The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum shared a tender message about how much her nephews, Michael and William, have grown.
Marlo Hampton's nephews, Michael and William, are growing up fast, and one of them is even getting ready to leave her home.
On April 5, The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum took to her Instagram page to share the sweetest carousel of images of herself and her two nephews with a tender message. While Marlo began with a meditation on her time raising the boys as a "munty" (mom/auntie), she concluded with a detail about Michael's future: he's heading to college.
"[Six] years of love, lessons, and building something truly beautiful—4.4.19, the day our family began," Marlo began in the lengthy caption. "Michael and William, I love you more than words can say. We’ve grown so much together—through the challenges, the joy, and all the little moments in between. Becoming a family under one roof wasn’t always easy, but I wouldn’t change a thing."
She concluded: "Watching you both grow into incredible young men fills me with so much pride. As we step into this next chapter with Michael heading to college, I’m ready for all that’s to come—together, always."
Marlo Hampton explains how being a "munty" inspired her fashion business, Le'Archive
In 2020, Marlo launched Le' Archive, a fashion showroom that has over 5,000 luxury designer items available for rent. The collection is curated by Marlo herself, and features everything from clothes, shoes, accessories, and home decor.
In a March 2022 interview with Vogue, Marlo shared how the idea for the business was partly inspired by her nephews.
“One day, I was laying down thinking, what am I going to do? I think I may be a full-time munty,” Marlo explained. “I had all these clothes upstairs. I knew I wasn’t selling them on eBay, but I had to take care of these boys. At first, I was like, ‘Okay, maybe you should sell them.’ But then immediately I said, ‘There’s no way I can sell them.’ I kept thinking ‘That’s my first gown from Paris I purchased 10 years ago. There’s no way I can sell this or this PVC bag that no one can get. That’s like $10,000 or $11,000.’ So, as I was laying down, I said, 'I’m going to start a showroom where you can rent these clothes.'”
Marlo continued by explaining her passion for fashion, also pointing out how her upbringing inspired her career — and caregiver — path.
“I was raised in [project housing], but, at the time, my biological mom would go to the Goodwill to get our clothes, come home, wash them in the tub, and hang them on the line all for us to be the best-dressed kids in Maplewood. People don’t understand it’s so serious to me, and [I understand other] people may not take it as seriously. Fashion’s been there to uplift me when I’ve been down. It really is a part of me, a part of who I really am in my heart and mind.”
