Kandi Burruss introduced that she won’t be returning to “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” the Bravo actuality collection she has appeared on since 2009. She mentioned her resolution with editor Marc Malkin for Variety’s On the Carpet, offered by DIRECTV, on the Grammys on Sunday.
“I’m not really keeping up right now,” she stated, when requested concerning the present. “I’m not maintaining. I already stated it, so I’ll let you know. I made a decision I’m not coming again this 12 months. It’s been 14 seasons, they usually allowed us to take a seat round for slightly too lengthy, however throughout that point I had began engaged on loads of different issues, and I received some good huge tasks coming quickly, so I’m tremendous enthusiastic about these issues.
“But it’s not just that,” she continued. “It’s just like, after you really have time to think, and a friend of mine was like, ‘Why do you keep doing it?’ And I was like, ‘Well, I think because I’ve just been doing it for so long, it feels weird to think not to do it?’ So I was just like, ‘You know what? I’m going to take a break, I’m going to take a moment… I’m not coming back this year.’”
After the largely lifeless Season 15 of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” concluded in September of final 12 months, Bravo made it recognized that the solid could be retooled, if not have a high to backside overhaul — as had occurred to “The Real Housewives of New York City” earlier than its 14th season. It’s believed that the community is near saying the “Atlanta” present’s new solid, and that it received’t be a full reboot: a number of key solid members will return.
With this announcement, nonetheless, Burruss clearly received’t be amongst them.
Burruss, a singer and songwriter, joined “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” throughout the second season and is the longest-serving solid member. Beyond actuality tv, she is a founding member of R&B group Xscape, in addition to a celebrated songwriter, with co-writing credit on hits equivalent to TLC’s “No Scrubs” and Destiny’s Child’s “Bills, Bills, Bills.
Over the course of her years on the present, she met and married her husband Todd Tucker, an “RHOA” producer. They’ve had two kids collectively. She’s starred in three spinoffs from “RHOA,” together with “Kandi’s Wedding,” which revolved round her wedding ceremony to Tucker.
Burruss has been recognized for exploiting the Bravo platform to its fullest, launching a number of profitable Atlanta eating places, in addition to the intercourse toy firm Bedroom Kandi.
When Burruss was honored throughout Variety‘s Women in Reality occasion in November, she recalled that her hardest time on the present was when her fellow castmate Phaedra Parks — who’s at the moment starring on “The Traitors” — planted a rumor with solid member Porsha Williams that she and Tucker had drugged and sexually assaulted ladies.
“I would say one of my worst years on the show was when we were accused of drugging somebody,” Burruss stated throughout a panel. “I mean, I don’t even like to talk about it, really, to be honest with you. It was a crazy situation that just exploded, and a situation I never thought I’d see myself in, happening on the show. And that was one the times where I really felt like, ‘I can’t do this anymore.’ But we made it through.”
Watch Burruss discuss leaving the present beneath.