Andy Cohen Clarifies Calling Kyle Richards' Estranged Husband Mauricio Umansky Being 'Available'

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Andy Cohen is setting the record straight after he was captured on camera commenting on the state of star Kyle Richards' marriage to Mauricio Umansky.

During an interview with at the premiere last week, Cohen was asked which of the cast's husbands he deemed the «hottest.» Apparently stumped, he turned to a nearby Brynn Whitfield — freshman star of the newly-rebooted franchise — for her opinion. «Am I going to get in trouble for saying Mauricio?» she asked. «No, that's fine,» Cohen responded — but it was his next comment that raised eyebrows: «He's available.» Asked whether he agreed with Whitfield's pick, Cohen conceded, «He's pretty handsome.» Taking to the comments on the clip, fans were quick to dub the moment — and Cohen — as «messy.» On Thursday, Cohen took to Twitter to address his remarks that have since made headlines. «I was being absolutely flip and cheeky,» he wrote. «Not serious on any level.»Cohen and Whitfield's red carpet exchange went down more than a week after news broke that Richards and Umansky had separated after 27 years of marriage.

However, the estranged couple issued a joint statement at the time that any claims of them divorcing were «untrue.» They admitted to going through «a rough year» and clarified that «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,» they concluded their message. «While it may be entertaining to speculate, please do not create false stories to fit a further salacious narrative.

Thank you for the love and support.»Then, over the Fourth of July weekend, Richards and Umansky posed together with some of their children.