Marlo Hampton Gets Real About Jail, Hustling and Haters

Marlo Hampton told her story her way on this week’s episode of TV One’s Uncensored.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum sat down with the interview series to discuss “the heartbreak and hustle” that have defined her life.

During the interview, she opened up about her journey from being placed in the foster care system as a child, to finding success and running her luxury fashion boutique in Atlanta.

“Coming to Atlanta, opening up a boutique, working, not being a call girl, not being a prostitute, not being a stripper, no one is gonna recognize that. They just want the bad,” she said in a clip from the episode.

Marlo joined season 4 of RHOA as a friend and was later elevated to a peach-holder. But she confirmed her exit from the Bravo series in February 2024, ahead of season 16.

She was known on the show for her fashion sense and epic reads, but not everyone appreciated her sharp tongue. But Marlo is unbothered and takes aim at her critics on  Uncensored.

“You either love me, or you hate me,” she says unapologetically. “It hurts for the ones who hate me. It does. I’m not going to lie. Look, I really don’t care what people think. They can think I’m a gold digger. I am. I’m digging for goals — G-O-A-L-S.”

Marlo’s message to her detractors — you don’t know me, except what was shown in edited clips on reality TV. “The only thing they can tell you is what they see on Real Housewives of Atlanta,” she said.

Marlo also detailed going to jail in her interview, saying the experience was an “eye-opener.”

The website Reality Tea reported she was arrested a total of seven times in the past, including on aggravated battery charges and for writing bad checks. The reality star addressed her past when she first joined RHOA. “Let me first state that I am not ashamed of my past as that has helped me become a better woman today,” she said at the time.

On Uncensored, she also got candid about the challenges and rewards of raising her two nephews as their mother struggles with mental health issues.

“I didn’t have kids because I didn’t think I would be a good parent,” she said before admitting she can’t live without the two boys she refers to as her “babies.”

Uncensored: Marlo Hampton aired Thursday, April 9 on TV One.