s Kyle Richards saying goodbye to the town that raised her? No… at least not yet.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast member hinted at the home move in a recent interview with The Daily Mail, explaining how social media has fueled her desire to leave Los Angeles. Kyle told the outlet about the harmful online messages directed at her and her loved ones, including her children and close friend Teddi Mellencamp, who is in the midst of a Stage 4 cancer battle.
Kyle Richards has been telling her friends she's "going off the grid"
“Social media is just such a scary place,” she said. “It’s so toxic, it’s so negative. I can’t stand it. ‘I’ve been telling my friends lately, 'That’s it, I’m moving to a farm. I am going off the grid. I’m going to live off the land. I don’t want to go on any social media.'”
Kyle admitted she sometimes approaches social media with a lighthearted attitude, as she simply wants to share “fun” moments of her life; however, she quickly gets turned off when she sees “negative and toxic” reactions to her posts.
“I think about the young children and teens, how it affects their mental health,” she continued. “It’s scary, social media. It’s very unhealthy. I know there can be a lot of good things. A lot of people make money on social media, and when we have something positive to share or we can bring awareness, it is great. But there’s a very dark side to it that is very upsetting to me as a mom and as a human being.”
Kyle Richards reveals where she sees herself in 10 years
Kyle has repeatedly expressed her longing for a quieter life outside of the Los Angeles area. She addressed the subject in an October 2024 interview with Us Weekly, when she was asked where she envisioned herself in the next 10 years.
“Surrounded by a lot of dogs,” she told the magazine. “I probably wouldn’t be living in L.A. full-time, I’d be in the mountains where there’s more nature — and not so much chaos!”
Kyle Richards admits she's her love for LA isn't the same
“When I’m here, places like this, I think this is how I wanna live, just like this,” she said about the Ojai getaway. “Quiet, away from everybody. I will always have a love for Los Angeles, but I just don’t feel as connected to it as I used to. The things that make me happy are being outside, running by the river, hiking with my dog.”
Get more details about Kyle’s living situation and why she’s in no rush to move out of the Encino home she purchased with her estranged husband, Mauricio Umansky.
The reality star told DailyMail.com that she's said to her friends in the past that she's ready to sell her $8.5million Encino mansion and move to a farm
'I'm going to live off the land. I don't want to go on any social media.'
Richards revealed she sometimes thinks to herself 'Oh, it's fun', posts a picture and then is appalled by a 'negative and toxic' reaction.
'I think about the young children and teens, how it affects their mental health,' she said. 'It's scary, social media.
'It's very unhealthy. I know there can be a lot of good things. A lot of people make money on social media and when we have something positive to share or we can bring awareness it is great.
'But there's a very dark side to it that is very upsetting to me as a mom and as a human being.'
Richards is sickened at reading vile comments about her family and friends even when they post positive or inspiring news.
Richards with the season 14 cast of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, which from what she told DailyMail.com she'd be willing to throw away after 15 years of being on the show
Richards spoke to DailyMail.com at a fundraising event for the Women's Cancer Research Fund, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on April 29
Richards with Umansky and their children. She is sickened at reading vile comments about her family and friends even when they post positive or inspiring news
The actress was stunned that Mellencamp, who has stage four cancer and recently underwent emergency surgery to remove multiple brain tumors, received mixed comments on her fight.
'People will be so nice and supportive and then they'll be mean about something else,' Richards said. 'Why can't people just all come together and be kind? If you don't have something nice to say, don't say it at all.
'Even Teddi's had comments. What is wrong with people?'
Richards said she tries to 'tune that stuff out' and focus on 'how to use your platform for the good when you can'.
'I tell myself every day, these comments do not reflect the truth of what everybody thinks. We have to tell ourselves that all the time,' she said.
Richards expressed she is proud that her four daughters have ignored the hatred and said they have trusted advice from their parents on how to deal with internet trolls and bullying posts.
Her daughter Sophia Umanksy faced backlash for a recent post where she revealed she lost hair from the weight loss drug Mounjaro
She showed her fans footage of 'everything I brush out of my hair before the shower (left) and everything that comes out during the shower' (right) from the weight loss drug
This month her daughter Sophia Umansky, 25, told naysayers to 'calm down' after she was criticized for suffering hair loss from taking the weight-loss drug Mounjaro.
In 2022, youngest daughter Portia, then 14, was 'harassed' over her appearance on RHOBH and her social media posts, but her mother said she refused to take comments seriously.
When the teen posted a picture on Instagram of herself on a family trip to London, one commenter wrote 'get the f*** outta here' and another wrote 'f*** off'.
'It really has to start with what you teach them at home and how that impacts them and how not letting outside forces affect them,' her mother said.
'I'm fortunate that my daughters are very confident.
'They are bullied on there all the time. They let it roll off their shoulders and it doesn't bother them, but they've also seen their mom be bullied.
Richards said she's 'fortunate' her daughters are confident and that she believes children shouldn't have access to phones to keep them off social media 'as long as possible'
Richards and Umansky separated in 2023 after 27 years of marriage. But the reality star has admitted they have yet to file divorce papers
'So not everyone's in that situation. So, I really think it's how you talk to your kids at home.
'Kids shouldn't have phones really young, and as long as you keep them off social media as long as possible. It's getting harder and harder these days, but I think it really starts at home, that conversation.'
Richards spoke at a fundraising event for the Women's Cancer Research Fund, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills on April 29.
The event honored campaigners and gave tributes to cancer survivors and the memory of those impacted by cancer. Richards' mother died of breast cancer in 2002.
For 26 years, the event has brought together leaders in entertainment, cancer research and corporate philanthropy to raise funds for pioneering cancer research conducted at leading medical and academic institutions in California and across the US.
Richards attended, proudly supporting Mellencamp as well as actress and activist Olivia Munn, who received the 'Courage Award' for selflessly sharing her ongoing breast cancer journey.
