Roomies, it looks like cupid did its BIG one on Porsha Williams. The ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star is opening up about her new relationship with Patrice “Sway” McKinney, and she’s making it crystal clear she’s happy right where she’s at.
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Porsha Williams Spills On Living Her Best & Honest Life In New Relationship
The ‘RHOA’ star spoke exclusive with PEOPLE magazine at Time magazine’s event in New York City on Dec. 10. She told the outlet she’s genuinely happy in her new relationship and excited to fully be herself in this new chapter.
“This was definitely different for obvious reasons and I just wanted to live in my [truth]. Williams added, “I found someone who I really enjoyed getting to know and it’s been great.”
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Porsha also said she loved announcing the relationship on her own terms because it felt way more real and authentic.
“I didn’t want to hide parts of me and I felt like if I did hide it, it had to be caught somewhere it just wouldn’t feel authentic,” Porsha shared.
Porsha Shocks Fans With Birthday Shoutout & Soft Launch
Porsha first put fans onto her new love back in November. She posted a sweet birthday shoutout for Patrice McKinney as they posed in front of a Christmas tree. The pics screamed full-on baewatch vibes, with the couple looking extra cozy and Patrice even planting a kiss on Porsha’s cheek. Porsha captioned the post with, “Happiest Birthday [Sway] Hope this year continues to bring you everything you want and more! Can’t wait to act up Saturday!” Patrice made sure to slide in the comments to let her bae know she peeped the gesture replying with, “Thank you P! I appreciate you.
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Reality Star Gets Real About Life After Divorce
Back in October, Porsha Williams kept it all the way real about her dating life. While speaking at CultureCon 2025 in New York, she told the crowd she was dating two people. “I narrowed it down to two, and he is nice and she is nice,” Porsha said. She didn’t drop names or spill on the genders, but she still had fans gagged as she spoke honestly about navigating love after her divorce from Simon Guobadia.
