Last week, The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams’ second ex-husband, Nigerian businessman Simon Guobadia, didn’t hold back in a new interview where he described their whirlwind marriage as a regrettable mistake.
Speaking candidly, Simon claimed Porsha intentionally pursued him for financial gain. “There was a concerted effort at some point that she realized she had made a mistake and wanted to reconcile,” he said. “At that point, I was done.”
Though the exes did not share any children together, their blended family included Simon’s sons and Williams’ 6-year-old daughter, Pilar “PJ” Jhena, who lived with them part-time. Williams has publicly acknowledged that the split was especially “difficult” for PJ.
Simon, however, downplayed the depth of his connection with Porsha’s daughter. “I don’t have a relationship with her daughter,” he stated. “There’s a tendency for them to use their children to get back at me, to try to come back into my life, and Porsha is no exception.”
He confirmed that a few months into the divorce, Williams sent him a message saying PJ missed him. Simon said he chose not to reply.
As the contentious breakup continues to play out in headlines, both sides have offered very different accounts of what went wrong behind closed doors.