By: Amanda Anderson-Niles
With the Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion show coming up for the season five cast, the news of Kordell and Porsha Stewart’s divorce is fresh on everyone’s minds. While Porsha’s camp says she wanted to file first and was blindsided by Kordell’s filing, it appears her own costars aren’t really all that shocked that it came down to this. Porsha made it seem like she was happy to be the traditional housewife with no career of her own, but now it appears she’s realized that she does want a career and a singing career at that. She’s already been in the studio and according to Kordell’s pals, he just wasn’t thrilled that Porsha wanted a career shortly after her cast mates started voicing their opinions and suggested she needed to be more independent. Kandi Burruss agreed that Porsha’s submissiveness wasn’t her cup of tea, but in a recent interview, she admitted the signs of Porsha and Kordell’s demise were clear.
Kandi tells Coco Fab that she Porsha actually admitted rather emotionally at the reunion show that she and Kordell were having problems:
“I was very sad. I reached out to her. I didn’t talk to her, but we spoke on text. I was really just hurting for her. I hate the whole thing that when people get on reality TV sometimes that can breakdown a relationship. I hate that for her. She really, really, really wanted her marriage to work.
“You’ll see that on the reunion. That’s going to come up. She really talks emotionally about how she’s really working to work for her marriage. So that was sad for me to hear.”
Kandi says she wasn’t shocked by the filing, especially because of a lot of the cryptic things Kordell was posting on Instagram:
“I was shocked that he filed in that way. I noticed little things that he posted on Instagram — because we all follow each other — and I was like ‘what does that mean?!’ It was certain things that he had posted that made me think ‘I don’t know about that! Do we say that when we’re happy?!?’”
Kandi also revealed she feels the split might actually be a blessing for Porsha:
“First of all, I always want to say I can’t give anyone advice about their marriage. But as far as going through something, it can’t rain forever. The sun IS going to shine again. Sometimes we feel like everything is just so bad. And stuff keeps happening. But even when you’re going through a rainy season, you’ll still going to get a day of sunlight. For her, she’s beautiful, she’s young she doesn’t have any children. She was upset to go through those things, but … maybe this has put her in a spotlight to be in a better place and put the shine on her. Whereas she was being the happy help mate to someone else, maybe it’s is her time to shine. God makes things happen. You never know.”
In related news, it’s being reported that Porsha Stewart has hired NeNe Leakes’ former divorce attorney.
Wow. Well It is what is.
I have a feeling this reunion is going to be a good one.
Me too girl.
No one wonder they weren’t shocked Kordell filed for divorce.
Oh well. It’s for the best. Kordell is a a-shole anyway.
Messy! Thanks for spilling the tea!
So is this why he didn’t show up to the reunion? Wow. Everything makes sense now.
I like what Kandi said. She may think its such the end of something but there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. I think she has a lot of growing up to do but this will only make her stronger.
Right!
Kandi know she is wrong for tellin’ Keshia’s business.
Porsha*
Sad. I like Porsha. I really hope she comes back for another season. I think a lot of people would love to see what she makes out of all of this.
Love the advice she gave Porsha. She’s so right. It looks like a bad situation now, but later it’s going to prove to be a blessing.
I want to see the show now! And Kandi better hope her relationship has no problems. Karma is a bish.