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Mauricio Umansky spotted holding hands with ‘DWTS’ partner Emma Slater amid Kyle Richards split

Romance rumors are heating up for Mauricio Umansky and his “Dancing With the Stars” partner, Emma Slater amid his separation from Kyle Richards.

Umansky, 53, and the dance pro, 34, were spotted getting flirty during a romantic dinner date at Matsuhisa in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday.

Photos obtained by Page Six show the duo holding hands as they exited the restaurant and a witness said that they exchanged kisses while seated at the bar inside.

Slater was seen wrapping her arm around the real estate broker’s waist in the restaurant’s parking lot and their date lasted around three hours.

In July, news broke that Umansky and Richards, 54, separated after 27 years of marriage.

Mauricio Umansky and Emma Slater held hands after a night out on the town together. The Hollywood JR / BACKGRID
Umansky and the “DWTS” pro were photographed holding hands at the end of their date night. The Hollywood JR / BACKGRID
They dined at hot spot Matsuhisa in Beverly Hills. The Hollywood JR / BACKGRID
The pair’s PDA sparked romance rumors. The Hollywood JR / BACKGRID

While the duo initially denied the breakup claims, the “Buying Beverly Hills” star confirmed last month that they had split.

“Kyle and I are human beings, OK? We have emotions, we have feelings, we’re going through a really hard time, OK?” Umansky told TMZ in September.

“We are currently separated, we are not talking about divorce and we’re trying to deal with this stuff internally with ourselves privately.”

Both were dressed casually for the outing. The Hollywood JR / BACKGRID
They couldn’t seem to keep their hands off each other. The Hollywood JR / BACKGRID
The duo is paired up in this season of “DWTS.” The Hollywood JR / BACKGRID

He went on to say that divorce is “not a part of our conversation right now.”

“That is not part of what we’re dealing with. We’re dealing with a separation,” Umansky stressed.

“We’ve had 26 amazing years,” he said, adding that recent months have been “really tough” on the estranged couple.

Umansky is currently separated from estranged wife Kyle Richards. The Hollywood JR / BACKGRID
Richards had cheered Umansky and Slater on during the premiere of the dance competition. The Hollywood JR / BACKGRID

He also exclusively told Page Six in October that while they were “struggling” amid their separation, he and Richards are “not throwing in the towel yet.”

Umansky shut down rumors that the Bravo star cheated on him with country singer Morgan Wade.

“There is no doubt in my mind that Kyle has not slept or cheated with Morgan Wade. They are really great friends,” he told TMZ. “They are filming stuff together, they’re doing stuff together. They are not in a relationship.”

Slater ended her marriage to Sasha Farber in 2022. Disney

Umansky— who shares daughters Alexia, 27, Sophia, 23, and Portia, 15, with Richards — added that he and the “RHOB” star will “always love each other” and “always be friends.”


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Richards, who also shares 34-year-old daughter Farrah Brittany with her first husband Guraish Aldjufrie, showed up to support Umansky while he and Slater competed on “DWTS” premiere in September.

The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star and Umansky sparked breakup rumors in July. mumansky18/Instagram

She and the “Fall In Love With Me” singer, 28, have been spurring dating speculation after being seen on several cozy public outings together. However, Richards denied the accusations and asserted that they were just friends.

Umansky’s marriage woes with Richards will play out in the upcoming season of “RHOBH.”

Meanwhile, Slater and her “DWTS” co-star Sasha Farber ended things after four years of marriage in August 2022.

Umansky previously said that divorce wasn’t on the table for him and Richards. mumansky18/Instagram
They were married for 27 years before separating. kylerichards18/Instagram

“We’re just at potentially two different places. But the hard part was that the love actually didn’t go [away],” Slater said on Nick Viall’s “Viall Files” podcast this August.

But Slater still has high hopes for starting a family one day and shared that she is freezing her eggs.

Reps for Slater and Umansky did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

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