Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky sparked all sorts of rumors after splitting up. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills stars were each spotted out and about with new women. Fans had to wonder if Kyle and Mauricio had each found new girlfriends.
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In Kyle’s case, the speculation revolved around Morgan Wade. To this day, Kyle and Morgan spend time together (they even take trips together), but not so publicly as last year. The abrupt separation and the quick pivot to spending time with Morgan created a lot of speculation for fans.
RHOBH Season 13 only made the speculation burn hotter. On camera, Kyle said she absolutely would date a woman, but didn’t say much more than that. At the reunion, she doubled down. “I don’t know what the future holds, so why wouldn’t I say maybe?” she asked. So, how does Kyle feel months later?
Kyle Richards spoke with her daughters about questioning her sexuality
“Even being comfortable enough to say that was a very big deal for me,” Kyle shared in an interview with DECIDER. “So I guess that would be the update, that I’m even comfortable to say that. That was part of figuring all of that out.” As much as Kyle wanted to say such things publicly, she knew a private conversation had to happen first.
“It was important for me to have that conversation with my daughters because there was so much talk and speculation, which is what actually got me even thinking about it,” she explained. “I wanted to lead by example by being open and honest and having that very difficult conversation, in case they ever needed to come to me about anything difficult.”
Kyle added, “They know we have an ‘everything is on the table’ policy – I accept you [and] love you, no matter what.” Unironically good parenting, if true. Kyle further shared that the public speculation helped prompt speculation in her mind. “To be honest, that would never have crossed my brain ever in a million years.”
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 14 hits Bravo on Tuesday, November 19, at 8/7c on Bravo.
