Eva Marcille has announced that she will not be returning to The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She made the announcement Tuesday morning on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, which she co-hosts on.
She begins by saying that she is appreciative of all of the opportunities The Real Housewives of Atlanta has provided her, but she wants to spend her being a voice for the community especially during these times.
“I appreciate the bond of friendship that I’ve made with my castmates and strong personal relationships I have with numerous executives and producers of Bravo,” Marcille said. “I am thankful for the opportunity I was provided, however, after speaking with my family and representatives, I believe that what I hope to accomplish for the culture and community will be better served by focusing on other opportunities, ” adding “I look forward to serving the community on Ricky Smiley Morning show and finding other ways to be a voice during this transformational time during our country for people of color.”
Marcille said in addition to her serving the community, she wants to focus on her children because being a mom is a full-time job.
“I believe my time is up. I have a 6-year-old daughter and two young boys still in diapers. They are 24 hours a day and there is a lot of work to be done. I decided to spend my time and energy focusing on my kids and my community,” she said. “And not so much reality show business.”
She also added that while there is a lot of fight on the show, she has love for everyone on the show.
“I want to be very clear, even though we fought on the show, I love every single one of those black women. They are queens all in their own right. They are stars. And I wish them the most successful season and transformational season 13 that The Real Housewives of Atlanta has ever seen.”
Marcelle joined the franchise in 2017 as a friend of Nene Leakes then was promoted to a peach holder in 2018.
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