--- title: "REPORT: Kyle Richards & Mauricio Umansky Faking Separation for RHOBH" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/10/17/kyle-richards-faking-split-rhobh/ type: post date: 2023-10-17 modified: 2023-10-17 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/10/17/kyle-richards-faking-split-rhobh.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # REPORT: Kyle Richards & Mauricio Umansky Faking Separation for RHOBH ## A source claims that Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky are faking their separation because they wanted a juicy storyline on RHOBH. *[OK! Magazine](https://okmagazine.com/p/kyle-richards-mauricio-umansky-separation-fake-juicy-storyline-rhobh/)* reports that *Real Housewives of Beverly Hills* couple [Kyle Richards](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/kyle-richards/) and Mauricio Umansky are faking their much-publicized separation for an interesting [storyline for season 13](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/10/04/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-s13/) and to keep their names in the press. ***“If you know Kyle, you know that she just wanted a juicy storyline to save her spot on the Bravo series,”*** the insider claimed of the RHOBH OG. ***“She knows what she’s doing.”*** Kyle Richards and [Mauricio Umansky](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/09/30/rhobh-mauricio-umansky-kyle-morgan/)’s separation is set to be the biggest storyline of [season 13](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/10/16/rhobh-s13-cast-changes/)of RHOBH. ![RHOBH star Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Kyle1-1200x856.jpg)Kyle and Mauricio Separate After 27 Years of Marriage In the season 13 trailer, [Kyle and Mauricio’s split ](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/10/04/rhobh-mauricio-kyle-relationship/)sends shockwaves through the *Real Housewives of Beverly Hills* cast. However, some RHOBH cast members accuse Kyle of ***“lying”***  and ***“hiding something”*** amid the split, with others questioning if the *Real Housewives of Beverly Hills* OG is in*** “denial”*** about the status of her marriage. In a sitdown with [Erika Jayne](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/erika-girardi/), Kyle breaks down in tears, saying, ***“Complete strangers are like, ‘You made us believe in true love, and now it’s all…'”*** Before Kyle can finish, Erika cuts her friend and co-star off:*** “This is true love. There are only two people in this marriage. Everybody else’s opinion can f— off.”*** ![The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 13 cast photo: Kyle Richards, Dorit Kemsley, Erika Jayne, Sutton Stracke, Garcelle Beauvais, Crystal Minkoff, and Annemarie Wiley](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_3636-1148x1200.jpg)The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 13 cast photo: Kyle Richards, Dorit Kemsley, Erika Jayne, Sutton Stracke, Garcelle Beauvais, Crystal Minkoff, and Annemarie Wiley ***“Every time I go online, I see something about someone cheating. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” ***[Sutton Stracke](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/sutton-stracke/) later notes about the gossip surrounding Mauricio and Kyle’s marriage, including rumors Kyle is dating country singer [Morgan Wade](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/09/30/rhobh-mauricio-umansky-kyle-morgan/). > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cx8qohePYZJ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading)[A post shared by All About TRH (@allabouttrh)](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cx8qohePYZJ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading) On Friday, September 29, Mauricio confirmed to *[TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2023/09/29/mauricio-umansky-kyle-richards-not-having-sex-morgan-wade/)* that he and Kyle were separated. He also insisted that they are ***NOT** *considering divorce at this time. ![DWTS: Kyle Richards and Morgan Wade discuss Morgan](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_9290-1200x636.jpg)Kyle Richards and Morgan Wade ***“We are currently separated, we are not talking about divorce, and we’re trying to deal with this stuff internally with ourselves privately.*** ***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](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/10/04/rhobh-mauricio-kyle-relationship/) then reiterated: ***“Kyle and I are human beings, OK? We have emotions, we have feelings, we’re going through a really hard time, OK?”***  *[The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/)* season 13 premieres Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.  ## Do you think Kyle and Mauricio are faking their separation? Sound off in the comments!