estranged husband Mauricio Umansky, Richards asks her spouse: ‘Has Farrah mentioned anything about Alex?’
‘I try not to deal with it too much, not to ask,’ he replies. ‘She likes to hide her emotions a lot.’
‘She always has,’ Kyle responded. ‘I’ll test it a little bit and ask, and then I can tell if she’s in the mood or not; sometimes she’ll quickly open up and share. Other times, she’ll be very short with the answer and I’m like, “OK.” Trying to respect that. It’s just hard. I just want her to be happy.’
In a confessional Mauricio admits he feels as though Farrah’s relationship with Alex had ‘stalled.’
‘I know Farrah wants the fairy tale, but the reality is that marriages are difficult, and I’m really glad and proud that Farrah is taking her time trying to figure out what to do, because marriage is a huge commitment and even the best marriages sometimes don’t work.’
It comes months after fans suspected the couple had parted ways and a report alleging they had ended their engagement.
Aldjufrie, who is the daughter of Kyle Richards, confirmed the sad news during an interview with ET , calling the split a ‘slow unraveling of two people that love each other’
‘[Farah] waited a long time for the engagement and the dynamic of their relationship had changed,’ a source told The Messenger back in September.
The couple — who have been romantically linked since 2018 — were said to be taking time apart but an insider claimed that Alex ‘would love to reconcile.’
Speculation around the pair’s relationship kicked off weeks earlier when eagle-eyed fans noticed Farah was without her wedding ring on Instagram.
In other photos, she appeared to strategically keep her left hand from view as she posed.
Alex was also noticeably absent from Farah’s European vacation with Kyle, Mauricio and her three sisters in late August.
He was last featured on the real estate agent’s Instagram page in December 2022 as she documented their Christmas trip to Aspen.
It comes months after fans suspected the couple had parted ways and a report alleging they had ended their engagement
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‘[Farah] waited a long time for the engagement and the dynamic of their relationship had changed,’ a source told The Messenger Wednesday; seen in 2022
Farah and the hunky Beverly Hills Car Club owner got engaged in November 2021 just before her cousin Paris Hilton tied the knot with businessman Carter Reum.
She shared the news with fans and showed off her ring via Instagram on November 27, 2021, writing: ‘beyond grateful for you I love you so much @mralexmanos’
Shortly after, Farah’s mom Kyle dished on the engagement to Hunter March on the This is Paris podcast.
The Halloween star gushed that she was ‘so excited’ for her eldest daughter and that she found out the big news over a FaceTime call.
She hinted that Farah was interested in a low-key wedding instead of one ‘with a thousand people or anything ridiculous like that.’
In July, Kyle and Mauricio officially announced their separation after nearly three-decades together
Speculation around the pair’s relationship kicked off last year when eagle-eyed fans noticed Farah was without her wedding ring on Instagram; seen in August
Family-only! Alex was also noticeably absent from Farah’s European vacation with Kyle, Mauricio and her three sisters in late August; pictured
Kyle shares Farah with her ex-husband Guraish Aldjufrie, who she split from in 1992 after five years of marriage.
She went on to marry real estate broker Mauricio four years later in 1996.
Mauricio and Farah have a close bond and he inspired her to become a realtor. She is an agent with The Agency, which Mauricio is the CEO and founder of.
When there were first rumblings of a potential split between Kyle and Mauricio, it was Farah who spoke out publicly against the rumors.
But in July, Kyle and Mauricio officially announced their separation after nearly three-decades together.
