Kyle Richards is dropping divorce hints. And the messaging is hard-to-miss and downright severe.
Are Kyle and Mauricio still married? That question has haunted The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fans since the first rumors of Kyle’s separation hit tabloids.
Kyle is making her status with Mauricio a little clearer.
She no longer describes herself as a “wife.” And Mauricio clearly feels the same.
In February of 2024, Kyle Richards sat down on the Today show to discuss, among other things, her separation. (Image Credit: Today/NBC)
Kyle Richards’ divorce hints are growing louder
On Thursday, July 18, Kyle Richards edited her Instagram bio.
She no longer describes herself as “wife” on her list of titles and roles. “Mom, actor, author, producer, animal lover, a RHOBH, CAA,” are all still there.
Not updating your bio can be a simple oversight. Updating it like that is deliberate … and feels like an announcement to the world.
On July 18, 2024, Kyle Richards edited her Instagram bio to omit “wife” from her list of roles. (Image Credit: Instagram)
Kyle Richards did not opt to explain her updated bio in the bio itself. However, many of those who’ve been following her personal drama have a theory as to what prompted it.
On Tuesday, July 16, Mauricio appeared on camera smooching an unknown woman in Mykonos after disembarking from a plane.
Yes, they’re separated. But there’s a spectrum of “separation.” Mauricio and Kyle have the kind of separation where one of them is freely making out with someone else, in public. That says a lot.
Mauricio Umansky and Kyle Richards attend the Homeless Not Toothless Hollywood Gala at The Beverly Hilton on April 22, 2023. (Photo Credit: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Homeless Not Toothless)
Kyle Richards had already dropped Mauricio Umansky’s last name
During the spring, Kyle Richards dropped Mauricio’s last name from her bio.
For a lot of obvious reasons, the entire world knows Kyle as Kyle Richards anyway. But her bio did list her as Kyle Richards Umansky. For decades, their marriage was rock solid.
Kyle also purged “Umansky” from her Twitter account. She did not drop “wife” from her Twitter bio, but that social media platform has lost so much relevance that it’s probably an oversight. Kyle probably didn’t think to update MySpace or Xanga, either.
One of the keys to Kyle Richards’ long-term reality TV success has been her expressiveness. She gives good face. (Image Credit: Bravo)
It has been just over a year since Kyle and Mauricio opted to split.
This came after 27 years of marriage. Kyle and Mauricio share three daughters: Sophia, Alexia, and Portia.
For the better part of three decades, many Bravoholics upheld Kyle and Mauricio’s marriage as an exception to the reality TV divorce curse. Now, they’ve been living separate lives and seem to be drifting further apart.
This thirst trap is also a celebration
The same day that Kyle made that “little” edit to her bio, she also shared a gym selfie to Instagram. In addition to affirming her MILF credentials, she shared that she was celebrating two years without alcohol.
“This week was my 2 year anniversary of being alcohol free (July 15th) I can remember a time when the idea of going 2 weeks seemed impossible,” Kyle wrote in the caption. “I’m proud of the fact that I’ve had the willpower to stay on this path.”
We are all proud of Kyle for celebrating this milestone. It seems that she’s really transforming her life. Fans are interested in seeing where this journey of changes will take her.
Kyle Richards Divorce Update: I’m No Longer Anyone’s ‘Wife’ was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.