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Mauricio Umansky addressed allegations that he’s romantically concerned together with his Dancing with the Stars companion Emma Slater after the duo had been noticed holding arms amid his separation from spouse Kyle Richards.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star later indicated she wasn’t happy to see pictures of the hand holding, and he or she deleted a earlier submit of help for the dance companions.
On his Instagram Stories, Mauricio and Emma shared a video concerning the rumors.
“We do want to address this story, this whole thing that’s going out and about, about whether or not Emma and I are dating,” stated Mauricio.
“For full clarity, we are not dating. Um, we are really good friends. Uh, we’ve been dancing together now for six weeks, four hours a day, um, every single day,” he added.
Emma then chimed in, “You really form a very, very special bond. And I think we have similar personalities … Last week was extremely emotional, so [we have a] super supportive relationship. We’re definitely there for each other, and, um, it’s beautiful.”
Mauricio then repeated that they’re “really good friends,” and he revealed the backstory of their hand-holding second.
The star claimed he and Emma went to dinner collectively after their rehearsal. “Lots of the stories are wrong … We had a, it’s a very intense week, a very emotional week. We were talking about the week during dinner. And when we came out of dinner, um, we were recapping [the week], and I reached out, um, to grab Emma’s hand, and she grabbed my hand and, uh, and then we walked, you know, to the cars. Just recapping and summarizing.”
Mauricio continued, “The paparazzi caught, you know, that moment and it’s become a blown-out moment.”
“And then all of a sudden, we’re dating,” Emma sarcastically interjected.
He then acknowledged, “That’s it. Hope that clarifies. That’s the end of that story.”
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