The RHOA alum opens up about her “onerous” divorce, her “life-changing” expertise doing actuality TV amid the mess and teases her flirtatious moments with Chet Hanks.
Kim Zolciak is opening up about her “life-changing” expertise on MTV’s Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets and techniques.
In an interview with TooFab on the present’s digital junket, the Actual Housewives of Atlanta alum detailed how her journey on the truth collection helped her “refocus” on herself and acquire “readability” amid her nasty divorce from her husband, Kroy Biermann.
As a actuality present veteran, Zolciak mentioned she “did not actually have any reservations” earlier than heading to Medellín, Colombia to shoot the collection, and “purposefully” hadn’t beforehand watched Surreal Life so she “did not know what to anticipate.”
“I did not wish to have any preconceived notions, and Surreal Life was probably the most unimaginable experiences of my life, palms down,” she informed TooFab.
Whereas the mom of six admitted it was troublesome to be away from her youngsters, she mentioned filming the present in the end gave her the “break” she wanted as she was within the thick of her authorized proceedings with Biermann on the time.
“I wanted to step away to achieve some readability and to sort of refocus on myself, and step outdoors of this house, and sort of simply regroup, if you’ll,” Zolciak mentioned. “It wasn’t simple for positive. It was onerous to be away from my youngsters, and there [were] issues occurring that I needed to take care of all through this complete technique of filming which was nerve-racking in itself, however I used to be in a position to sort of take away myself fairly rapidly from you already know, conversations with my lawyer, and get proper again into it. These individuals made it tremendous simple for me, it was nearly like one massive social gathering there. It was simply a lot enjoyable. It was an amazing, nice, nice break for me.”
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Along with Zolciak, Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets and techniques additionally stars Macy Grey, Chet Hanks, Ally Brooke, O.T. Genasis, Josie Canseco, together with Tyler Posey and Johnny Weir.
Throughout Hanks, Brooke, and Grey’s interview with TooFab, the group was requested about which forged member they believed had probably the most “transformative journey” on the present. Grey instantly named Kim, with which Brooke and Hanks agreed.
“I believe Kim was going by probably the most stuff,” Hanks mentioned. “She was in a disaster. She was at a pivotal second in life as quickly as she flew all the way down to do it. So I believe that sort of set the stage for her to sort of in all probability have probably the most realizations.”
Reacting to her costars’ phrases in her personal interview, Zolciak mentioned, “I admire them saying that truly as a result of that was my objective going. I believe, you already know, I take that as a praise.”
“I went there to only be my uncooked, genuine self and to indicate individuals who I actually am, you already know, Housewives is so much,” she continued. “It is unfavorable, it is darkish and it is fixed drama.”
Zolciak mentioned there is a “completely different facet” of herself that others do not often see, however she was in a position to open up and really feel “comfy” along with her forged members, sharing that it left an enduring affect on her.
“Simply [being] with my household is wonderful, however I am a mother and I am on as a mother, after which there is a completely different facet of Kim that folks do not get to see,” she defined. “No person actually is aware of what is going on on behind the scenes right here on this divorce. I’ve remained quiet all through this complete course of deliberately and so this was my probability to sort of simply breathe, sort of reconnect with Kim, if you’ll, and to then have seven different unimaginable people that I truly immediately trusted, which is completely out of character for me, and simply felt so comfy with, made this expertise — no pun supposed — however surreal.”
” I left Medellín feeling simply gentle as a feather, simply nice,” she added. “It was life-changing for me for positive.”
In the meantime, the trailer for Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets and techniques teased a doable hookup and flirtation between Zolciak and Hanks, with the latter referring to the previous as a “MILF.”
When TooFab requested Zolciak a couple of potential fling between the 2, she mentioned, “Who would not flirt with Chet? Hiya! You may have to remain tuned in to see, you already know, he is an amazing man. You may need to positively watch and see.”
Zolciak’s look on Surreal Life comes amid her over-year-long divorce saga with Biermann. It first started in Could 2023, after they each filed for divorce after 12 years of marriage. Only a few months after splitting, the previous couple reconciled and known as off their divorce.
Nevertheless, that August, Biermann as soon as once more filed for divorce from Zolciak.
Within the practically one yr since, the pair’s divorce has continued to get much more messy, with the 2 calling the cops on one another on a couple of event. Zolciak and Biermann additionally skilled authorized and monetary struggles, together with a number of lawsuits because of alleged unpaid bank card payments and a battle with the financial institution to cease them from foreclosing on their Georgia mansion.
Final week, TMZ reported that Zolciak and Biermann have set a date for his or her divorce trial in November. Nevertheless, Atlanta’s Fulton County Superior Court docket is requesting they try to settle by mediation beforehand.
Zolciak and Biermann tied the knot in 2011. They share 4 youngsters collectively: Kroy “KJ” Jr., 13, Kash 11, and 10-year-old twins Kaia and Kane. In 2013, Biermann adopted Zolciak’s daughters, Brielle, 27, and Ariana, 22.
As for what a post-divorce relationship along with her and Biermann will seem like, Zolciak informed TooFab that she’s unsure.
“Kroy and I, I do not know what the longer term holds, truthfully,” she mentioned. “I haven’t got that reply presently so we’ll see. We have been collectively a lengthy time. It is onerous. It is positively onerous, it is onerous on the children, it is onerous on us.”
Surreal Life: Villa of Secrets and techniques premieres on July 23 on MTV.
