Kandi Buruss is a former main cast member on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She has also led six spin-off series, titled: The Kandi Factory, Kandi’s Wedding, Kandi’s Ski Trip, Xscape: Still Kickin' It, Kandi Koated Nights and Kandi & The Gang.
Casting[]
Burruss joined The Real Housewives of Atlanta in its second season as the first new ‘Housewife’ to the installment. She completed fourteen seasons as a ‘Housewife’ before choosing to exit the show after the conclusion of the fifteenth season. Production for the following season was hugely delayed which left Burruss feeling “the network left us sitting for too long” and during the break from filming, she enjoying spending more time with her family and allowed her to work on some new “nice and big projects”.
Coinciding with the airing of its fifth season, the second spin-off series to the Atlanta installment of The Real Housewives franchise, The Kandi Factory, begun airing. Originally being pitched as a one-off special, the show was picked up for an additional eight episodes after high ratings during its pilot. The show chronicled Burruss and her team at “The Factory” helping six aspiring artists try to jumpstart their dreams of success in the music industry. Despite Burruss announcing that the show would be back for a second edition, the network later told her that they had no plans to renew the show.
As a sequel to Burruss’ storyline on the sixth season of the main show, a second spin-off series was commissioned and aired just a couple of weeks after the season concluded, that followed Burruss and Todd Tucker plan their wedding, without a wedding planner, and then get wed despite the family opposition and drama that the couple continuously received. The show was named, Kandi’s Wedding, which was a five-parter season.
The following year, for a third consecutive year, Burruss received another spin-off series, titled: Kandi’s Ski Trip. The show followed Burruss and Tucker’s blended family going on holiday; a year after the opposition that the couple received ahead of their wedding. The series aired directly after the finale of the seventh season of the main show.
Alongside the first four episode of the main show’s tenth season, Burruss’ fourth spin-off series, Xscape: Still Kickin’ It, aired; a series which followed four out of five of the original Xscape members (including Burruss) plunging back into rehearsals now in their 40s but confronting issues which they thought that they had left in the past but resurface.
Shortly after the conclusion of the same season, Burruss’ fifth spin-off series, Kandi Koated Nights, premiered. This three-part season was a chat show that Burruss hosted and saw her interviewing candid celebrities and guest stars, such as: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, Erika Jayne, and former The Real Housewives of Potomac star, Monique Samuels.
Ahead of the premiere for the main show’s fourteenth season, Burruss’ sixth and final spin-off series, Kandi & The Gang, aired. This spin-off series followed Burruss, Tucker and their staff at "Old Lady Gang" as they revitalize the restaurant while balancing their existing careers and personal lives. Despite Burruss announcing that the show has been cancelled after one edition, it has since been picked up by network, Bravo, for a second season.
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Season 6[]
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Season 7[]
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Season 8[]
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Season 9[]
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Season 10[]
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Season 11[]
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Season 12[]
Kandi is as busy as ever. Her empire and family are expanding, but does she have too many balls in the air?
Season 13[]
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Season 14[]
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Season 15[]
Kandi’s sights are set on gaining EGOT status as a two-time Broadway producer, actress, singer, and now podcast host. With several business moves on the horizon, she’s trying to balance prioritising family time with supporting Husband and business partner, Todd, in his journey to Hollywood as a filmmaker…just as he always supports her. Will Kandi be able to put in the time and energy needed to help Todd and achieve her future aspirations?
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Friendships[]
NeNe Leakes[]
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Filmography[]
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Taglines[]
| "I'm an independent woman, doing it for myself." | ||
| "I have fame and fortune, and I’ve earned it." | ||
| "I have fame and fortune, and I’ve earned it." | ||
| "I may be small, but my empire keeps on growing." | ||
| "Music may be my passion, but family is forever." | ||
| "I'm not about the drama. Don't start none, won't be none." | ||
| "I'm a hitmaker and this year I will reveal the best one." | ||
| "Now that I’ve got my Ace, I’ve got a full house." | ||
| "Don't mess with the boss, cause you might get fired." | ||
| "I count my blessings—and my cheques!" | ||
| "Don't check for me unless you got a cheque for me." | ||
| "A little Kandi always helps sweeten the tea." | ||
| "I ain't never skipped a beat or a bag." | ||
| "My roots are in Atlanta, but my branches are worldwide." | ||
Trivia[]
Franchise Facts[]
- Kandi is one of the joint-longest running 'Housewives' across the American installments of The Real Housewives franchise - having starred in fourteen seasons.
- While Burruss was the first 'Housewife' to reach fourteen seasons, she has since been joined by Teresa Giudice (from The Real Housewives of New Jersey) and is set to be joined by Tamra Judge (from The Real Housewives of Orange County) and Kyle Richards (from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills); who are both in the midst of filming their fourteenth seasons.
- She was the sixth 'Housewife' to join the Atlanta installment but was the sixteenth 'Housewife' to join the American installments of the franchise.
- Burruss is the first 'Housewife' across the franchise to front six spin-off series.
Installment Facts[]
- Burruss is the longest-serving 'Housewife' on the Atlanta installment and has appeared in the highest number of episodes.
- Kandi is often considered one of the central pieces to the Atlanta installment, however, she didn’t appear at the helm of Reunion Sofas often or open/close intros often either.
- She sat next to Andy Cohen (at the helm of a Reunion Sofa) only during the ninth season.
- Kandi never closed the intros but she did close the theme song during the fourteenth and fifteenth seasons of the show.
- Burruss is one of the four 'Housewives' from the Atlanta installment to star in a spin-off series to the show. The first was Kim Zolciak, she was second, the third was NeNe Leakes and the final was Porsha Williams (who has had two)?