‘I Couldn’t Finish Paying The Wedding Planner. The Money Was Gone!’ — Cynthia Bailey Spills On Financial Woes With Peter Thomas
On a new episode of her podcast, the former 'RHOA' star kept it real about the money problems she experienced while married to Peter Thomas. The post ‘I Couldn’t Finish Paying The Wedding Planner. The Money Was Gone!’ — Cynthia Bailey Spills On Financial Woes With Peter Thomas appeared first on MadameNoire.
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A wise Housewife once said, “You can’t tell black is cheap.” And if there’s one thing Black folks know how to do, it’s fake it ’til you make it. On a new episode of her Humble Brag podcast, former Real Housewives of Atlanta star Cynthia Bailey opened up about how her ex-husband Peter Thomas‘ financial woes impacted how she dressed for reality TV cameras.
“It’s a very hard situation to be a Housewife. I think people don’t realize the pressure there is to keep up with the Joneses, to give a good show. People don’t want to watch broke people; they want to see wealth,” said her co-host, Crystal Minkoff, who appeared on three seasons of the Beverly Hills franchise. This prompted Bailey to share how she used to budget when she was on RHOA.
“Life happens, even if you are on a reality show,” said the 59-year-old former model. “If my financial situation changed for whatever reason, I would have to pivot, modify, and adjust.”
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“When I was going through my struggles with Peter, you better believe I was recycling whatever little designer stuff I had going in. You better believe my butt was at TJ Maxx and Marshalls trying to put together [an outfit].”
“That season, I pretty much wore black the whole time because in my mind, you can’t tell black is cheap,” she candidly confessed.
Bailey made her debut on RHOA in 2010 and remained a peach-holder until exiting the show in 2021, and then returning as a “friend of” in recent seasons. The TV personality and Thomas were featured on the early seasons of the show. The now-exes married in 2011 in an extravagant and drama-filled ceremony that was featured on the show. Incidentally, on the podcast, she also touched on how their money problems affected their nuptials.
“My ex-ex [Thomas] and I, when we first started the show, we were having lots of financial issues,” said Bailey. “We did a bankruptcy thing. There was just a lot that I didn’t know and understand. You know, even to the point that, like, my wedding. Girl, we was, I couldn’t even finish paying the wedding planner. The money was gone!”
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