Bozoma Saint John thinks Kyle Richards should get back with her estranged husband, Mauricio Umansky, pronto.
The longtime “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” couple separated in 2023 but have not filed for divorce.
During a March 5 appearance on “Watch What Happens Live,” Saint John told host Andy Cohen that she understands the attraction to Umansky. “Let me tell you, Mauricio has aura,” she said. “He does. I got it at that moment [when I met him]. I was like, ‘Oh, Kyle, girl, you in danger.’ I was like, ‘Wow, he has aura.’”
Saint John also admitted that meeting Umansky made her look at Richards in a different light.
“Absolutely,” she said. “Because I’m like, ‘Girl, don’t let that man in the wild. Go get him back. Get your man.’”
Bozoma’s First Meeting With Mauricio Was on Camera
Saint John met Umanksy for the first time on camera when she saw the RHOBH cast members filming in a restaurant, and he stopped in. Saint John told The Agency founder that she had actually seen him once before—when he was on a date.
“You know I almost attacked you last summer,” Saint John told Umansky. “I saw you at SoHo House in Malibu. I was watching you like a hawk.”
Umansky told Saint John she could have come over and said hi to him. “The two then shared a laugh as Umansky accused Saint John of being a “spy.” She called it being a “girl’s girl.”
Saint John also spoke about the time she saw Umansky in an RHOBH confessional.
“I went to SoHo house [and] I just happened to be seated across the table … and there is Mau with his girl,” she said, per BravoTV.com. “I texted Kyle in the moment: ‘GIRL!’ And then I gave her a full report.”
In a voice note to Richards, Saint John said Umansky’s date was “not cute.”
“I mean, look, if you wanna do this, you gotta get, like, the cutest girl on the planet. Right?” she shared. “Then, actually the entire time I was sitting there, they were there, I was just dreaming up scenarios where I could just push him into the water. Let me know what you want me to do, ’cause I will run up on a man,” she told Richards.
Bozoma Saint John Said She Could Relate to Kyle Richards
During her first season on RHOBH, Saint John felt that Richards wasn’t openly sharing her true feelings about her estranged husband. During an episode of the RHOBH Aftershow, she said she could relate to how her co-star felt after seeing tabloid photos of Umansky with other women.
“Part of the reason why I could identify with what Kyle was feeling about seeing the picture of Mau with that woman is I had felt very similar feelings of seeing my late husband [Peter Saint John] with his new girlfriend. By the way, which I approved of,” Saint John said. “I told him to go do that, and then he did and I was like, ‘Wait, wait, wait. No, I don’t like this at all.’”
“But, the thing is, you can be honest about those things,” Saint John explained. “He started moving on, and I was like, ‘Wait, hold on. I moved on, too, but I don’t like you moving on.’ And, you know what, it is double standard. Was it fair? No. But, it was my truth, so I had to admit that to him.”
“For Kyle …. She might be like, ‘Hey, look, it’s OK for me to do my little things over here, but I don’t like you doing your little things,’” the RHOBH star said. “If that’s how she feels about it, just go ahead and be honest and say that. But, instead, you want to say, ‘It’s fine’ and ‘He should do his thing, and I should do my thing because you’re mad. So just be honest,” she added.
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RHOBH Star Has Surprising Advice for Kyle Richards: ‘Get Your Man’