Kyle Richards & Mauricio Umansky Respond to News of Their Split Hours after Sharing Smiling Family Pic

Reality TV personality and her husband, Mauricio Unmansky, have had a rough time in their marriage. Despite the challenges, they denied divorce speculations doing the rounds in the media.

Kyle Richards and her husband, Mauricio Unmasky, are making headlines after different publications announced that the pair had separated after 27 years of marriage. A source disclosed to People Magazine that the couple lived separately while still under the same roof.

The news of their separation emerged after Mauricio dismissed speculations about the state of their relationship when his wife was seen without her wedding ring in photographs.

Following the speculations, Richards and her husband Unmasky have issued a joint statement denying they are divorcing. The statement read:

"In regards to the news that came out about us today… Any claims regarding us divorcing are untrue. However, yes, we have had a rough year, the most challenging one of our marriage."

The couple went on to acknowledge they love and respect each other and further conveyed that although they were experiencing difficulties in their marriage, no one was to blame. Despite being in the public spotlight, the pair stressed their preference for resolving their problems privately.

They appealed to the public, asking them to avoid speculating, and also urged the media to avoid fabricating false stories in order to create a sensationalized narrative.

Only a few hours before releasing the statement, Kyle Richards, previously married to Guraish Aldjufrie, posted a photo on her Instagram stories featuring herself and her husband, smiling and standing together.

Kyle Richards, known for her appearance on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," first met Mauricio Unmasky in 1994. Richards and her partner got married in 1996 when she was four months pregnant with their first daughter, Alexia. Later on, they had two more daughters, Sophia, born in 2000, and Portia, born in 2008.