Kandi Burruss Teases Daughter Riley’s Involvement with New Reality Show: 'Still Part of That Family' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Kandi Burruss and her daughter Riley Burruss at the Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute To Industry Icons Honoring Julie Greenwald & Craig Kallmanat at The Beverly Hilton on Feb. 4, 2023 in Beverly Hills, Calif.Photo:Kayla Oaddams/WireImage

Kayla Oaddams/WireImage

Kandi Burrussmight’ve announcedher departurefromReal Housewives of Atlantain February, but she could be back on Bravo in some capacity again soon.

“My daughter, Riley, she’s on a show that’s coming up at the top of the year, so she’s going to be doing reality,” Burruss, 48, tells PEOPLE of her 22-year-old daughter. “So, I’m still there. I’m still part of that family.”

In May, Bravo announced an upcoming show titledMaking It in Manhattanthat will follow a group of friends trying to succeed in New York City. Although the network hasn’t revealed the cast, it will reportedly feature Riley alongside the children of other Housewives such asBrooks Marks, the son ofReal Housewives of Salt Lake City’sMeredith Marks’ son;Ariana Biermann, the daughter ofReal Housewives of Atlanta’sKim Zolciak Biermann; andGia Giudice, the daughter ofReal Housewives of New Jersey’sTeresa Giudice.

The cast also supposedly includesKimora LeeandRussell Simmons’ daughterMing Lee Simmons;Rachel RoyandDamon Dash’s daughter Ava Dash; influencers Dylan Geick and Emira D’Spain; and socialites Julia Moshy and Andrew Warren.

While Burruss says she never wants to “say anything bad about”RHOA, the reality star shares that she “couldn’t be happier” with her life since leaving the show.

“Not that I don’t like the show, I just feel like when I left, I had done 14 seasons straight. No other Housewife had done that,” she says. “So a lot of times, I was filming all year-round reality, and that can be a little draining.”

‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ season 14 stars (from left) Shereé Whitfield, Drew Sidora, Kenya Moore, Marlo Hampton, Kandi Burruss and Sanya Richards Ross.Stephanie Eley/Bravo

Stephanie Eley/Bravo

One of her post-RHOAprojects included appearing on the Oct. 3 and Oct. 10 episodes of Hulu’sReasonable Doubt, in which she plays a recovering addict named Eboni Phillips who Daniel (Tim Jo) wants to testify in his current trial. “I would love for people to see me bring something else to the table,” Burruss says of her acting chops, adding that doing more scripted roles “is my goal right now.”

Burruss metReasonable Doubt’s creator Raamla Mohamed on a flight earlier this year and they met up in Atlanta for a chat, but theXSCAPEsinger didn’t expect the conversation to lead to work right away.

Kandi Burruss (center) with Emayatzy Corinealdi and Morris Chestnut on the set of ‘Reasonable Doubt’.Crystal Power/Disney

Crystal Power/Disney

“I thought that was just she and I having women a business talk, supporting each other type of thing,” Burrus says. “I didn’t think it was going to be an opportunity for us to work together so soon. I was thinking maybe off in the future, maybe she could think of me if they had something, but it was immediately after that her team hit my team and they asked me to come in for this role. I was so excited.”

Despite the show’s heavy material, Burruss saysReasonable Doubt’s set had “a totally cool vibe.”

Kandi Burruss on ‘Reasonable Doubt’.Crystal Power/Disney

“I was already friends with one of the wardrobe people, so when I came on the show, it was good to see people that I knew,” she continues. “Even just sitting in the hair and makeup trailer, just laughing and talking to them, everybody is super cool. Some of the talent I had already admired before being a part of [the show], it was really great to see them in action.”

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New episodes ofReasonable Doubtpremiere on Thursdays on Hulu.

source: people.com