Real Housewives star Kyle Richards hits back at claims she's divorcing husband after 27 years.
Claims surfaced about the couple's alleged decision to separate yesterday (3 July) saying that the couple, who first met at a nightclub way back in 1994 and tied the knot just a couple years later in early 1996, had 'been separated for a while now'.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star has since responded to such reports dubbing them 'untrue' and 'false stories'.
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People magazine first reported the news that the pair, who share three children together; Alexia, 27, Sophia, 23 and Portia, 15, were 'amicable' yet still 'living under the same roof'.
A source close to the pair allegedly told the outlet: "Kyle and Mauricio have been separated for a while now but are still living under the same roof. They remain amicable as they figure out what’s next for them and their family."
However, Kyle has since responded to such claims earlier this morning (4 July).
She took to Instagram to share with her 4.1 million followers a statement on the matter, uploading both to her feed and story.
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The post reads: "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. But we both love and respect each other tremendously."
Kyle went on to inform her fans 'there has been no wrongdoing on anyone's part'.
"Although we are in the public eye, we ask to be able to work through our issues privately," she continued. "While it may be entertaining to speculate, please do not create false stories to fit a further salacious narrative."
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Kyle concluded the post thanking her following for the 'love and support' before signing off as 'Kyle & Mauricio'.
While the reality TV star has turned off the comments for the statement, the post has already clocked up over 120k likes at the time of writing.
Mauricio has also shared the same text post to his Instagram feed and story and has likewise turned off the comments.
And this isn't the first time the couple have shut down rumours about their relationship.
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"We’re the same, with or without cameras. We’re just super real and we know each other and we’re real," Mauricio told People back in March 2013.
"We don’t have any secrets to hide. That’s one thing we talked about, the skeletons in the closet, and we can handle our worst skeletons."
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