Watch: Kyle Richards Tearfully Reveals Devastating 30th Anniversary Text From Ex Mauricio Umansky
If Housewives is a game of chess, no one is taking queen Kyle Richards down.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star confronts fellow Bravolebrity Ashley Darby for “flirting” with her estranged husband Mauricio Umansky in E! News’ exclusive sneak peek at the Aug. 30 episode of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th.
The lingering tension between the two comes to a head during a Housewives celebration in Atlanta where Kyle sees Ashley for the first time since the Mauricio incident—though she doesn’t recognize The Real Housewives of Potomac star at first.
“Is that the girl that made the comment about Mo that I talked about on Amazon Live dressed in the suit?” Kyle asks Luann de Lesseps in the preview. “I think it is.”
Kyle then confirms it is indeed Ashley, dressed in male drag.
“I did not know Ashley was going to be here tonight and it took me a minute,” the Halloween Ends actress admits in a confessional. “I was like, ‘Is that her?’ It’s the facial hair mixed with the cleavage throwing me off a little bit? Maybe.”
Jokes aside, Kyle’s feathers are still ruffled after Ashley, 38, showed interest in the newly single real estate mogul—who split from Kyle in 2023 after 27 years of marriage—during his cameo on RHOP earlier this year. And, as Kyle has often noted, she’s not afraid to be her.
“Obviously I know Ashley said something about Mauricio when he was in Aspen,” the 57-year-old—who shares daughters Alexia Umansky, 30, Sophia Umansky, 26, and Portia Umansky, 18, with Mauricio, 56, in addition to Farrah Brittany, 37, from her first marriage— reflected in a confessional. “This is out there currently being talked about on Instagram, on the internet every time I open my phone.
“So,” Kyle continued, “obviously I’m going to say something to her. Do I love it? No. But it would be more weird to pretend like it’s not out there.”
But as Kyle is building up the courage to approach Ashley, the “Coffee & Love” singer tells her side of the story to RHOP costar Stacey Rusch.
“I did not flirt with that man,” Ashley insists, to which Stacey replies, “I feel like he was flirting with you.”
However, when Ashley declares, “No, there was no flirting!” Stacey continues to stoke the flames by adding, “He liked you and you liked him.”
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As Kyle approaches Ashley, she thinks to herself, “This is a sisterhood, you don’t do that.”
Ashley then speaks first, telling Kyle flat-out, “I think there’s some misconceptions about what went down with your ex-husband.”
Kyle response?
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“Technically, we’re still married. So…”
Awkward!
See the drama continue when The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on Bravo. In the meantime, keep reading to check out E!’s official ranking of every Housewife ever.
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