Kandi Burruss announced that she's leaving The Real Housewives Of Atlanta on Sunday during a red carpet interview at the 2024 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
The 47-year-old reality star talked about her decision with Variety's On the Carpet while attending the star-studded 66th Grammy Awards held at Crypto.com Arena.
'I'm not really keeping up right now,' Kandi said when asked about the Bravo reality show.
'I'm not keeping up. I already said it, so I'll tell you. I decided I'm not coming back this year. It's been 14 seasons, and they allowed us to sit around for a little too long, but during that time I had started working on a lot of other things, and I got some nice big projects coming soon, so I'm super excited about those things,' Kandi added.
'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''.'
Season 15 of RHOA concluded in September 2023 and Bravo afterward made it clear the cast would be changed.
Bravo has yet to announce the new cast, but it is believed that a few cast members will return unlike the complete cast overhaul prior to season 14 of The Real Housewives Of New York City.
Kandi previously vented her frustration over Bravo taking its time with its casting decisions.
'They still haven't told everybody who they're bringing back. Yeah, they're over here — they're being real — [they're] trippin'!',' she exclaimed during an Amazon Live segment.
Singer and songwriter Kandi joined RHOA in 2009 during the second season of the Bravo show and viewers over the years have seen her meet and marry her husband Todd Tucker while also getting to meet their two children.
Kandi and Todd also starred in the spin-off series Kandi's Wedding.
The Georgia native first gained prominence in 1992 as a member of the R&B female vocal group Xscape.
Kandi has parlayed the fame she's gained on the Bravo show by creating several successful Atlanta restaurants and the sex toy company Bedroom Kandi.
