Kyle Richards may be in the best shape of her life, but she insists her transformation isn’t a “revenge body.”
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The 54-year-old is opening up about how she’s been prioritizing her health in recent years.
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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star has undergone a physical transformation after dedicating herself to a better diet and workout regimen.
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“I think back to when I was in my 20s and 30s, and I look better than I did then, and that’s after having four kids,” she told Us Weekly about her physique.
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“It’s definitely never too late,” she shared. “When I was younger, I used to work out to lose weight.”
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“Now it’s for me — first and foremost, my mental health. The fact that it makes me look good is just a bonus,” Richards revealed.
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Kyle went on to say yhat she started focusing on her health journey in 2022, after having a breast reduction.
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Following the surgery, she wasn’t able to work out for eight weeks while recovering, and ultimately, she let herself go.
“At the time, I was on vacation in Europe, eating pasta and drinking wine and cocktails. By the end of the trip, I didn’t recognize myself.”
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“I had also just lost my best friend to suicide, and I wasn’t taking care of myself,” Kyle continued. “And [it was] making me feel more depressed.”
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“So after we left, I said, ‘That’s it. I’m not going to have bad carbs — no sugar, no pasta, no bread, no alcohol,” she insisted. “And I’m going to work out every single day.’”
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The reality star also admitted that going alcohol-free “made such a difference in my skin and how I felt.”
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Although Richards has been working out since she was 15, she said that she has learned to switch up her fitness routine based on “what my body needs.”
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Instead of her typical hiking and spin classes, the reality TV star has now incorporated weight lifting, hot yoga and running.
She also noted that exercise helps clear her head.
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Kyle’s recent transformation also comes as she’s been going through a separation from husband Mauricio Umansky.
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Still, she doesn’t classify her new look as a “revenge body.”
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“It’s certainly not meant to be a revenge body. It’s meant to be an I-feel-good body,” she said.
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Richards went on to note that she’s now done losing weight after settling at 117 lbs.
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“I love the way I feel and look,” she added.
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Back in October, Umansky told PEOPLE that he and Richards were “separated.”
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That came after after they issued a joint statement earlier this year that shot down any rumors regarding a divorce.
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“We’ve been married for 27 years, we’re having a bit of a rough patch,” Mauricio told the mag, adding that he and Kyle are not giving up on each other.
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“Sometimes life throws you different things,” he said, adding, “You’ve gotta work through it.”
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In November, Richards had to make it clear–once again–that she isn’t going through a divorce.
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After mistakenly saying the word “divorce” while talking about her husband during a red carpet interview at BravoCon, Richards later clarified her comments.
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When she talked to Andy Cohen on a special episode of Watch What Happens Live, she mentioned her slip-up.
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“I misspoke on the carpet today,” the Real Housewives star began at the time.
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“Two times I had to correct someone when they said ‘divorce.’ I said ‘separated.’ And then I went and said it, and then it went everywhere. So, that was my bad,” she explained.