Getty Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky attend a Stevie Wonder concert in Las Vegas in 2011.
Fans were left with questions about Kyle Richards and her husband Mauricio Umansky after a photo was shared by several housewives.
The photo, posted on Instagram on January 30, 2022, is a group shot of the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast and a few girlfriends outside of the private plane they took for their girls’ trip to Aspen, Colorado. The only hiccup was Umansky, the only man in the photo.
Here’s what you need to know:
Some Fans Thought Mauricio Umansky Being Included Was a Sign He Cheated on Kyle Richards; Others Thought It Was to Promote His Business
Fans took to a Reddit thread titled “First UGT now this. Why is Mauricio the only husband there? Is Kyle *that friend* who brings her man everywhere” to voice their displeasure and scrutiny over Umansky being included on the trip.
Many commenters speculated that Umansky must have cheated for Richards to not want to leave him alone.
“While the cat’s away the mice will play and Kyle’s not taking that chance anymore,” one person wrote.
“Allison DuBois is sitting somewhere with her e-cig just waiting for her premonition to come true,” wrote a fan, alluding to a season 1 dinner where a psychic told Richards he “will never emotionally fulfill you.” Another fan made a similar joke, writing, “She is afraid that if he doesn’t come, he would never emotionally fulfill her.”
“She never used to bring him along so either she caught/confirmed him cheating or she’s pushing/promoting him and his upcoming show about The Agencyz,” another commenter wrote.
Other commenters weren’t concerned about Umansky’s presence on the trip, noting he’s promoting a show about his real estate brokerage firm, The Agency. In April 2021, fellow “Real Housewives” husband Paul “PK” Kemsley announced he was opening an agency in London, and the Daily Mail reported later that month that Umansky and Kemsley were partners in the business. Kemsley also wrote that “a major TV network in the UK ha signed to cover this new business, as a constructed Reality series.”
Another fan stood up for Umansky in the Reddit thread, writing, “The sceptic in me says they are trying to get his face into everything, to push the Agency.”
Another person commented, “There is probably some sort of THE AGENCY tie in for the free advertising…that way they could write off the PJ.”
One person wrote that “the house in RHUGT & some of the BH trips are listed by M’s Agency. Hence deals with production. Win/win for both parties and in effect securing Kyle’s tenure as a HW.”
The Agency does list Triton Luxury Villa, the Turks and Caicos property from that trip, which Umansky also went on with the women, for lease on its site.
Fans Also Took Aim at the Fashion of the Ladies: ‘My God I’ve Never Seen so Many Fashion Victims in One Photo’
Several comments on the Reddit thread also took aim at the fashion of the housewives.
“Dorit when I see the logo mania I wanna vomit,” one person wrote.
“Fashion is the worst part of this show,” another commenter wrote. “Ok, maybe not the worst; we have several big problems with BH, but the fashion is a big part of the storyline and it’s both not a good storyline and also always nauseating fashion. No one ever dresses appropriately for the occasion except KH and Crystal. Everyone else wears ridiculous costumes.”
“They all look like they’re going to completely different places,” someone wrote. “It’s burning my eyes,” another person wrote.
“For real. What in the literal f*** is Lisa Rinna wearing in this photo? You’re a 58 year old woman from Oregon, not a 19 year old hype bae,” someone wrote.
“it’s suttons tiny lil legs in those giant boots for me,” someone else wrote.
“Wtf is everyone other than Garcelle wearing,” someone else wrote. “It’s like they took acid and went through the Lincoln tunnel,” another fan wrote.
“My god I’ve never seen so many fashion victims in one photo,” someone wrote.