On the newest episode of Stepping Into The Shade Room, Kandi Burruss will get candid in regards to the drama surrounding Xscape and her groupmates. As properly as her ideas in regards to the Real Housewives actuality tv franchise, motherhood, and extra with host Thembi.
The 46-year-old rose to fame as a member of the R&B group, based in 1990 alongside Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, LaTocha Scott, Tamera Coggins-Wynn, and Tamika Scott. Despite quite a few platinum albums and singles, the members would finally go their very own methods, and Burruss would pursue a profitable profession in songwriting, tv manufacturing, appearing, actuality tv, and extra. Since then, Xscape has reunited (minus Tamera Coggins-Wynn), and Burruss took the time to share how she manages all of it.
Kandi Burruss Reflected On Her Biggest Job, Motherhood
Burruss opened up the dialog of motherhood by reflecting on how she protects her oldest daughter, Riley, who’s now 20. Fans of ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ have watched Riley develop from childhood into maturity and witnessed her weight reduction journey.
“With Riley, it’s always been a constant conversation to just talk about the fact that you just cannot care what other people think of you. You’ve got to build up that tough skin, and she is really tough… Riley has grown up on tv, so she started when she was six. She’s 20 now [and] yes a lot of the things are frustrating to her when people only want to comment about her body…”
According to Daily Mail, when Riley was 16 years outdated, she shocked actuality tv viewers when she went from 220lbs to 168lbs after “working out five days a week and carefully watching her diet.” In October 2022, the 20-year-old shocked followers with one other transformation at BravoCon in New York.
Kandi Burruss Also Reflected On Parenting As A Married Woman
Although Burruss raised Riley as a single mom, she married Todd Tucker in 2014, and the couple now shares two kids named Ace and Blaze. Tucker can also be a father to his eldest daughter Kaela Tucker, from a earlier relationship.
Burruss defined the way it feels to now increase kids with a “present father figure.”
“It’s totally different, obviously, when you’re able to have your husband being a part of your children’s upbringing — but I feel like I did a great job with Riley. She and her father have recently started back communicating, so I’m happy. And, I feel like with our younger ones, we’re still trying just to instill the same thing, really. It’s just now it’s just two parents there.”
The 46-year-old shared what she hopes to instill in her kids as they develop into maturity.
“I want them to all have that work ethic, have that drive, belief of self, know that they can do anything. And just know that we always have their backs.”
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