Kyle Richards is explaining why she’s not wearing her wedding ring to get ahead of all the rumors that circulate about her marriage to Mauricio Umansky.

Earlier this month, the 54-year-old Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star and her 53-year-old husband faced separation rumors after 27 years of marriage. They quickly clarified the rumors and claimed they are not getting a divorce.

Now, Kyle is explaining why she’s not wearing her ring.

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“You guys may know there was a picture of me without my ring on and people must assume now, ‘Oh because Kyle and Mauricio have been going through a hard time, that’s why I didn’t have my ring on.’ That’s not why I didn’t have my ring on,” Kyle said during an Amazon Live Stream this week.

“I didn’t have my ring on because I lift weights, and it will bend the ring, ruin the ring, and it hurts,” she shared. “So, I take the ring off when I’m lifting weights.”

There you have it!