Gizelle Bryant set clear boundaries for her Real Housewives of Potomac costars when Kyle Richardsex Maurice Umansky pays them a visit
In Us WeeklyIn an exclusive first look at the Sunday, January 18 episode of the show, Mauricio, 55, playfully greets the rope ladies of Aspen, taunting, “What are you all doing in my town?”
Gizelle, also 55, gives Mauricio a hug before introducing the housewives’ husband in a confessional.
“Mauricio is married to, I think they’re still married, to Kyle Richards, who’s a Beverly Hills housewife,” she tells the camera. “Mauricio would definitely be someone I spent some quality time with…horizontal. He’s just the Beverly Hills, Kyle of it all.”
Gizelle insists she would never “want any Beverly Hills (vs.) Potomac drama.”
As Mauricio mingles with the group, Ashley Darby and the other women ask their relationship status. While talking to him rope Ladies, Mauricio explains that his daughter alexiaThe bachelorette party is what brought him to Aspen, but he had no plans that night.
“No, Mauricio is off limits to all of us,” Gizelle tells her companions after their ears perk up.

Gizelle Bryant; Maurice Umansky
Getty (2)Together with Alexia, 29, Mauricio shares daughters sofia25 i Portia18, with Kyle, 57. Mauricio is also stepfather to Kyle’s daughter farrah37 years old, from a previous marriage.
In 2023 news came out that Kyle and Mauricio broke up after more than two decades of marriage. At the time, the couple shut down the rumors they had plans to officially divorce amid continued speculation that Kyle was romantically involved with the singer Morgan Wade.
“While it can be entertaining to speculate, please do not create false stories to fit a saltier narrative,” his statement said. “Thank you for the love and support.”
Despite their split, Kyle and Mauricio have remained cordial. The two were evenly matched seen together on several occasions as we celebrate Christmas and the New Year, but reconciliation is not in the cards.
“They are not getting back together or rekindling their romance,” a source exclusively said we earlier this month, she noted that Kyle and Mauricio are “in a really good place” with their current relationship.
According to the source, “there’s still so much love” between the exes. “Kyle and Mau have done a good job keeping it normal in front of the girls, especially during the holiday season,” the source continued. “Of course, it would be great if they called off their split, but the family knows that’s probably not going to happen.”
For now, Kyle and Mauricio are staying platonic. “They’re really friends at the moment and still have a lot of fun together,” the source said we. “They loved each other, but that doesn’t mean they’re getting back together… Everyone is very happy.”
With season 10 underway, rope fans have been looking forward to seeing Mauricio’s crossover aspect. Ashley previously teased his ‘soft’ vibe while speaking we in October 2025.
“I think (he and Gizelle) have, like, an old-time kind of friendship,” he hinted at the time. “There’s more that I don’t even know about.”
The Real Housewives of Potomac airs Sundays on Bravo at 8pm ET.



