The ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta returns on May 1 with its hotly anticipated 14th season.

Its premiere comes on the heels of an elongated spell off-screen as producers prepared a major overhaul of the cast – which this go-round includes the addition of Marlo Hampton, OG Sheree Whitfield, and Sanya Richards-Ross as full-time peach-holders.

That Grape Juice was on hand at the 2022 Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards and caught up with Kandi Burruss – who is now the longest-running member of the current cast.

Chopping it up with TGJ’s Shar Jossell, the entrepreneur opened up about what folk can expect from the incoming chapter of RHOA, her spin-off show ‘Kandi and the Gang,’ and more.

Check out the EXCLUSIVE interview above and be sure to let us know…

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