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Sanya Richards-Ross is leaving The Actual Housewives of Atlanta after two seasons on the Bravo actuality collection.
Andy Cohen confirmed Richards-Ross’s exit on his SiriusXM present that aired on March 14.
The monitor and subject Olympic champion joined the present in Season 14 and held a peach by way of Season 15. Her exit comes amid a forged shakeup forward of Season 16, which has additionally seen Kandi Burruss and Marlo Hampton go away the franchise.
Burruss introduced she was leaving RHOA after 14 seasons citing the extended hiatus the present took between seasons gave her time to rethink her future on the present.
“I’ve been going forwards and backwards and I believe as a result of they gave us such a protracted break, I had numerous time to do different issues and I’ve obtained some large bulletins to make coming quickly, so yeah,” she advised ET on the purple carpet. “I imply, I really like the ladies, they’re my associates, I’m nonetheless gonna see them and hang around with them. And Bravo is my household, I really like them as nicely, however .”
Hampton has been a part of the Atlanta-based present since Season 4 however was made an official housewife the identical 12 months Richards-Ross joined the franchise. Forward of Season 16, Hampton additionally confirmed she wouldn’t be returning.
“My contract with Actual Housewives of Atlanta ended when season 15 wrapped,” Hampton mentioned in a press release to Folks. “This break from RHOA is a contemporary begin, permitting me the house to take part in new inventive leisure tasks targeted on my future, and never reliving my previous.”
As RHOA producers arrange the franchise’s future, they appeared again and made a proposal to fan-favorite housewife Porsha Williams.
“I’m extremely grateful for the imaginative and prescient and religion NBCUniversal has put in me to be a bigger a part of their household,” Williams Guobadia mentioned in a press release. “I’m trying ahead to being again on The Actual Housewives of Atlanta and exhibiting the world my new world!”
Williams signed up for RHOA, and lots of assumed she would present her life following her marriage to Simon Guobadia. Nonetheless, days after saying her return to Bravo, it was reported Williams and her husband have been divorcing.
Bravo has not confirmed which different RHOA Season 15 stars are returning, however the latest season additionally included Kenya Moore, Shereé Whitfield, and Drew Sidora.