--- title: "RHOBH: Mauricio Umansky Says he and Kyle Richards Aren’t ‘Throwing in the Towel’ on their Marriage Yet" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/10/04/rhobh-mauricio-kyle-relationship/ type: post date: 2023-10-04 modified: 2023-10-04 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/10/04/rhobh-mauricio-kyle-relationship.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # RHOBH: Mauricio Umansky Says he and Kyle Richards Aren’t ‘Throwing in the Towel’ on their Marriage Yet ## RHOBH couple Mauricio Umansky and Kyle Richards aren't giving up on their marriage despite the current struggles they are facing as a couple. [Mauricio Umansky](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/09/14/rhobh-mauricio-umansky-dwts/) tells [Page Six](https://pagesix.com/2023/10/04/mauricio-umansky-says-he-and-kyle-richards-are-struggling-but-not-throwing-in-the-towel-on-their-marriage/)that he and his wife, Kyle Richards, are working on their marriage behind the scenes despite their recent confirmation that they are, in fact, separated. ***“She was filming her confessionals today, so that’s why she couldn’t be here today,”*** Mauricio told the outlet when asked why [Kyle Richards](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/kyle-richards/) wasn’t in the *“Dancing With the Stars”* audience on Tuesday. ***“And we’re struggling. We’ve been very open about it,”*** he added. ***“We’re separated [but] we’re not throwing in the towel yet.”*** ![RHOBH](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_0970-1200x800.jpg)RHOBH's Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky The RHOBH couple, who have been married since 1996, are*** “going to try” ***to work on their relationship issues and ***“see” ***what happens. ***“When we know what happens to us, you will know what happens to us,” ***he promised. These comments from Mauricio come just days after both he and Kyle[confirmed that they are separated](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/09/30/rhobh-mauricio-umansky-kyle-morgan/) after denying the rumors for the last several months. ***“Kyle and I are human beings, OK? We have emotions, we have feelings, we’re going through a really hard time, OK?”*** the *Buying Beverly Hills* star told *[TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2023/09/29/mauricio-umansky-kyle-richards-not-having-sex-morgan-wade/)* on Friday, September 29. ***“We are currently separated, we are not talking about divorce, and we’re trying to deal with this stuff internally with ourselves privately.*** ![Kyle Richards And Mauricio Umansky Spend 4th of July Together Following Separation Announcement](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kyle-Richardsss.jpg)RHOBH's Kyle Richards And Mauricio Umansky Spend 4th of July Together Following Separation Reports ***“Divorce is not part of our conversation right now. That is not part of what we’re dealing with. We’re dealing with a separation,”*** the RHOBH husband reiterated. ***“We’ve had 26 amazing years,”*** he continued, noting that the past year has been ***“really tough” ***on the RHOBH couple. Mauricio also addressed rumors that Kyle cheated on him with [country singer Morgan Wade](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/09/21/dwts-s32-kyle-richards-morgan-wade/). ***“There is no doubt in my mind that Kyle has not slept or cheated with Morgan Wade. They are really great friends,”*** he told *TMZ* on Friday. ***“They are filming stuff together; they’re doing stuff together. They are not in a relationship.”*** Regardless of what happens with their marriage, Mauricio insists that he and Kyle ***“always love each other”*** and will ***“always be friends.” *** The RHOBH couple wed in 1996. They share daughters Alexia, 27, Sophia, 23, and Portia, 15. Mauricio is also stepfather to Kyle’s daughter [Farrah Aldjufrie](https://allabouttrh.com/2022/11/17/kyle-richards-daughter-and-buying-beverly-hills-star-farrah-brittany-opens-up-about-her-moms-painful-feud-with-sister-kathy-hilton-and-the-hate-her-mom-has-received-from-fans/), 34, from her first marriage to Guraish Aldjufrie. Meanwhile, over the weekend, Kyle confirmed her separation from Mauricio following his statement the day prior. > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx5AsV6uESw/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading)[A post shared by All About TRH (@allabouttrh)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx5AsV6uESw/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading) In the days following, Kyle was seen being comforted by friends following the split announcement. > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx6b8iOvuO7/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading)[A post shared by All About TRH (@allabouttrh)](https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx6b8iOvuO7/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading) Season 13 of RHOBH premieres Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo. ## Thoughts on Mauricio's comments? Do you think Kyle and Mauricio will stay together? Sound off below!