The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Kyle Richards just let the cat out of the bag when it comes to the newest member of the family.
That’s because, over the weekend, the animal-loving mom shared a look at Sophia Umansky, the third of her four daughters, with her new fluffy cat, Frankie. “We have a new baby,” Kyle captioned her Instagram Stories when sharing a look at her daughter’s TikTok post with the adopted feline. She added a cat emoji for good measure.
In the original post, Sophia welcomed “baby Frankie to the fam,” cementing her role as a “stay-at-home mom” to her adorable felines, which includes adopted cat, Pippa. Added Sophia in the comments of the TikTok post, “Frankie’s not used to the selfie light yet, Pippa is a professional.”
Frankie is just the latest addition to the brood of cats and dogs taking up residency at the Umansky-Richards family’s Encino home. Though Frankei is not the only new addition to the extended cat family. As Sophia posted on Sept. 30 to TikTok, she adopted a black-and-white kitten named Theo for her big sister, Farrah Brittany Aldjufrie. Or, as Sophia called him, her new “nephew.”
How many pets does Kyle Richards have?
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The admitted “dog-lover” posted an Instagram story on Aug. 29, capturing five of the dogs chilling around the home. “Some days are so chill,” noted Kyle. “I’m envious of this level of relaxation.”
But things weren’t always quite so tranquil regarding the pooches. On Oct. 6, the Housewife shared on her Stories an adorable video of Romeo looking as cute as anything, curled up in the corner of the black-and-white tiled floor. “Did you seriously pee on the floor?” Kyle repeatedly asked as she zoomed in on the pup.
As Kyle said in October 2024 to Us Weekly, having so many dogs was “a lot of work.” And, with Portia and Sophia — the two kids still living at home — always out and about, Kyle wondered if perhaps she was living up to the role as a “crazy dog lady.”
Still, “They make me laugh and make me feel safe. They sleep in my room. One sprawls across [me], and I end up sleeping in a split because I want to accommodate her,” she continued to Us Weekly.
How does Kyle Richards feel about Sophia Umansky’s cats?
It sounds like Kyle can appreciate the desire to add another pet to the family all too well.
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When Sophia introduced Pippa to her TikTok followers, the daughter wondered, “How am I supposed to do emailing AND be a stay-at-home mom?” Kyle, in turn, jumped into the comments to share her answer: “Like mother, like daughter.”
Kyle hasn’t minded one bit. In fact, she shared a series of Instagram Stories with Kyle and Pippa cuddling in bed, proving that as much as she is a dog mom, she can also be a cat mom.
Is Sophia Umansky still living at home?
As Kyle explained on a Sept. 24 Amazon Live stream, ”Sophia lives at home with me still, so she’ll drag me into doing her TikToks with her, but it’s actually really fun.”
But when it comes to Kyle and her dogs, check out why she said, “Some things will never change.”
