Dr. Paul Nassif Doesn’t See Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky ‘Ending At All’ Amid Split

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Dr. Paul Nassif is remaining positive that his friends Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky will work out their differences following their shocking separation.“Since knowing them for a long time, especially back in the days of [the] beginning of Housewives, they — besides Lisa [Vanderpump] and Ken [Todd] — have a very strong marriage together,” Nassif, 61, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting the new season of Botched. “I feel that whatever the heck [the rough patch] is, I’m sure it will be worked out because their bond and their girls and their family, they’re strong.

They’re gonna work it out no matter what. I don’t see that thing ending at all.”Nassif shared he had no idea that Richards, 54, and Umasky, 53 — who share daughters Alexia, 27, Sophia, 23, Portia, 15 — were going through a “rough patch.” However, once news broke of their split, he got in touch with Richards and sent support to his longtime pal — whom he met while appearing on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alongside ex-wife Adrienne Maloof.Us confirmed in July that Richards and Umansky had called it quits after 27 years of marriage but did not file for divorce.

The twosome released a statement to clarify their relationship status hours later, revealing they had a “rough year” in their marriage. “There has been no wrongdoing on anyone’s part,” the pair said in a joint Instagram statement.“I did reach out to Kyle.

I just said, ‘Hey, I’m here if you need me for anything.’ Obviously, because I love the two of them,” he told Us. “And she actually was very appreciative and thankful and [she] called me [as] usual to say ‘Thank you, Buttercup.’ That’s what she used to call me on Housewives.”Nassif, meanwhile, hasn’t had the chance to check in with