Porsha Williams and Simon Guobadia’s divorce has been finalized.
The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star recently shared that the split was an absolute nightmare.
Speaking during an interview with People, Porsha revealed that she can now relate to the message of rage and resilience in the iconic Angela Bassett scene from “Waiting To Exhale.”
According to her, she has finally gone through the period of fighting for her life in a court situation, and she is grateful for the clarity that she remains blessed after the hectic experience.
She appreciated her family for sticking by her side throughout the storm, stressing that she is ready to start a whole new life now that her kids are protected.
“I didn’t expect today to be emotional. But the moment I sat down at that vanity and started brushing my hair, just like Angela in the movie . . . it hit me: I’ve prettied up the ugly in my life too, when it wasn’t so pretty. And I’m done doing that.
You go through different stages, You have that anger. You have the moment where you have to fight for your life in a court situation. And then, toward the end, you have the clarity where you realize you are still blessed. Your family is by our side, your child is protected; there’s a whole new life that you can start,” she said.
Porsha further noted that being a hopeless romantic is the reason she connected with Simon Guobadia so quickly, and they actually announced their engagement one month after confirming their relationship.
Revealing that their energy was very much in sync when their love story first started, the reality star confirmed that things began to go south when she could no longer ignore the issues he had with his legal status.
Williams concluded by saying that she reached her point of no return after a confrontation between the two of them on Valentine’s Day.
“And Simon matched my energy. He’s very warm. He loved spending time with me. We were freakin’ extra. If we wanted to fly out of the country every weekend or post on Instagram together about how much we loved each other, he was down.
Complex issues with his legal status soon led to problems I could no longer ignore. We had a real serious conversation because, being a supportive wife, I wanted to deal with this head-on. I got it spelled out completely by an attorney who had been in immigration for 30 years. And my conclusion was: ‘I don’t want you to travel.’ I begged for him not to leave the country. That was not honored.
There was some paperwork that needed to be handled, and I wanted to bring in some attorneys to represent me, and that was frowned upon. And it wasn’t really what he said, it was a look—a look that just felt dark. I just knew I was not looking at the same person I loved before. I could tell that he was just pretty much checked out of the relationship at that point,” she added.
