Kim Zolciak says she had a horrible experience working on The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Zolciak, who is currently starring on MTV’s Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets, discussed her time on RHOA with her new castmates. In a clip from the MTV show, she was blunt with castmate Josie Canseco and the others about why she left the hit Bravo series.
“I walked away from millions of dollars. I was eight months pregnant with my son,” Zolciak said. Asked if it was really that bad, she responded, “It was f–king terrible.”
She also claimed to her Surreal Life castmates, including singer Macy Gray and Tom Hanks’ son Chet Hanks, that she suffers from PTSD due to being on the reality series.
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“I have PTSD from it, like, severe,” claimed the original RHOA member. “There’s not enough money to ever go through what I went through, ever. Karma comes full circle. I’ve watched it happen to people and here I am and well, where are the others — a couple of them?”
Zolciak was there for the start of RHOA in 2008. She left the series in 2012 during the fifth season to star in her own reality series titled Don’t Be Tardy, which was a spinoff RHOA.
Don’t Be Tardy focused on her family life with then-husband, former Atlanta Falcons linebacker Kroy Biermann. The show aired for eight seasons until 2020. A source told Us Weekly Zolciak felt relieved when the series concluded.
“Kim’s not sad about Don’t Be Tardy ending. Yes, it’s emotional because of how long her family filmed the show and all the memories they created, but she sees this as a positive change,” the source said. “She feels like she’s finally free after a 13-year-long relationship to get to do other projects she’s wanted to do.”
She and Biermann were married for more than 11 years when she filed for divorce in May 2023, amid a string of financial problems.
According to published reports citing property records, the couple’s 6,900-square-foot Georgia mansion is currently in foreclosure, with an auction of the property pending.
Since leaving RHOA in 2012, Zolciak has made sporadic appearances as a guest and friend of Shereé Whitfield. Her most recent visit was during season 15.
Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets follows a group of celebrities living together and sharing experiences. The reality show airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.
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