Kandi Burruss revealed the actual purpose she left the Real Housewives of Atlanta. Meanwhile, Andy Cohen addressed followers’ uncertainty about her exit, claimed the brand new casting is “superb,” and hinted at what Kandi’s departure “allows” the present to do.
Kandi, the longest-running castmate within the Real Housewives franchise, revealed final week that she received’t return subsequent season. The singer initially claimed she was given too lengthy to consider it between seasons, and hinted at different tasks on the horizon.
But talking with Hollywood Unlocked, Kandi revealed extra to the story.
“They did ask me to come back,” she stated. “When you talk about negotiations, we [weren’t] necessarily … on the same page.”
“And so I just was like, ‘You know what? I’m just gonna take my move, my break,’” she added, however claimed she’s “still gonna be working together [with Bravo] … We got some other things coming. I’m still part of the Bravo family … It was only like one thing that we didn’t necessarily agree upon.”
Around the identical time, Andy reacted to Kandi’s departure.
“I think Kandi’s leaving Housewives of Atlanta is now having everyone saying, ‘Well what is happening with the Housewives? Why aren’t we getting an update? What’s going on?’” stated Andy on his SiriusXM present Andy Cohen Live.
When Andy’s co-host requested if Phaedra Parks would return, Andy stated, “Well, no– I do want to say, I’m not announcing anything, but we’re on it, and the casting is superb.”
“It’s funny because I saw casting last week and last week I was thinking, ‘Okay, this is going to be great,’” he continued. “And by the way, now that we know Kandi is leaving, that also allows us to put other puzzle pieces together and figure out … where do we go here?”
Though he referred to as Kandi’s exit a “big loss,” he stated it additionally “allows” them to “figure out the future.”
“I guess this is me just saying I’m very excited about the casting that we have,” he defined.
According to at least one report, Porsha Williams is returning to the present. Fans are additionally calling for the return of Phaedra, who was fired amid her previous drama with Kandi.
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