Kenya Moore and Cynthia Bailey were two peaches in a pod for the longest time. But the Real Housewives of Atlanta stars (current for Kenya, former for Cynthia) had their friendship put to the test when they both appeared on Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip together.
It was painful to watch the two of them on completely different teams. They obviously had very different expectations going into the show. I think Cynthia thought she was going on RHUGT with Kenya as a united front. Which wasn’t really necessary, given how lighthearted the season was in general. But Kenya quickly made close connections with the other women while Cynthia struggled to join in. After a particularly tense game of housewives superlatives hosted by Cynthia, the two were anything but united.
So where do they stand now? Kenya gave an update on a recent episode of Watch What Happens Live. Host Andy Cohen asked, “Did you and Cynthia ever mend what was ailing you?” Kenya responded, “I don’t even know what was ailing us. But we’re talking.” Kenya added, “She invited me to something the other day so we’re in a better place.”
This sounds like progress from where the two were back in back in October of last year after filming. At the time, Cynthia revealed,” Kenya and I are friends. I will always have love for my friend. However, I think it’s very important—and I’m not always that great at this—setting healthy boundaries in your friendships, because sometimes I give people passes and passes and passes, and they don’t know when they do things to disappoint me or hurt my feelings, because I’m the passive girl. It’s like a volcano, and then finally there’s that one thing that sets you off, and it’s not even that one thing, it’s like over the time you’ve been friends with this person.”
Cynthia continued, “With all that said, she pissed me off. I was really hurt and I couldn’t let it go. I had to think about why I was feeling this way, because I love Kenya. I know she loves me. I had to think and pray about our relationship. It is what it is.” She did note that they spoke after RHUGT to try and work things out. Said Cynthia, “We had a real conversation, and we have talked since then, we have had some conversations and those conversations were good. The dynamic of the friendship has definitely changed since the trip, but there will always be love there. I take accountability for the fact that I’m not always as vocal as I should be in friendships when people do things that I don’t like.”
TELL US – ARE YOU GLAD THAT KENYA AND CYNTHIA ARE IN A BETTER PLACE? WHAT DID YOU THINK OF WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN THEM ON RHUGT? DO YOU MISS CYNTHIA ON RHOA?
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