A Real Housewives success story. Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky have been married for more than two decades — and reality TV hasn’t dimmed their spark.
The Halloween star was previously married to Guraish Aldjufrie from 1988 to 1992. Before calling it quits, the pair welcomed daughter Farrah in October 1988. The ER alum met Umansky in 1994, and the couple exchanged vows two years later. Richards was four months pregnant with daughter Alexia when she and the Mexico native walked down the aisle.
The twosome went on to welcome daughters Sophia and Portia in 2000 and 2008, respectively. Richards made her Bravo debut in 2010 when The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills premiered, and she was joined by sister Kim Richards. Their older sister, Kathy Hilton, appeared later on. For more than 10 seasons, Kyle’s marriage was put to the test — but they stayed sturdy.
“[The show] has definitely has made them stronger, 100 percent, and they are just the cutest honestly,” Farrah exclusively told Us Weekly on the “Getting Real With the Housewives” podcast in August 2020. “They have set such a great example for couples, married couples, people in relationships because they truly are a team. … Through the show, I think it just makes them appreciate their time together even more because they’re both so busy and he’s running a whole company and is one of the top agents in the country, and she has so many obligations.”
Kyle’s eldest daughter added, “They try to spend a lot of time together and they really appreciate their time together. I definitely think it’s made them stronger.”
Two months prior, fellow Bravo star Jill Zarin told Us she was concerned about Kyle’s relationship after noticing how filming Housewives put a strain on her own love life. “It’s not good for any relationship. … I think [Kyle and Mauricio] are a really great couple,” the Real Housewives of New York City alum said in June 2020. “But I know that [my late husband] Bobby and I after a few years, I felt it. I felt shaky. Not very shaky, but I felt a little shaky and I hope she gets off before anything happens to her and Mauricio.”
Despite speculation about her romance, the Life Is Not a Reality Show author was confident she and Umansky would make it last. “I really think it’s important to let your partner grow, and change, and be themselves,” she exclusively told Us in November 2019 when asked about the secret to her successful marriage. “It’s hard because a lot of times people are married and they change and then they grow apart. But if you kind of step back and let that person grow and you can grow together.”
Scroll down for a look back at Kyle’s marriage to Umansky:
The Little House on the Prairie alum finalized her divorce from first husband Aldjufrie two years after separating. Jim Smeal/BEI/Shutterstock
Before marrying Umansky, the reality star converted to Modern Orthodox Judaism. They tied the knot on January 20, and daughter Alexia arrived on June 18. Courtesy of Kyle Richards/Instagram
The duo's second child together, daughter Sophia, was born on January 18, 2000. Courtesy of Sophia Kyle Richards/Instagram
Portia joined the family on March 1, 2008. Courtesy of Kyle Richards/Instagram
When RHOBH premiered, Kyle and her husband put their relationship to the test. She was the only OG Housewife left when season 12 debuted in May 2022. Evolution Media/Kobal/Shutterstock
"I met my husband at 23 years old and you change a lot during those times," the Halloween Kills star exclusively told Us in February 2020. "You know, you hit forks in the road — I think they say you change every seven years? I don't know, I think it's probably less than that — but you hit a fork in the road and you can either go together on that road or you see things differently and you go on different roads." According to the Bravo star, her marriage works because she and Umansky are "always on the same page with our goals and our morals and how we want to raise our children and what we want out of life." Broadimage/Shutterstock
Rumors swirled that the pair were pumping the brakes on their marriage, but Kyle was quick to set the record straight. "It used to get me so upset when lies were out there about me. ... But this [new] one threw us for a loop," she told Us in October 2020, joking that there were only "a couple moments" during the COVID-19 lockdown where her husband got on her nerves. "But for the most part, we were just saying the other night, like, 'You know, going through something like this, you really realize the people that you really miss and the people that you really don't.'" Matt Baron/Shutterstock
The couple proudly celebrated Portia's Bat Mitzvah in October 2021. Courtesy of Kyle Richards/Instagram
"10 Housewives, 1 husband. You get the award for most patient husband @mumansky18 🏆 I love you ❤️❤️," Kyle captioned a PDA pic after a trip to Aspen, Colorado, with her costars. Courtesy of Kyle Richards/Instagram
Kyle shared a throwback snap of herself and Umansky, gushing via Instagram, "Our 28th Valentine's Day together❣️💞 I love you @mumansky18." Courtesy of Kyle Richards/Instagram
Former RHOBH personality Dana Wilkey shared a fan theory that Umansky was having an affair with Dorit Kemsley — which the Beverly Beach designer swiftly denied. "Kyle and Mau are our friends and my kids call them uncle and auntie. Do you think this is ok for my kids to see when it's a disgusting lie? If this is the only way you can make a buck then so be it but at least have some decency and stop trying to peddle false narratives especially when you know there is ZERO truth behind it and your whole motive is to just hurt people for no reason," Kemsley wrote via Instagram in August 2022. The realtor and his wife did not immediately respond to the rumors. Shutterstock (2)
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