“The reality, is while we were filming it, it was kind of the beginning of us going through a difficult time,” he noted. “It wasn’t really out there and we weren’t ready to tell the children and we weren’t ready to tell ourselves and we weren’t ready to have all of this, right? Somebody spilled the beans to People, we don’t know who.”

Hear more updates from Mauricio—plus, hear Emma reveal what it’s like competing against her ex-husband Sasha Farber—in the exclusive video above.

Keep reading to relive Kyle and Mauricio’s happier times together with their family. Dancing With the Stars airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on ABC. RHOBH premieres Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m. on Bravo.