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- Porsha Williams hard-launched her new relationship with girlfriend Patrice “Sway” McKinney on Instagram on Friday, Nov. 28
- The relationship is the first the Real Housewives of Atlanta star has made public since her divorce from ex Simon Guobadia
- Williams revealed in October that she was talking to two people: a man and a woman
Porsha Williams has hard-launched her new relationship with girlfriend Patrice “Sway” McKinney.
On Friday, Nov. 28, the Real Housewives of Atlanta star, 44, posted a birthday tribute to McKinney, the founder of Encore Salon Suites in Atlanta, on Instagram, writing, “The Happiest Birthday @sway_thepro.”
“Hope this year continues to bring you everything you want and more! ??,” she continued. “Can’t wait to act up saturday!”
In the carousel, Williams shared two photos of herself and McKinney sharing an embrace in front of a glitzy Christmas tree setup. She also shared several videos, including one of the pair dancing at a club.
Williams’ relationship is the first she’s made public since finalizing her divorce from ex Simon Guobadia in June. She filed for divorce in February 2024, 15 months after she wed the 61-year-old Nigerian entrepreneur.
During an appearance at Culture Con in October, Williams revealed that she was “talking to” two different people — a man and a woman — and that she’d “narrowed it down” to them both.
“He is nice, and she is nice,” she said.
Williams said she “really just wanted to make sure that these were normal people” as she entered the dating world for the first time since her divorce.
“What I talked about with my therapist the other day was — I’m having a hard time opening up because they’re not narcissists,” she said. “And guess what narcissists do? They love bomb you, they do everything, they look perfect, they mirror you. And these people are not.”
Instead, she said that the man and the woman she’s dating are “challenging” her.
“They’re asking me questions, they’re not letting me walk over them, they aren’t just doing whatever they need to do to get into the relationship, and so I’m not feeling safe enough to open up yet,” she explained. “And so what I have to do is realize, if you want something different, you have to also be different. I have to soften up a bit.”
Williams told PEOPLE in June that she wasn’t going to date again until she felt ready.
“I’m going to do it different this time,” she said. “I’m going to be alone until I’m whole. And then when I’m whole, then I will open myself back up so I don’t make the same mistake again.”
She also discussed the possibility of being involved with a woman romantically.
“When you go through a bad enough breakup, you’re like, ‘I don’t like nobody,’ ” she said. “I was sitting there, I was like, ‘Do I like women enough? Can I get with a woman? Who can come in and fill this void?’ But I don’t [have that] yet. It’ll come.”
via: PEOPLE
Porsha Williams Goes Instagram Official With Girlfriend Sway
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams has gone Instagram official with girlfriend Patrice “Sway” McKinney.
Williams, 44, took to Instagram on Friday, November 28, to share a carousel of photos and videos featuring Sway in honor of her birthday. One snap showed Sway hugging Williams from behind as the reality star threw her head back in a laugh, while another showed the pair embracing in a sweet hug as Sway kissed Williams on the cheek. In a third photo, Sway and Williams posed for a selfie.
“?Happiest Birthday @sway_thepro Hope this year continues to bring you everything you want and more! ?? Can’t wait to act up Saturday!” Williams captioned the post.
Sway commented, “Thank you P! I appreciate you. ??.”
Fans and friends celebrated the couple bringing their relationship to social media.
“NOT THE HARD LAUNCH PORSHEEEERRRRR!!!!! ?,” Wild ‘N Out star Jessie Woo wrote in the comments section.
“That’s a way to celebrate everythingggggggg!!!” Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Bozoma Saint John added.
“Happy looks amazing on you — I love to see it. There’s a special kind of freedom that comes from living life on your own terms. ?,” one fan commented, while another wrote, “I love ittt ?.”
Williams first revealed that she was dating a woman in early October at New York City’s CultureCon. At the time, she told the audience that she was “talking to” two people, a man and a woman.
“The people who I’m talking to now … it’s just two, I narrowed it down to two, and he is nice and she is nice,” she said.
Williams continued, “I really just wanted to make sure that these were normal people. And what I talked to my therapist the other day was, I’m having a hard time opening up because they’re not narcissists and guess what narcissists do? They … mirror you, and these people are not, they’re challenging you, they’re asking me questions, they’re not letting me walk over them.”
Williams’s relationship with Sway is her first public romance since her divorce from husband Simon Guobadia. The Bravolebrity filed for divorce from the executive producer after 15 months of marriage in February. While the split was reported just days after Us Weekly confirmed Guobadia, 61, was detained by ICE, a source told People at the time that their breakup was unrelated to the executive producer’s citizenship status.
Us confirmed that the Nigeria native was deported back to his home country in June after several months in detainment. His divorce from Williams was finalized that same month.
Guobadia later formally appealed their initial divorce judgment, which saw Williams receive spousal support and various other assets. However, a judge denied the appeal, Us exclusively reported in September.
During a March episode of RHOA, Williams opened up about her changing relationship with Guobadia.
“One of my joys was getting up in the morning and just thinking about what I could do to make [Simon] happy, and I genuinely felt he was the same way about me,” Williams said in a confessional. “I would have rode to the end of the world with this man, but the person I’m now mourning, he was not real.”
via: UsWeekly
