Andy Cohen Was 'Surprised' by Porsha Williams' Divorce, RHOA Return Was Meant to Be Her 'Happily Ever After'

Andy Cohen was out of the loop when it came to Porsha Williams’ divorce.

On the latest episode of SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live, the Watch What Happens Live host revealed that he and the other producers of Real Housewives of Atlanta were in the dark about Williams’ marital issues before she filed for divorce from her husband Simon Guobadia last week.

“Wanted to talk a little Housewives news,” Cohen, 55, said. “First of all, Porsha announced last week that she is leaving Simon and I gotta tell you something, I was saying to the other producers of Atlanta, when the news started breaking about Simon and some of his immigration issues, I was like, ‘This is not…’ I was so surprised.” 

Cohen denied that the 42-year-old reality star’s relationship status was a factor in her upcoming return to RHOA, which was announced earlier this month.

“None of us knew any of this was on the horizon and this was really meant to be Porsha's happily ever after kind of victory lap season,” he shared. “So it's just, I was so surprised and taken aback and listen, we wanted Porsha on the show for Porsha.” 

“We would take Porsha married, single, picking up the pieces of her life, on high, on low, however she wants, you know, however she's gonna be, but we didn't know, and this is really a big right turn from the story that I think all of us thought we would be telling, so sending love to Porsha,” he continued.

Earlier this month, the reality star-turned-entrepreneur — who's mom to 4-year-old daughter Pilar, whom she had during a previous relationship — announced she is set to return to The Real Housewives of Atlanta for its upcoming 16th season after two years away from the Bravo series. She also signed an overall scripted deal with NBCUniversal on "scripted project opportunities across the company's broadcast and streaming properties."

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

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