This isn’t a scheme that Todd arrange; Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker are parting methods. The previous Actual Housewife of Atlanta shared the information Friday with PEOPLE, noting that the choice got here after “deep thought and quite a lot of prayer.”
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“This can be a tough and emotional time, however my focus stays on defending my peace, being the very best mom I could be, and co-parenting with love and respect,” Burruss stated, including that she’s “getting into a brand new chapter pouring into my work, my household, and my very own development.” She additionally requested for “privateness, grace, and understanding” as their household adjusts.
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The break up affirmation comes after Kandi and Todd dispelled divorce rumors final 12 months, telling Us Weekly {that a} blind merchandise about them was unfaithful.
“Riley truly despatched it to me,” Burruss recalled. “She was like, ‘Why do folks hold saying that y’all about to get divorced?’ I used to be like, ‘I don’t know.’”
In response to Burruss, the frenzy appeared to have been fueled by her and Tucker’s YouTube sequence, Todd and the Glam Squad, the place the pair casually dissect scorching subjects whereas she will get her hair and make-up accomplished. Their spirited back-and-forth, she suspects, might have been mistaken for marital pressure.
Tucker, 50, echoed the sentiment, noting that on-line viewers are inclined to scrutinize all the pieces from prime to backside.
“They’re analyzing like, ‘Wow, he stated this,’ or ‘Have a look at his posture.’ But it surely was simply good, enjoyable dialog. Folks took it unsuitable,” he stated. “We’re with one another day-after-day. It’s not like anybody hasn’t seen us collectively.”
Kandi additionally admitted to often forgetting to put on her wedding ceremony ring.
“I rarely have it on. He at all times has his on. If he doesn’t have it on—then it’s going to be an issue,” she joked to US Weekly.
Tucker admitted the chatter could be exhausting to disregard, however each proceed to take rumor cycles in stride.
“We strive to not let the hypothesis trouble us,” he stated. “On the finish of the day, we all know what’s actual.”
Kandi and Todd met behind the scenes of #RHOA in 2011 throughout manufacturing on Season 4. Their romance rapidly turned a franchise storyline, resulting in a 2013 engagement and a lavish April 2014 wedding ceremony.
They’ve two kids—Ace, 9, and Blaze, 5—in addition to Kandi’s daughter Riley, 23, and Tucker’s daughter Kaela, 29, from earlier relationships.
PEOPLE reviews that simply final week, Tucker acquired a heartfelt onstage shout-out when Kandi accepted the Wifetime Achievement Award at BravoCon 2025.
“Thanks for surviving the blogs, the shade, the rumors, the lies, the reality, the virtually fights, the precise fights, the reunions… You earned this award too,” she informed him on the Las Vegas fan conference.
