Mauricio Umansky and Emma Slater advised followers they’re not relationship after they photographed holding palms throughout a break from Dancing with the Stars rehearsals. The pair filmed a video for Mauricio’s Instagram Tales on October 26 whereas making ready for his or her subsequent efficiency on the ABC competitors sequence and clarified that they’re nothing greater than dance companions and mates.
“We do need to handle this story and this complete factor that’s going out and about about whether or not Emma and I are relationship,” Mauricio, 53, stated after his estranged spouse, Kyle Richards, reacted to the relationship rumors the evening prior on Watch What Occurs Dwell. “For full readability, we aren’t relationship,” he added.
“We’re not relationship!” Emma, 34, interjected whereas standing behind Mauricio on the dance studio. Mauricio stated they’re simply “actually good mates,” whereas Emma defined that the pair have shaped a “particular bond” from the “intense” work that goes into the present.
“I feel we’re related personalities, so we’ve bought an excellent supportive relationship,” Emma stated about herself and Mauricio. “We’re undoubtedly there for one another. And it’s stunning, that’s a terrific factor.”
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— The DWTS Report (@dwtsreport) October 26, 2023
The Shopping for Beverly Hills star, who break up from his spouse of 27 years earlier this yr, then defined the reality behind the images of him and Emma holding palms on October 22.
“Simply to make clear, we went to a restaurant to go get some sushi proper after rehearsal. We have been in our rehearsal garments. A number of the tales are flawed. A number of them,” he stated. “It’s a really emotional week. We have been speaking in regards to the week throughout dinner and once we got here out of dinner, we have been recapping and I reached out to seize Emma’s hand, and she or he grabbed my hand, after which we walked to the automobiles simply recapping and summarizing. The paparazzi caught that second and it’s develop into a blown-out second.”
“After which abruptly we’re relationship,” Emma added with amusing. Mauricio signed off by telling followers they’re going to “carry on dancing” and “carry on having enjoyable” on the present collectively.
The dancing companions addressed the rumors about their relationship at some point after Kyle, 54, speculated that her estranged husband may need moved on with Emma following their separation. The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills star advised Andy Cohen on his late-night present that she was “greatly surprised” and “harm” by the PDA pictures of Mauricio and Emma, and that there’s “one thing there” between the 2 stars. “Pay attention, I really like him very a lot and we’re amicable,” Kyle added about Mauricio, “however that actually did harm me.” The mom-of-four additionally confirmed she deleted her supportive DWTS posts on Instagram after seeing the images of Mauricio and Emma however nonetheless voted for them.
Information of Kyle and Mauricio’s separation broke in early July. On the time, the fact stars put out a press release asserting that no divorce was within the works. They’ve since confirmed that they’re separated, with Kyle revealing on WWHL that the previous couple nonetheless reside collectively however are sleeping in separate bedrooms. Their relationship woes will play out on the brand new season of RHOBH that premiered October 25.
