The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is back with its thirteenth season and the cracks in Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky’s marriage are visible more than ever.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, a well-liked reality show, has returned and is immediately generating buzz. After decades of marriage, Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky’s breakup is one of the season’s major story elements and highlights. Season 13’s opening episode included details on the “painful times” the couple was going through prior to deciding to call it quits. Kyle also talked openly about how difficult recent circumstances have been for the two of them.
The new season premiered on October 25, 2023, on Bravo and featured Kyle opening up about how hard things have been for her and Mauricio when it comes to their relationship. The episode saw details about scheduling conflicts between them and an argument over her tattoos. Here’s what happened and how the now-former couple reacted during the chat.
RHOBH 13: Kyle Richards about ‘painful times’ with Mauricio Umansky
In addition to being the focal point of the drama, the teaser for The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills 13 focused heavily on rumors of their breakup. “With her 27-year marriage in turmoil and her relationship with her sister in limbo, Kyle reaches her breaking point after the tabloids, and those closest to her, question her budding friendship with a well-known country singer,” the season synopsis further states, alluding to the Morgan Wade rumors.
During the episode, Kyle revealed how things had changed between her and Mauricio. In her confessional, Kyle divulged, “Mo and I have had a challenging year together. He has been working non-stop [and] I’ve been working.” She continued and said that they had to keep a meeting even to go over each other’s schedule. When the two sat down for a chat, Mauricio praised Kyle for keeping herself fit and healthy. “You look so good,” he praised her.
“You’re working out like a beast right now, you’re eating well, you’re not drinking. Like, you’re changing your life,” the Dancing with the Stars contestant added. Kyle explained her decision to make changes to her life and revealed, “When you go through painful times in your life, it changes you as a person.” She mentioned feeling disconnected from her husband and finding wellness and fitness as an outlet. The conversation then turned into a tattoo tiff.
RHOBH 13: Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky have a tiff over her tattoos
Maurcio asked Kyle how many tattoos she had overall after noticing one on her ankle. He was shocked to learn that she now had five tattoos because he was only aware of three. Kyle said, “Well, maybe you should be taking a closer look at my body.” Then, in her confessional, she said, “He would have spotted a freckle on my body years ago. “Now that things have changed, he is unaware that I have two more tattoos,” she said.
Mauricio then pointed out five were enough and that he would not allow anymore. “If I want one, I’m going to get one. It’s my body,” she responded and added that he doesn’t have a choice in that. “I’m at a point in my life [where] I don’t have to explain anything to anybody anymore, including you,” Kyle said and concluded that she just doesn’t feel like she has to answer to anybody.