Kyle Richards — surprisingly — had nothing but kind words to say about her former friend, Lisa Vanderpump.
The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star reacted to the SUR restaurant owner’s supportive comment amid her separation from Mauricio Umansky.
“I really appreciated her words. That was very, very kind of her,” Richards told Page Six at BravoCon 2023 Saturday, following our chat with Vanderpump earlier in the weekend.
“Lisa also has a long marriage and a successful marriage,” she said of her ex-BFF, who wed Ken Todd in 1982.
“I still consider Mauricio’s and my marriage a successful marriage. And even the way we’re handling it now, I feel like we’re doing it the right way as best as we possibly can.”
Her response comes one day after the “Vanderpump Rules” star said it “saddens” her to see Richards and Umansky going through a rocky patch in their relationship.
“I know there was a lot of love between them. There really was, and there probably still is,” Vanderpump said.
“So I think it saddens me to see anybody that’s been together that long [break up] because marriage is hard,” she added.
“And I hope they can kind of get through this and facilitate some kind of [solution], you know.”
Richards and Vanderpump’s feud dates back to 2018 when the former accused the latter of leaking their show’s infamous “Puppygate” scandal to the press.
Vanderpump stopped filming “RHOBH” in the wake of the drama before announcing her exit from the reality show in 2019 following a nine-season run.
Richards, 54, and Umanksy, 53, tied the knot in January 1997 and share three daughters: Alexia, 27, Sophia, 23, and Portia, 15.
The original “RHOBH” cast member is also a mom to Farrah Brittany, 34, with her first husband, Guraish Aldjufrie.
After denying split rumors, the “Buying Beverly Hills” realtor confirmed they had split on Sept. 29 — only to backtrack days later.
“We’re struggling. We’ve been very open about it,” Umansky told Page Six exclusively at the time.
“We’re separated [but] we’re not throwing in the towel yet.”
Vanderpump, 63, also spoke candidly about rumors Richards has moved on from her estranged husband with country hitmaker Morgan Wade.
“I don’t know if all these rumors about Morgan [are true],” she said.
“I don’t know unless I catch somebody in the middle of it. I don’t believe [it].”
The “Halloween Ends” actress has been spending a lot of time with Wade, 28, since her split from Umansky.
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The two were spotted on an “intimate” coffee date in Paris, getting matching tattoos and rings and running in a 10K charity race, among other activities.
Richards, however, insists they are just “very, very close” friends.
Umansky, for his part, sparked romance rumors with his “Dancing With the Stars” partner, Emma Slater, after they were seen holding hands last month.
“That’s very hard to see … that hurt my feelings,” Richards said on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” last week.
“I just don’t think you hold hands like that [if you’re friends].”
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