Porsha Williams is lastly talking out after finalizing her “nightmare” divorce from Simon Guobadia on June 11, and she or he’s doing it Angela Bassett fashion.
The 44-year-old actuality TV star channeled the legendary Bernadine (Bassett’s character) from the long-lasting 1995 movie “Ready to Exhale” for a brand new cowl shoot in Individuals journal. The sultry and smoldering shoot reimagines Bernadine as portrayed by Williams in numerous iconic scenes from the movie, together with when she finally units her no-good dishonest husband’s automotive ablaze in revenge earlier than lighting a cigarette and strolling away.
Inside the problem, Williams delves into what finally led to her high-profile cut up from the 61-year-old Nigerian entrepreneur after somewhat over one yr of marriage.
“I really feel relieved,” mentioned “The Actual Housewives of Atlanta” star. “I believe the sensation was mutual for me and him. We have been each prepared to shut this chapter and transfer ahead with actual life.”
Whereas Williams and Guobadia each preserve there have been no points inside their precise marriage, together with infidelity, and that he was “protector,” Williams shared that studying the overall image surrounding Guobadia’s immigration background and “complicated” authorized standing started to vary issues.
The Go Bare Hair founder was working with Goubadia and an immigration lawyer to enhance his circumstances when he continued to journey regardless of the recommendation that he shouldn’t. Williams mentioned she was executed after one remaining confrontation about his touring, which went south, leaving her questioning if he was nonetheless the person she married.
“And it wasn’t actually what he mentioned, it was a glance—a glance that simply felt darkish,” she informed Individuals. “I simply knew I used to be not trying on the similar particular person I liked earlier than. I may inform that he was simply just about checked out of the connection at that time.”
She filed for divorce shortly after, in February 2024, as he continued to journey. A yr later, in February 2025, it made headlines when he was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement days earlier than he was meant to look in courtroom in Atlanta about their divorce.
Guobadia’s detention resulted from a number of immigration violations, together with visa overstays courting again to the 80s, a 1987 conviction for financial institution and bank card fraud, and a deportation in 1992. He then reentered the U.S. underneath a distinct identification and obtained everlasting residency, which was later decided to be unlawfully granted. His most up-to-date naturalization software was denied in 2022, and authorized challenges so far have been unsuccessful. He was deported again to his native Nigeria on June 6. The previous couple appeared nearly in courtroom to finalize their divorce on June 9.
Though her marriage led to divorce, Williams mentioned, “I don’t remorse it.” She additionally famous that when processing a divorce, an individual goes “by way of totally different phases.”
“You could have that anger. You could have the second the place you need to battle in your life in a courtroom scenario,” she defined. “After which, towards the tip, you might have the readability the place you notice you’re nonetheless blessed. Your loved ones is by our aspect, your baby is protected; there’s an entire new life that you would be able to begin.”
