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Alexia Nepola finds Mauricio Umansky quite attractive in his latest ARI campaign images, yet she feels the two Bravo personalities wouldn’t make a good match due to the difference in their ages.
“I’m really proud of him. Critics might have negative things to say, but I’m cheering him on. There’s always room to celebrate achievements, and you’re never too old to represent a brand,” the 58-year-old star of “Real Housewives of Miami” shared exclusively with Page Six on Wednesday evening at the fashion brand’s Miami Beach outlet.
“And I think he looks incredibly handsome and appealing in the campaign!” she exclaimed, quickly adding, “I’m not sure if that’s appropriate to say. Respectfully, of course! Kyle, please don’t be upset!”
Umansky, 55, has been separated from Kyle Richards of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” fame since 2023, yet they continue to share a close friendship.
Considering Nepola—who finalized her divorce from Todd Nepola in March—had just touched on a sensitive subject, we inquired if Umansky was her “type.”
“No,” she replied. “I don’t have a type, right? I don’t have a type. No, but he’s not my type — especially lately with, like, his behavior. He’s not my type.”
Alexia seemed to be referring to Umansky’s new life as a bachelor, which has been marked by paparazzi-captured outings with much-younger women.
“I think I’m a little too old for him, also, by the way, ’cause we know he likes [them] very young,” she quipped, noting that she hadn’t “had a drink yet.”
Umansky was last photographed looking cozy with 34-year-old “FBoy Island” alum Celisa “CJ” Franco, but the luxury real estate broker — and the man of the hour — insisted to us in his own interview Wednesday night that the two are just “good friends.”
As for how he knows Alexia, she told us they met over a decade ago at NBCUniversal’s Upfront and bonded over one of his and Richards’ daughters having the same name.
“We’ve seen each other at Bravo things,” she explained. “Always Bravo-related.”
Following her on-again, off-again divorce from Todd, 53, Alexia is now focused on herself, her sons — Peter Rosello, 33, and Frankie Rosello, 28 — her friends, her co-stars and her business: Alexia + Frankie’s Beauty Bar.
We ended up inadvertently breaking the news to her that Todd — who is also a luxury real estate broker —had included a photo of her in his Instagram carousel in honor of Thanksgiving last week.
In the caption, he gushed over how “grateful,” “thankful” and “blessed” he feels as he “look[s] back on this past year.”
Alexia informed us she doesn’t “follow him on social media” but understands why he feels that way.
“I can see that. I can see him being thankful for me. I brought so much love and happiness to his life, so I wanna thank that, too,” she said cheekily, making sure to add that the exes are “in a good place.”
“I think we got divorced really quick — probably too quick,” she confessed. “Sometimes, you’re not ready, but he’s very impulsive and reactive. That’s Todd.”
Asked whether they would ever reconcile romantically, Alexia replied, “I’m in a different chapter in my life right now, and I’ve done a lot of healing. But sometimes, distance is good, so I feel like we both needed that.”