Kandi Burruss Reveals At 2024 Grammys She Is Not Returning To 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' S16 "They Allowed Us To Sit Around For A Little Too Long

Kandi Burruss has revealed that she is not returning to ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘ amidst the current cast shakeup for season 16.

The shocking announcement came as she attended Sunday’s 2024 Grammys and hosted the E! pre-show.

While walking the red carpet, she was quizzed about the status of casting and revealed that she’s decided to step away from the show for now.

Get into her announcement and reasoning below.

Kandi Burruss says she’s not returning to “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” | Variety On the Carpet presented by @DIRECTV https://t.co/HaRikxpmPK pic.twitter.com/qmNTPiOjsA

— Variety (@Variety) February 4, 2024

#KandiBurruss reveals she has NOT told her cast members that she’s not returning to #RHOA! 👀🍑 pic.twitter.com/Iy8iCrWqLH

— jay (@JaysRealityBlog) February 5, 2024

The news comes just days after Kenya Moore teased that the cast announcement is on the way.

Kandi joined RHOA in season 2 in 2009 and has been a full-time cast member for 14 consecutive seasons making her the longest-running housewife of ALL the franchises.

Are you sad to see Kandi depart RHOA?