The country singer, whose new album “Psychopath” is released Friday, talks about her friendship with Kyle Richards in this week’s issue of PEOPLE magazine.
the singer Morgan Wade never heard of Kyle Richards when The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The star posted an Instagram story of him listening to one of Wade’s songs two years ago.
The only reality TV I watched was 90 day fiance I had to stop watching because it put me in a really bad mood because I feel so angry at these people,” she told PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “But I never watched. Real Housewives Absolutely.”
Whatever the case, a friend let her know Richards was someone special, so Wade, 28, sent the star a message thanking her for the support — and an unexpected friendship soon blossomed.
Now, amid swirling rumors that their relationship may have become something more in the aftermath of Richards’ death. Recent separation from the spouse Mauricio Umansky, Wade insists, that is not the case.
“We are friends,” she says. “The Internet is a stupid place.”
husband recently He scoffed at dating rumors In the music video for Wade’s new single “Fall in Love with Me,” in which Richards, 54, plays her love interest. “The internet asked me, @kylerichards18 and I delivered,” she wrote on Instagram about the clip, adding a winking face.
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Although they come from different worlds (Richards is from glamorous Los Angeles and Wade is from Floyd, Virginia), Wade says she quickly realized the two had a lot in common.
Like Wade, who’s been sober for six years, Richards does not drink, who is also a fitness enthusiast. They connected on a deeper level, too. Richards My mom Kathleen passed away in 2002 After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Wade as well She is currently preparing to undergo a double mastectomy After she tested positive for the RAD51D gene, which puts her at risk of developing breast cancer.
“It helped me connect with some really good surgeons,” Wade says. “We were talking about it and then she came up with the idea to do a documentary and follow up on all this stuff, so we were out there. She was really there for me with it all.
“It was just a great friendship,” she adds. “I know if Cale vouches for you, you are a good person.”
The “80s Movie” singer says it also helped that Richards had someone she could turn to while she learned to get comfortable with life in the spotlight.
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Kyle Richards and Morgan Wade in the “Fall in Love with Me” music video.
“She’s very smart when it comes to business and how to mentally ignore it,” says Wade. “The thing about Kyle is that people see her on reality TV, but I have to meet her outside of that, and I don’t watch the show, so I don’t see that perspective on her. I saw her in real life and she was a great person in my corner to help me navigate things. He wasn’t. I’ve never had anyone like him, and all of this stuff was very new to me.
As Wade became friends with Richards’ friends, much like his fellow reality star Teddy MellencampThe reality star has also become close to the Wade family. In February, the singer’s mother shared photos of Richards joining Wade and her four younger siblings on a family outing to Disney California Adventure.
For now, though, Wade is focused on getting released mentally retarded, which will be released on August 25. The album follows her record for 2021 recklesswhich included hits like “Wilder Days”.
“With this record, I put a lot of pressure on myself. Did the first one just get lucky? Did I get lucky because it turned out great?” she thinks. “(The country) has absolutely no idea what to do with me. But that’s a good thing, because you stick to it. It worked, and I stayed true to what I wanted to do.
For more on Morgan Wade, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE magazine, available on newsstands everywhere this Friday.
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