Kyle Richards had an emotional conversation about sexuality with her children after “relentless” online speculation surrounding her friendship with Morgan Wade.
“It had gotten to that point where it was something that I needed to address with my daughters,” Kyle, 56, candidly revealed during the final part of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion, which aired on Tuesday, April 15. “I wasn’t quite sure myself, to be honest. That’s not something you wake up one day and go, ‘Oh.’ It was a strange feeling.”
Kyle was “really proud” of how her four daughters — Farrah, 36, Alexia, 28, Sophia, 25, and Portia, 17 — reacted to her admission.
“It was a very uncomfortable, hard conversation to have,” Kyle admitted, through tears. “I wanted them to always be proud of me and I didn’t want to embarrass them.”
After an aside from Kyle’s older sister Kathy Hilton, she recalled a particularly special moment she shared with youngest daughter, Portia.
“That was a hard thing to talk about and they were, all of them, were very supportive,” Kyle continued of the conversation she shared with her family. “Portia stood up and she came over and she put her arms around me, and she said, ‘I love you and there’s nothing you could say that would make us not love you.’”
Host Andy Cohen was quick to chime in.
“That’s what my dad said to me when I came out to him, actually,” he recalled.
Kyle was quick to clarify exactly what the conversation entailed.
“I didn’t say … I’m saying I have questions,” she said, he noted that it was a “similar conversation.”
After having the conversation with her daughters, Kyle felt like she had “the freedom” to do what makes her happy going forward.
Questions about Kyle’s sexuality started to swirl after she split from husband Mauricio Umansky and started a close friendship with country singer Morgan, 30. In August 2023, Kyle appeared as the love interest in Morgan’s “Fall in Love with Me” music video, leading to further speculation. Both women have denied being anything more than friends.
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards’ close friendship with Morgan Wade has raised eyebrows amid her ongoing separation from husband Mauricio Umanksy. Richards and Umansky opened up about experiencing “a rough year” in their marriage via a joint Instagram statement in July 2023. The pair also seemingly addressed fan speculation regarding the nature […]
“When people, and I know that the illusion was all this stuff was going on, there [were] photos,” Kyle also said on Tuesday. “When the chatter first started happening, before the music video and all that, that would never have crossed my mind. Anything like that, ever in my life. I have a very specific type.”
She admitted to wondering if there was “a crush” blossoming.
“It did make me think, ‘Well, what is going on here?’” Kyle continued. “Maybe I’m not seeing something.”
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