Kyle Richards defends dressing like a ‘hooker’ amid marriage turmoil… after Dorit Kemsley calls out her ‘dental floss’ bikini and wardrobe makeover

Kyle Richards defended himself as a “whore” on Wednesday’s episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

The reality TV star, 55, was unpacking her suitcase for the cast’s trip to Barcelona, ​​Spain, when co-star Dorit Kemsley, 47, expressed shock at her skimpy clothing choices.

“Wait, Kyle. Oh my God, what the hell is this?’ Dorit asked about some tiny bikinis in Kyle’s suitcase and added, “Kyle, it’s dental floss!”

“Well, I’m sorry I don’t serve “1950s widow” with all my outfits. I never know what I’m in the mood for, so I have different things,” Kyle shot back.

“Maybe some of my clothes look like a whore, big deal!” exclaimed the star – who has been separated from husband Mauricio Umansky, 53, for several months.

The two continued unpacking, with Dorit lifting a bathing suit with a g-string.

“Kyle! Who are you? Who is this new person?’ Dorit asked in surprise.

Later in a confessional, she added, “I don’t know this Kyle. Yes, she has a great body and she wants to show it off, I understand that. But what do you think when you’re packing like this?’

“Is Kyle looking for her next husband in Spain?” Dorit wondered.

Kyle has transformed her body and previously shared that her slimmed-down physique is the result of “painful times” in her life, including her marital problems with Mauricio.

The star’s new health regimen includes long workouts, diet changes and quitting alcohol.

Kyle revealed in a previous episode that she’s been going through a tough time: “When you go through painful times in your life, it changes you as a person.”

“You have to find an outlet,” she said of her escalated fitness regimen.

In a recent interview with UsWeeklyRichards talked about getting into “the best shape of her life” during her breakup.

She has prioritized her physical fitness, telling the outlet, “I think back to when I was in my 20s and 30s — and I look better than I did then, and that’s after I had four kids — (I realize me) that it is absolutely never too late.’

Kyle said, “When I was younger, I exercised to lose weight.”

In contrast, she noted, “Now it’s about me—my mental health first and foremost. The fact that I look good is just a bonus.”

In the interview, Kyle opened up about the status of her relationship with Umansky.

“I didn’t know how to navigate it off camera, let alone on camera,” she said of the change in her dynamic with Mauricio.

She explained: ‘People were angry when they heard we were having problems. I felt like we were letting people down. Some said (our marriage) was a farce all along. But there were also sweet and supportive messages. I didn’t know so many people cared, but they’ve been watching us at my house for 13 years.

‘In many ways I feel happy, but I still struggle because it is all new to me. I’ve been married all my life.’

She reiterated, “We still live in the same house and we spent (the holidays) together. I have no idea how long we will stay like this, but we are trying to be as normal as possible in a very unusual situation.”

When asked if there is still love between them, she replied: ‘We love each other. We’re going to therapy. We both want to see each other happy. I don’t know what the future looks like. That’s the hardest part because the unknown is scary.”

The demise of Kyle and Mauricio’s marriage plays out in season 13 of RHOBH. In the previous episode, fans witnessed their tense marriage.

During one scene, viewers saw her give her husband a “taste of his own medicine” by belatedly informing him of her travel plans.

The couple announced in July that they had split after 27 years of marriage.

The two share daughters Alexia, 27, Sophia, 23, and 15-year-old Portia. Kyle also has daughter Farrah, 35, from her first marriage.