Kandi Burruss shared some big news this weekend when she revealed that she is exiting The Real Housewives of Atlanta. The multihyphenate artist and entrepreneur announced the news on Sunday, Feb. 4, confirming that she was leaving RHOA after 14 seasons on the cast.

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“I decided I’m not coming back this year,” Kandi shared with Variety on Sunday, Feb. 4 while walking the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. “I’m going to take a break, I’m going to take a moment… I’m not coming back this year.”

The news comes after the most recent season of RHOA, Season 15, wrapped up back in September 2023.

Kandi Burruss’ RHOA Journey Since She Joined in Season 2

As Bravoholics will recall, Kandi joined RHOA back in Season 2 (that was back in 2009, for those keeping count). Over the course of her decade-plus stint on the series, she’s taken fans inside the many, many changes in her personal and professional life.

When RHOA viewers first met Kandi, she was a single mom to her daughter, Riley Burruss (who is now in college!), who was also balancing her career as a music industry star, having not only been a member of Xscape but also a solo artist as well as singer-songwriter of such hits as TLC’s “No Scrubs,” among other hits.

Later, she would meet and marry Todd Tucker and together they would welcome two more kids into their blended family, a son, Ace, and a daughter, Blaze (Todd is also a father to a daughter from a previous relationship, Kaela).

Kandi expanded her empire during her time on RHOA into many businesses from producing to acting to the restaurant industry and other spicier endeavors with her Bedroom Kandi line.

Her time on the series also gave fans an inside look at her friendships in the Atlanta group and the many changing dynamics she’s experienced with her friends over the years.

Kandi Burruss’ Other Bravo Shows

In addition to RHOA, Kandi has showed the many sides of her life across several Bravo series and spinoffs, including two series that followed her career with Xscape (most recently SWV & XSCAPE: The Queens of R&B). Kandi also appeared on Kandi & The Gang, which followed her staff at the Old Lady Gang restaurant in Atlanta, including her family members (like Mama Joyce!) who work there, and all the drama that comes with it.

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