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Before Morgan Wade released the music video for her latest single, “Fall in Love With Me,” she saw the reactions coming from a mile away. The casting of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards was strategically meant to strike a chord with everyone online who is certain they’ve been secretly dating each other — but the country star meant it in a wink-wink-nudge-nudge way to those trolls, not in the serious way that they’ve been taking it.
“We’re friends. The Internet’s a dumb place,” Wade told People in a recent interview. The video for the Psychopath single played into online rumors fueled by Richards being reportedly separated from her husband, Mauricio Umansky.
“We thought it would kind of be a good idea to poke fun at that and troll the trolls a little bit… the internet is going to be popping off about this one, I’m sure,” Wade shared in a behind-the-scenes video. Richards added: “Well, if they’re gonna talk, we might as well give them something to talk about.”
Wade hadn’t even seen a single episode of Housewives before she was connected with Richards through Instagram. “The only reality television I watched was 90 Day Fiancé and I had to stop watching because it put me in such a bad mood because I get so irritated at these people,” she added. “But I had never watched the Real Housewives at all.”
Their friendship stemmed from an Instagram Story post that Richards shared two years ago. Since then, they’ve formed a close bond and support system with one another. “It’s just been such a great friendship,” Wade added. “I know that if Kyle vouches for you, you’re a good person.”
Most recently, they’ve been discussing Wade’s forthcoming prevention plan now that she has tested positive for the BRCA gene, which indicates a higher-than-average risk of developing breast cancer. She will undergo a double mastectomy in November.
“She helped me connect with some really good surgeons,” Wade shared. “We were talking about that and then she had the idea of us doing a documentary and following all this stuff, so we’ve been out and about. She’s just really been there for me with all that.”
