Mia Thornton Proclaims ‘RHOP’ Exit After 4 Seasons, Strikes to Atlanta

Mia Thornton is heading in a brand new route.

The 40-year-old Actual Housewives of Potomac star introduced on Monday, April 21 that she has “made the choice to relocate to Atlanta” together with her household and due to this fact “is not going to be returning to The Actual Housewives of Potomac subsequent season.”

Thornton referred to as it a “new starting” in a prolonged Instagram put up as she referred to as her 4 seasons on the present “an unforgettable journey…crammed with development, classes, and so many unimaginable reminiscences.”

She additionally referred to as out Andy Cohen individually, as she thanked him and Bravo for “believing in me and giving me the area to share my story.”

“To my castmates: thanks for the laughs, the teachings, and the unforgettable moments,” she continued. “And to the superb followers, your love and help has meant all the pieces to me. I’ll at all times carry that with me.”

Thornton teased that “huge issues are coming” regardless of the exit information as she wrote, “This subsequent chapter is already stuffed with thrilling alternatives, and I can’t wait to take you all alongside for the trip.”

“I don’t simply make headlines — I make Historical past. Atlanta, brace your self. The empire has expanded. #LegacyInTheMaking.”

Thornton’s exit comes after she stormed out of the season 9 RHOP reunion, which aired in March, after her costar Gizelle Bryant advised her she’d “acted” like a “horrible mom” on the present’s newest season.

“And I stand by that. No lady, no mom, would put their youngster on a platform to debate their paternity. No mom would try this. No mom!” Bryant mentioned, referring to how Thornton carried out a DNA check of her youngest son, Juliana, 7, on the present to see if he was truly the son of her then-boyfriend Incognito, as a substitute of her estranged husband Gordon Thornton.

As soon as Bryant introduced Thornton’s children into the dialog, she acquired off the sofa and walked off, yelling. “Not my children!” she mentioned.

“I ought to have by no means put myself within the place to have anyone query my motherhood,” she then advised a producer, who requested if she was simply taking a break from the reunion.

“No, I am leaving,” she mentioned, as she modified out of her outfit and left the studio in tears.

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