Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky in April 2023.Photo:Jesse Grant/Getty Images
Jesse Grant/Getty Images
Mauricio Umanskyis opening up about the challenges of filming withKyle Richardsamid their split.
Ahead of Friday’s season 2 premiere ofBuying Beverly Hills,the AgencyCEO revealed to PEOPLE how he and Richards navigated their marital hardships on the Netflix real estate drama.
“There were definitely challenges,” he says. “It was happening, it was real life. We had the cameras on.”
Umansky continues that he and Richards had a “choice” to “pretend that it wasn’t happening” while they were filming. However, he adds that, “I think that would’ve been awkward on television.”
“The reality is that we are going through our issues after being married for 28, 29 years. We did it and we chose to put it on camera and it was great, and now the audience gets to see the way that we interacted with each other.”
He explains that viewers will see “real life issues that happen all the time” in decades-long marriages.
In thetrailer for season 2released last Thursday, fans got a glimpse of what appeared to be the real estate broker andReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar making the difficult decision to reevaluate their marriage.
The opening scene shows the couple — who met in 1994 andmarriedin January 1996 — in their bedroom as Umansky says, “I’ve been so stressed and the travel obviously affects us.”
In the next clip, the pair appear to sit down with their daughters during a family dinner to address the tense situation. Umansky and Richards share daughtersAlexia, 27,Sophia, 24, andPortia, 16, as well as Kyle’s eldest daughterFarrah Brittany, 35, from her first marriage to exGuraish Aldjufrie.
“We wanted to have this conversation when we were all together, for obvious reasons,” the Bravo star says. “I’m really sorry you guys…” The shot quickly pans to a different scene where Umansky confirms, “She wanted the separation,” referring to his wife.
Mauricio Umansky, Kyle Richards, Farrah Brittany, Alexia Umansky and Sophia Umansky in Nov. 2022.Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images
Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images
PEOPLE firstconfirmed the pair were separatedin July 2023. A source close to the two said, “Kyle and Mauricio have been separated for a while now but are still living under the same roof. They remain amicable as they figure out what’s next for them and their family.”
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Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky discuss their marriage in the ‘Buying Beverly Hills’ season 2 trailer.Netflix
Netflix
“In regards to the news that came out about us today… Any claims regarding divorcing are untrue,” they wrote. “However, yes, we have had a rough year. The most challenging one of our marriage. But we both love and respect each other tremendously.”
The statement continues, “There has been no wrongdoing on anyone’s part. Although we are in the public eye, we ask to be able to work through our issues privately. While it may be entertaining to speculate, please do not create false stories to fit a further salacious narrative.”
Season 2 ofBuying Beverly Hillswill premiere on Netflix on Friday, March 22.
source: people.com
