Kandi Burruss Admits She Looks At Todd Tucker ‘Differently’ Amid Divorce

Kandi Burruss, who rose to fame as a part of the woman group Xscape and as a songwriter for among the trade’s greatest artists, revealed in November 2025 that she and her husband have been separating after 11 years collectively.

In a clip from a latest livestream, Burruss took a second to reply fan questions, together with one about whether or not she may see herself having a friendship with Tucker as soon as their divorce is finalized.

Whereas the “Actual Housewives” star defined that she sees herself befriending Tucker after their authorized proceedings, she’s not the largest fan of his proper now.

“I hope. I hope we get to be mates,” she mentioned. “That might be my aim.” She continued, “However while you’re going by way of the divorce, folks get in your nerves, and you actually begin taking a look at them otherwise.”

Burruss completed by sharing that she hopes she and Tucker could make it by way of their divorce “unscathed.”

Burruss opened up about her determination to stroll away from her 11-year marriage shortly after BravoCon 2025. Throughout an interview—coated by The Blast—Burruss revealed she had reached the choice after a lot reflection. “I’m getting into a brand new chapter pouring into my work, my household, and my very own progress. I’m grateful to everybody who supported us all through the years, and I ask for privateness, grace, and understanding as we navigate this transition with our household,” she mentioned.

Her announcement got here as a shock to Bravo followers, nevertheless, contemplating she gave Tucker a particular shoutout throughout her acceptance speech for the ceremony’s “Wifetime Achievement Award.”

“To Todd, thanks for surviving the blogs, the shade, the rumors, the lies, the reality, the just about fights, the precise fights, the reunions,” she mentioned. “You earned this award, too.”

In response to The Blast, Burruss and Tucker have been hashing the specifics of their divorce out in court docket, with Tucker requesting major custody of their two minor youngsters and that their prenuptial settlement be disregarded. Burruss, then again, has requested that the court docket maintain their prenup in place and likewise inspired them to look at earlier episodes of “RHOA,” which showcase Tucker signing the authorized doc of his personal free will.

In an Instagram put up, Burruss bought emotional in regards to the state of her marriage, sharing that she had been placing on a courageous face for thus lengthy whereas coping with a lot stress behind the scenes. “That is what I seem like once I’m going by way of one thing. I present up for my household, I present up for my mates, I present as much as deal with my enterprise, [and] I present up with a smile all whereas on the within I am emotionally damaged,” she captioned the montage of images and movies of her smiling with family and friends. “I’m the poster youngster for the saying, ‘test in your robust pal since you by no means know what they’re going by way of.'”

One distraction serving to Burruss maintain her thoughts off the state of her relationship is her new gig within the Broadway musical “& Juliet.” According to Burruss, who first hit the Broadway stage as Mama Morton in “Chicago,” her return to New York is “f-cking excellent,” including that specializing in music and performing brings her peace and pleasure. “This present is a lot enjoyable that it doesn’t matter what’s taking place, it simply takes you out of that area,” she mentioned.

Within the musical, which is powered by music from the famed producer Max Martin, Burruss sings a Pink track he helped create, “F-ckin Excellent.” Burruss defined that the track, which has the lyrics, “Please do not ever really feel such as you’re lower than excellent,” has been the best anthem for her at this second in her life.