Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Paul ‘PK’ Kemsley further fueled speculation over the state of his marriage to wife Dorit as he stepped out without his wedding ring recently.
The English businessman, 56, and the reality TV star, 47, recently denied claims they had secretly split after eight years of marriage – but PK looked solemn as he ran errands in LA without his ring.
The Apprentice star wore a baggy white shirt and cargo pants, teamed with tan boots as he strolled.
He looked somber as he grabbed a coffee before heading out for the day.
It was previously claimed the pair had been ‘living separate lives for about two months after she ended it’ according to In Touch.
Ring-free: Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Paul ‘PK’ Kemsley further fueled speculation over the state of his marriage to wife Dorit as he stepped out without his wedding ring recently
Over? The English businessman, 56, and the reality TV star, 47, recently denied claims they had secretly split after eight years of marriage – but PK looked solemn as he ran errands in LA without his ring; pictured in April
Where’s the ring? The Apprentice star wore a baggy white shirt and cargo pants for the day
However, the couple responded to the claims and said that though they have had some ‘challenging years’ they ‘have not separated.’
Earlier it was reported that PK has been living at a hotel in Beverly Hills and is said to be ‘heartbroken’ about the split, according to a source who spoke with the publication.
‘She’s been telling people that she fell out of love with him but they agreed to keep it a secret for now so it doesn’t affect the show,’ the source added.
DailyMail.com reached out to representatives for Dorit and PK.
‘We have had some challenging years, which we openly discuss in the upcoming season of RHOBH,’ the pair’s statement to In Touch began.
‘We remain committed to working through these issues as a united couple for our family. We have not separated nor are we planning to do so. Rather, we are focused on healing, making changes and doing the things that many couples have to do at some point in their marriage.’
‘We would be grateful for everyone’s understanding. We are doing what we can to focus on the best interests of our family, as opposed to spending our time contending with rumors and hearsay that are not true.’
The pair said ‘I do’ back in 2015. They share daughter Phoenix, seven, and son Jagger, nine.
Errands: PK looked pensive as he filled up his car with gas
PK also shares children Daniel, Atlanta and Tatum with his first wife, Loretta Gold.
The news comes after the RHOBH season 13 premiere – which aired on Wednesday – called the marriage into question, with co-star Sutton Stracke revealing a rumor that PK had another ‘woman in the car’ during his 2021 DUI.
‘The only thing that I’ve ever heard about PK and Dorit was the night PK got pulled over for a DUI,’ Sutton, 52, said in a confessional during the episode.
Though at the time it was reported that PK was alone in the car during, Sutton said she’s heard a different version.
‘He may have or may not have had a woman in the car with him. That’s the only rumor I’ve ever heard,’ she shared.
Challenging: However, the couple have since responded to the claims and said that though they have had some ‘challenging years’ they ‘have not separated’; seen in March
Heartbroken: Earlier, it was reported that PK has been living at a hotel in Beverly Hills and is said to be ‘heartbroken’ about the split, according to a source who spoke with the publication, seen in 2017
‘Out of love’: ‘She’s been telling people that she fell out of love with him but they agreed to keep it a secret for now so it doesn’t affect the show,’ the source added
Parents of two: The pair said ‘I do’ back in 2015. They share daughter Phoenix, seven, and son Jagger, nine
PK was arrested in Los Angeles for suspicion of DUI on November 23, 2021. A source close to Kemsley told DailyMail.com at the time that PK was driving home alone after having a glass of wine with dinner and believed he was sober enough to drive.
In 2022 the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office confirmed to TMZ that the case had been rejected due to an ‘insufficiency of the evidence.’
During Wednesday’s premiere episode Dorit also addressed marriage struggles while talking with co-star Kyle Richards, as she spoke about her ‘difficult year’ after being diagnosed with PTSD following the robbery of her home, and the effects that’s had on her marriage.
‘My husband, the one that you depend on the most, was spending a lot of time in London. I started to feel like PK and I weren’t connected,’ she explained.
‘For the first time ever I thought, “Is it possible that PK and I would not make it?”‘
Kyle reassured her that she’s also ‘had those thoughts’ about her own marriage to Mauricio Umansky.
