Porsha Williams files for divorce one year later

Real Housewives of Atlanta reality TV star Porsha Williams has filed for divorce from her husband and Nigerian-born business man Simon Guobadia a year after they tied the knot.

PORSHA WILLIAMS FILES FOR DIVORCE

According to court documents filed by People magazine, the Real Housewives of Atlanta alum filed for divorce from Guobadia on Thursday, 22 February in Atlanta.

The shocking news of the couples divorce comes after speculations of Simon’s US citizen status. Despite these rumours, an exclusive source told People magazine that Porsha and Simon’s divorce is “unrelated to recent allegations involving Simon’s past”.

The insider noted that the cause of their split is an “ongoing matter”.

Porsha and Simon tied the knot in November 2022 in a Nigerian traditional native law and custom ceremony followed by an American ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia.

The couple announced their engagement in May 2021 after one month of dating.

“Yes we are crazy in love. I know it’s fast but we are living life each day to its fullest. I choose happiness every morning and every night”, Porsha shared in a post to her Instagram.

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‘I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING BACK…’

Earlier this month, the reality star-turned-entrepreneur announced her return to The Real Housewives of Atlanta for its upcoming sixteenth season after leaving the Bravo reality TV show two years ago.

As reported by People magazine, Williams also signed an overall scripted deal with NBCUniversal on “scripted project opportunities across the company’s broadcast and streaming properties”.

Porsha shared in a statement: “I’m incredibly thankful for the vision and faith NBCUniversal has put in me to be a larger part of their family. I’m looking forward to being back on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, and showing the world my new world!”.

The reality TV star turned entrepreneur first joined RHOA back in its fifth season, in 2012 and left the show in 2021 during its 13th season 13.

Williams and her husband, Guobadia appeared on Real Housewives spinoff Porsha’s Family Matters in 2021. She last starred in the third season of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, which aired in 2023.