Kandi Burruss is getting candid about life after divorce.
The former ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star recently became emotional while opening up about her split from her ex-husband, Todd Tucker, after more than a decade of marriage.
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After nearly a year of heartbreak, @Kandi, the Atlanta Grammy-winning singer, producer and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” alumna, remains the personification of “booked and busy.”
The AJC talked to Burruss about her new one-woman show, navigating life after divorce and how she… pic.twitter.com/eoKxzAailR
— Atlanta Journal-Constitution (@ajc) May 14, 2026
Fighting back tears in a new interview with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Burruss admitted she is still processing the breakup, confessing:
“I’m not healed.”
Trying to cope during the difficult split, the Xscape singer also revealed she tends to avoid discussing painful topics, sharing:
“I don’t like to talk about stuff because I don’t like to be emotional. I don’t like to be sad.”
Instead, she chooses to “lean into the positive” and keep herself busy through work and creativity.
The interview arrives as Burruss prepares to launch her one-woman show inspired by the end of her marriage, transforming heartbreak into art once again.



Invited the devil into her marital bed,
advertized their adultery, and used
her status to normalize that lifestyle.
Porsha warned her about Lil Melvin.
Now she’ll be a broke freak magnet!
Where is the lie?
Not as broke as you dry juicée
Not her.
Broke freaks.
Will flock to her.
Capiche?
Or shall I repeat?