Bollywood Fever: Kyle Richards is celebrating a significant milestone in her personal journey: two years of being alcohol-free. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 55, shared a heartfelt post on Instagram on Thursday, July 19, reflecting on how cutting out alcohol has positively impacted her life both physically and mentally.
“This week was my 2-year anniversary of being alcohol-free (July 15th). I can remember a time when the idea of going 2 weeks seemed impossible,” Richards wrote, accompanying her message with a fitness selfie. “I’m proud of the fact that I’ve had the willpower to stay on this path. I know many people would love for me to start drinking again. Even friends with the best of intentions. Everyone loved ‘Party Kyle.’”
Richards acknowledged that the hardest part of her sobriety journey was the resistance from others. “The old me, the people pleaser, did struggle with that aspect of it. And I realized right away that I wasn’t going to have a ton of encouragement. But I’ve dropped enough splits and whipped enough ponytails to know when it’s time to call it a day.”
For Richards, the decision to stop drinking in 2022 was driven by the importance of her mental and physical health. “I’m not going to lie … the fact that I looked better because I wasn’t drinking was also incentive to not veer from the road I am on,” she wrote. “But the real reward is how I feel on the inside. I feel strong, energetic and grateful for my body. I want to take care of it like it has taken care of me.”
Her journey has also been intertwined with personal challenges. One year after Richards gave up alcohol, news broke in July 2023 that she had separated from her husband, Mauricio Umansky. Reflecting on this difficult period, Richards said, “It would have been a lot harder going through these difficult times if I had been drinking. I want to wake up every day feeling my best. Mentally & physically strong enough to face whatever comes my way.”
Richards previously shared with Us Weekly in her December 2023 cover story that she doesn’t miss drinking at all. “After two glasses of wine, I’d wake up and feel [like I was] dragging. Like, ‘I’m going to skip my workout today. I’m tired, and I feel like having In-N-Out,’” she recalled. “It was a domino effect. I was never a big drinker, so you’d think, how much of a difference could it make? But it really does.”
Richards emphasized that she can’t “see [herself] drinking again” and loves “the way I feel and look.”
This celebration of her sobriety comes just days after Umansky, 54, was photographed kissing a mystery blonde during a trip to Greece, highlighting the personal growth and resilience Richards has developed over the past two years.
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