Get the latest on The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member's divorce from estranged husband, Ralph Pittman.
Drew Sidora has been very outspoken about her "nightmare" divorce from estranged husband, Ralph Pittman. The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member has been through a lot after the divorce was initiated in February 2023, and she is not holding back about how hard it has been on her.
During RHOA Season 16, Episode 7, Drew and Ralph had their second court date to legally end their marriage, as they are currently still married. During the episode, Drew noted that she wanted "to finally get Ralph to move out" of their home and "contribute child support" for their two kids after the hearing. Although she wanted to "keep the case sealed" from the public, the judge ruled against it.
"The judge's ruling was to unseal our divorce case," Drew said during the episode. "Ralph did not turn over all of his financial documents and he still gets [to live in] the basement. Is this a joke? I don't know why Ralph wanted to unseal the case. It's like a nightmare."
Learn more about their relationship, their children, what caused the separation, and where they stand today.
How are Drew Sidora and Ralph Pittman doing today?
Things are not great between the former couple today. "The longer this divorce prolongs itself, it makes things more contentious between Ralph and I," Drew said during the April 20 episode of RHOA. "There's always an opportunity for us to mediate, but I feel like Ralph definitely wants a fight."
While Drew contemplated if there was ever any love or friendship in the marriage, Ralph tried to clear things up during the same episode. "There are a lot of misconceptions about me and Drew," he said. "And I think the biggest is that I didn't care for my wife."
Inside Drew Sidora and Ralph Pittman's current living situation
Despite being separated for two years now, Drew and Ralph still live together in the Atlanta "dream home" that they once shared as a married couple. But, Ralph currently lives in the basement of the home, which he refers to as his "lower level penthouse." In a July 2024 interview with People, Drew revealed that the arrangement has held her back from moving forward.
"It'd be much easier if we were able to move on separately," she told the publication. "You know, out of sight, out of mind, with your own space, and your own energy. But that's clearly not in the cards. So sharing space has been a double whammy. We're kind of like, the blueprint for a s--tshow divorce."
Drew also has to vacate the house every other weekend, as she explained during RHOA Season 16, Episode 6. "Every first, third, and fifth weekend, I have to leave my house, and Ralph, he gets to come upstairs, basically, to have his parenting time with the kids," the "I Did It To Me" singer revealed. "It's all very emotional for me. It's sad, and it's probably the hardest part right now, going through our divorce."
However, during RHOA Season 16, Episode 7, Ralph was insistent on there being "transparency" in their divorce proceedings because he "[pays] for" the house that Drew wanted to "get [him] kicked out" of.
When did Drew Sidora and Ralph Pittman get married?
The former couple got married on a beach in California in 2014. Drew's son from a previous relationship, Josiah, was heavily involved in the decision for them to get married in a low-key ceremony.
"We had been planning to do a big wedding, but Ralph's lease was up, and I wanted him to move in," Drew told People in 2015. "We wanted to set a good example for Josiah, so we decided to do just a small wedding on the beach."
Drew and Ralph first got together in 2013, after a chance meeting while she was on the press tour for a movie, and things progressed pretty quickly from there. "I met him when I was on the press tour," Drew explained during a RHOA Season 13 confessional, which was her debut season of the show. "Three months later, we end up going for lunch. Six months later, we were married...it was amazing. It was a match made in heaven."
When did Drew Sidora and Ralph Pittman file for divorce?
Drew and Ralph officially filed for divorce in February 2023, after nearly a decade of marriage, citing that the marriage was "irretrievably broken," according to TODAY. Prior to filing for divorce, Drew had been open about the hardships that she had faced in her marriage.
"It's hard, not gonna lie, but it's marriage," Drew said during BravoCon 2022. "Whether it's a relationship or marriage, know that it's not one note. It's a roller coaster ride. You have your good days, you have your bad days. So we are choosing to stay in counseling. I think that's the most important thing you can do...We just proceed to push through."
Drew Sidora opens up about what led to her split from Ralph Pittman
During a June 2023 appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Drew opened up about what led to their separation. "I think it was a culmination of just the years of enduring and enduring," she admitted. "And as a wife, you know, my parents have been married for 60 years, so I only saw two people who loved each other and constantly fought for their marriage. That's how I was raised."
"But, I think at a point, when it's public humiliation and dealing with things that are now coming out in front of the camera, it was a breaking point that I reached," she concluded.
Details on Drew Sidora's children with Ralph Pittman
Drew already had her teenage son, Josiah, or "Jojo", from a previous relationship when she met Ralph in 2013. Ralph and Josiah's relationship was something that was heavily discussed during RHOA Season 14, when Ralph revealed that he wouldn't be adopting Josiah.
Drew and Ralph welcomed their first child together, Machai, in 2015, with their daughter, Aniya, following in 2018. Since filing for divorce, Drew has been adamant about keeping their children protected from what is going on between her and their father.
"I'm honestly not ready to talk to the kids about it," Drew admitted during RHOA Season 16, Episode 4. "It will make it more real, and then, of course, having to deal with the aftermath is pretty scary."
How Drew Sidora and Ralph Pittman are co-parenting their children
Although things have gotten heated during their split, Drew noted during RHOA Season 16, Episode 4, that she was "happy" that she and Ralph could "co-exist" without things getting out of hand between them. "Ralph and I are better co-parents than we are a married couple," she explained in a confessional.
"I try to keep it cute for the sake of the kids," she continued. "I don't know what Ralph and his legal team have up their sleeves, so I have tried to take it one step and a time, and save court for court, and when we're with the kids, make the best out of it for them."
See what else Ralph admitted to RHOA producers about his divorce from Drew during RHOA Season 16.
