Mauricio Umansky insisted that his wife Kyle Richards and her rumored lover, Morgan Wade, have ‘not slept or cheated’ with other each other amid their separation.
The real estate broker, 53 – who was recently cheered on by The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star, 54, during his debut on Dancing With The Stars – opened up to TMZ on Friday as he arrived to rehearsal for the hit competition show.
When asked if he could ‘set the record straight’ on the romance speculation between Richards and Wade, Umansky stated, ‘There is no doubt in my mind that Kyle has not slept or cheated with Morgan Wade.’
‘They are really great friends. They are filming stuff together, they’re doing things together,’ he added, but adamantly expressed, ‘They are not in a relationship.’
While also talking to the outlet, the star explained that he wanted to ‘clear things up’ about his separation from the TV personality – which first came to light a few months earlier in July.
Insisting: Mauricio Umansky, 53, insisted that his wife Kyle Richards, 54, and her rumored lover, Morgan Wade, have ‘not slept or cheated’ with other each other amid their separation; seen earlier this month in L.A.
‘No doubt’: Umansky stated, ‘There is no doubt in my mind that Kyle has not slept or cheated with Morgan Wade’
‘Kyle and I are human beings…we have emotions, we have feelings, we’re going through a really hard time,’ he admitted.
Mauricio then added, ‘We are currently separated. We are not talking about divorce and we’re trying to deal with this stuff internally with ourselves, privately.’
‘It’s very hard when everybody interprets everything you said,’ the real estate broker expressed, and then brought up a recent comment that he made during an appearance on The Agency’s Red Mic podcast.
He had stated at the time, ‘We were dealing with our own things, kind of, super quietly and internally, just our own issues, I mean, certainly, we’re not separated. We’re not divorced at this point. We are not any of that stuff.’
The star later added that, ‘We’ve been married for 27 years now together, and it’s been an amazing 27 years…’
He also expressed on the podcast that both he and Kyle ‘are blessed, where we actually had 26 years that we did not have a bad year and I know most marriages have bad months, bad weeks [and] bad years.’
Umansky clarified to TMZ, ‘When I answered the question on that podcast about where we stand, the question was, “Did Kyle and I plant the story in order to create ratings, in order to create all kinds of different things?”‘
‘And the answer was we did not plant the story,’ and revealed that they ‘were not separated’ at the time news of their split came to light.
‘Hard time’: ‘Kyle and I are human beings…we have emotions, we have feelings, we’re going through a really hard time,’ he admitted; seen in April in Beverly Hills
‘Separated’: Mauricio then added, ‘We are currently separated. We are not talking about divorce and we’re trying to deal with this stuff internally with ourselves, privately’
Later in the day: After talking to TMZ, Mauricio was later seen exiting the dance studio after rehearsals while sporting a plain, white tank top as well as khaki-colored trousers
Mauricio explained that both he and Richards have ‘had conversations with our kids. We’ve had conversations with our family. That’s actually brought us closer together and it’s been really, really nice to have that situation.’
When asked if there was any possibility that the currently separated couple can ‘figure things out,’ the reality star answered with, ‘I hope that we do.’
He later added, ‘We’ve had a really tough year. I think that happens. We’re not ready to throw in the towel yet. We’re trying to deal with it…’
After talking to TMZ, Mauricio was later seen exiting the dance studio after rehearsals while sporting a plain, white tank top as well as khaki-colored trousers.
He slipped into a pair of gray sneakers and was seen lugging a large bag over his right shoulder and carried a water bottle in his hand to stay hydrated during his busy day.
Amid their separation, Umansky has been starring in the 32nd season of Dancing With The Stars, and has called it ‘super therapeutic.’
During the season premiere on Tuesday and his debut with dance partner, Emma Slater, the Real Housewives star was spotted cheering him on from the audience.
Before performing on the dance floor, Mauricio stated, per People, ‘I am married to Kyle Richards. We’ve been going through a rough year, and I’m really hopeful that Dancing With The Stars is going to get my mind off of it and have some fun.’
Working things out: When asked if there was any possibility that the currently separated couple can ‘figure things out,’ the reality star answered with, ‘I hope that we do’
Big supporter: During the season premiere on Tuesday and his debut with dance partner, Emma Slater, the Real Housewives star was spotted cheering him on from the audience
TMZ previously reported that both Kyle and Morgan Wade turned down the chance to also compete on the current season of DWTS.
When asked by the outlet if both he and the Fall In Love With Me singer got along, Mauricio revealed, ‘I love her – yeah, she’s great.’
Amid his separation from Kyle, both the reality star and Wade have been wrapped up in romance speculation.
However, Richards recently denied that there was anything romantic between the two stars and told TMZ that she was ‘not single.’ On the topic of Morgan, she also insisted to the outlet that they were ‘very good friends.’
During an interview with People published earlier this month, the singer herself further shut down the romance speculation. ‘We’re friends. The Internet’s a dumb place.’
In August, the reality star starred in Morgan’s latest steamy music video for the track, Fall In Love With Me. During the video, the two nearly kissed, further fueling romance rumors.
Her estranged husband, Mauricio, showed his support for the video by commenting ‘So good’ after Wade shared the clip to her Instagram page.
Romance rumors: Amid his separation from Kyle, both the reality star and Wade have been wrapped up in romance speculation
Just ‘friends’: During an interview with People published earlier this month, the singer herself further shut down the romance speculation, stating, ‘We’re friends. The Internet’s a dumb place’; seen in September 2022 in Nashville
While focusing on her health, Wade announced that she has plans to get a double mastectomy on Instagram in May.
‘We were talking about that and then she had the idea of us doing a documentary and following all this stuff, so we’ve been out and about. She’s just really been there for me with all that,’ Morgan also told People.
She gushed, ‘It’s just been such a great friendship. I know that if Kyle vouches for you, you’re a good person.’
Kyle and Morgan have since enjoyed a getaway to Paris to film a documentary centered around the singer’s life.