‘I think it’s normal to have those thoughts. I think there’s times in your relationship where life happens and it can pull you apart and you can either grow in different ways or you can pull it together like you guys have and start from scratch and put in the work like you’re doing with a therapist and come out the other side,’ she said.
Another woman? The news comes after the RHOBH season 13 premiere called the marriage into question, with co-star Sutton Stracke revealing a rumor that PK had another ‘woman in the car’ during his 2021 DUI
Marriage woes: During Wednesday’s premiere episode Dorit also addressed her marriage struggles while talking with co-star Kyle Richards
‘My husband, the one that you depend on the most, was spending a lot of time in London. I started to feel like PK and I weren’t connected,’ she explained. ‘For the first time ever I thought, “Is it possible that PK and I would not make it?”‘
Needed more: ‘You needed more from him, and he wasn’t capable of doing it at the time,’ Kyle replied. ‘I needed more from him,’ Dorit agreed
‘It’s normal. A lot of marriages go through it,’ Dorit concurred.
‘It’d be one thing if he cheated on me or he lied to me or he did something and I can say there was an incident, [but] there wasn’t. It was like a period of time that I just needed him and he wasn’t there,’ she shared.
‘You needed more from him, and he wasn’t capable of doing it at the time,’ Kyle replied.
‘I needed more from him,’ Dorit agreed.
Dorit also confronted her co-star Erika Jayne for a ‘deeply hurtful’ comment she made about her marriage.
During Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen in 2022, the Pretty Mess author, 52, was asked which ‘Bravolebrity relationship’ she thought was ‘headed for Splitsville.’
‘Dorit and PK,’ Erika responded.
After Dorit confronted her about it on the season premiere, Erika responded: ‘Dorit, is your marriage strong?’
Hurtful comment: Dorit also confronted her co-star Erika Jayne for a ‘deeply hurtful’ comment she made about her marriage
Interesting: During Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen in 2022, the Pretty Mess author, 52, was asked which ‘Bravolebrity relationship’ she thought was ‘headed for Splitsville’ and replied ‘Dorit and PK’
Very strong: After Dorit confronted her about it on the season premiere, Erika responded: ‘Dorit, is your marriage strong?’ Dorit replied by saying her and PK’s relationship was ‘very strong’
Dorit replied by saying her and PK’s relationship was ‘very strong.’
It appears the star’s marriage will be further examined in season 13, as a press release for the show describes how Dorit and PK will ‘attempt to work their way back from an issue that almost cost them their marriage.’
The split rumors come a year after Dorit was forced to hit back at a rumor that she had an affair with Richards’ now-estranged husband Mauricio, 53.
She left a lengthy comment underneath a fake movie poster for ‘An Affair to Remember’ featuring herself and Umansky, which Dana Wilkey, 47, posted to her Instagram.
The Beverly Beach founder wrote that the claim was a ‘disgusting lie’ and added that Wilkey – who’s previously appeared on a few episodes of the first three seasons of RHOBH – was ‘definitely one of the thirstiest people.’
‘Kyle and Mau are our friends and my kids call them uncle and auntie. Do you think this is OK for my kids to see when it’s a disgusting lie?’
‘If this is the only way you can make a buck then so be it but at least have some decency and stop trying to peddle false narratives especially when you know there is ZERO truth behind it and your whole motive is to just hurt people for no reason,’ she wrote.
She also addressed the rumors on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen that year: ‘Honey, listen. When something is so ridiculous, you just kind of discount it.’
Affair rumors: It comes a year after Dorit was forced to hit back at a rumor that she had an affair with Richards’ now-estranged husband Mauricio, 53; the trio seen in 2021
‘It’s something that sticks a chord only because Mau, PK, Kyle and I, we’re friends together and it is such a nothing and to have someone start those vile rumors, it’s gross.’
Prior to the split rumors, Dorit shared that she and PK ‘have talked about’ renewing their wedding vows in a 2022 interview with In Touch.
She also shared that she ‘would love to have more children.’
‘As of right now, I’ve got my two beloved children, my munchkins and my husband is a handful by the way,’ she said of PK.
