Kyle Richards Denies Sutton Stracke's Claims She Tried to 'Hook Up' with Kevin Costner: 'Definitely Not True'

Mar. 15, 2025

(L-R) Kevin Costner attends the Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Julie Greenwald and Craig Kallman on February 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty; Presley Ann/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty; Presley Ann/Getty

Kyle Richardsis putting this rumor to bed!The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar, 55, denied her costarSutton Stracke’s claim that shetried to “hook up"withKevin Costner, 69, during a trip in Aspen, Colo.“That is definitely not true. I think she was just joking,” Richards toldTMZ. “He lives in Aspen, I have a home in Aspen too. I’ve only met him two times and talked to him for maybe one minute.““That is it, that’s the end of that story,” she continued. “He’s obviously a good-looking man but that story’s just not true. She’s joking."(L) Kevin Costner and Kyle Richards.Getty(2)On the Tuesday, Nov. 20 episode ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills After ShowStracke revealed that the reality star once had her eyes set on theYellowstonealum while discussing her rumored romance withMorgan WadewithGarcelle BeauvaisandJennifer Tilly.“Kyle and I have this conversation, she was in Aspen and Kevin Costner was there. And she was, like, trying to hook up with Kevin Costner,” Stracke claimed as the women laughed.“This is what I’m saying,” she continued. “I don’t think that Morgan’s the end all, be all because she [Kyle] really wanted [him].““It’s not all about Morgan, there’s some Kevin Costner mixed in there,” Stracke joked.(L) Morgan Wade and Kyle Richards.Leah Puttkammer/GettySpeculation about Richards’ relationship status with the country singer swirled during season 13 ofRHOBHwhen Richards and husbandMauricio Umanskyseparated after 27 yearsof marriage. Rumors grew even stronger afterthe two nearly kissed in Wade’s music videoin August 2023.At the Bravo show’s season 13 reunion, Richards maintained that the two were just friends but admitted that she was questioning her sexuality.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“I love her, she’s my friend and I love her,” she said of her relationship with Wade at the time, before admitting that she didn’t know if she could see herself with the country singer.“I’m evolving, I’m changing,” she continued. “I’m clearly going through some evolution of my own and I don’t know. I don’t know what my future holds right now.“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsairs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.

Kyle Richardsis putting this rumor to bed!

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar, 55, denied her costarSutton Stracke’s claim that shetried to “hook up"withKevin Costner, 69, during a trip in Aspen, Colo.

“That is definitely not true. I think she was just joking,” Richards toldTMZ. “He lives in Aspen, I have a home in Aspen too. I’ve only met him two times and talked to him for maybe one minute.”

“That is it, that’s the end of that story,” she continued. “He’s obviously a good-looking man but that story’s just not true. She’s joking.”

(L) Kevin Costner and Kyle Richards.Getty(2)

Getty(2)

On the Tuesday, Nov. 20 episode ofThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hills After ShowStracke revealed that the reality star once had her eyes set on theYellowstonealum while discussing her rumored romance withMorgan WadewithGarcelle BeauvaisandJennifer Tilly.

“Kyle and I have this conversation, she was in Aspen and Kevin Costner was there. And she was, like, trying to hook up with Kevin Costner,” Stracke claimed as the women laughed.

“This is what I’m saying,” she continued. “I don’t think that Morgan’s the end all, be all because she [Kyle] really wanted [him].”

“It’s not all about Morgan, there’s some Kevin Costner mixed in there,” Stracke joked.

(L) Morgan Wade and Kyle Richards.Leah Puttkammer/Getty

Leah Puttkammer/Getty

Speculation about Richards’ relationship status with the country singer swirled during season 13 ofRHOBHwhen Richards and husbandMauricio Umanskyseparated after 27 yearsof marriage. Rumors grew even stronger afterthe two nearly kissed in Wade’s music videoin August 2023.

At the Bravo show’s season 13 reunion, Richards maintained that the two were just friends but admitted that she was questioning her sexuality.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

“I love her, she’s my friend and I love her,” she said of her relationship with Wade at the time, before admitting that she didn’t know if she could see herself with the country singer.

“I’m evolving, I’m changing,” she continued. “I’m clearly going through some evolution of my own and I don’t know. I don’t know what my future holds right now.”

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsairs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.

source: people.com