Real Housewives of Atlanta fans assumed that beauty queen Kenya Moore had finally found
true love when she tied the knot with restaurateur Marc Daly in 2017.
That is, until the couple announced their divorce in September 2019.
Here's the real reason why these two just couldn't keep it real.
Fake from the jump?
With rumors circulating that their nuptials were fake, Kenya and Marc's marriage sure
didn't start off on the right foot.
"Did I, miss Kenya Moore question mark get married?
Hell yes honey."
Moore had never even mentioned Daly on the show before tying the knot.
And her castmates added fuel to the speculation, with Marlo Hampton telling TMZ,
"I'm trying to help her save this peach with this fake marriage."
Other co-stars insinuated Moore's husband was fake, making jokes at her expense during
a surprise "wedding" they threw for her on the show.
"Kenya?"
"Yes?"
"Do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?"
The only cast member who wasn't in it for the drama was Cynthia Bailey, who defended
Moore's decision to initially keep the identity of her then-hubby private, saying,
"We all know very clearly that Kenya definitely gets scrutinized the most about her relationships.
Okay?
It's always like, 'Oh you got a fake boyfriend.'"
She added,
"I do want to meet him, but I don't want to press her to do it."
A partnership can only endure so much, and it's possible these two got tired of defending
their union.
Single(ish) mom life
After the birth of the couple's daughter, Brooklyn, in November 2018, Kenya appeared
to be overflowing with happiness.
But motherhood is no easy task, especially when you feel like you're going it alone.
An insider told Radar Online,
"Kenya had a meltdown.
She is really struggling being basically a single mom."
"I can't believe this.
Hey babe, I know you're probably at work, but I just wanna let you know how I feel about
this whole thing."
It turned out Daly apparently never moved to Atlanta from his home base in New York
after Brooklyn's birth, reportedly leading Moore to parent solo.
The source added,
"Marc has only been to Atlanta a few times to film with Kenya and the baby, but he doesn't
live there and he isn't there full-time.
Kenya is in a long distance relationship and that is hard as a mom, as a wife, and as someone
on a reality show."
There's a real chance Moore might have gotten fed up with Daly's supposed absence.
A long-distance romance
After the wedding, Kenya's friends still had one big question.
"So you guys gonna stay here, you gonna move to New York, are you still deciding?"
"That's the million dollar question."
Even though Kenya and Marc supposedly never lived with one another full-time, it's important
to note that Daly had a good reason for not leaving New York City.
He runs a very popular restaurant called Soco in Brooklyn.
Moore posted in 2018:
"Congratulations to my hubby…for being selected by Travel Noire for being one of the 50 best
black owned restaurants in the country!
Not to mention editor's choice and fan favorite!
So proud of you.
Keep shining!"
As for Kenya, she returned to Real Housewives in June 2019, making it even more difficult
for her to leave Atlanta.
"Even though his work is in New York, and mine is in Atlanta, my husband and I see each
other every weekend."
Maybe this former couple was just over the jet-setting.
Not feeling reality TV
Daly supposedly wasn't a fan of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, but no one had any idea how bad
it really was until a September 2019 report surfaced claiming he'd called his then-wife
a derogatory name regarding her appearance on the show.
According to a source for Radar Online,
"Marc told Eva's husband that he is tired of Kenya's s---.
He called her an attention whore."
Worse still, Moore apparently overheard Daly, which led to a nasty confrontation.
But the insider claimed it was all a long time coming, adding,
"It has been coming ever since she started filming again.
Marc doesn't return her calls, he doesn't come to Atlanta, doesn't see their baby.
It is all very upsetting to Kenya."
"Are you happy in this marriage?"
"I'm in a really low place right now."
His alleged double life
In an especially salacious report, gossip site All About The Tea claimed Daly had led
a double life in New York while he was married to Moore.
"I'm used to jealous women all day long."
A source alleged,
"[Kenya] found out that he's been seeing another woman that he has kids with…He hooked up
with Kenya because she was so willing to pay for everything and helped him get out of debt
and pay his bills."
"You don't want a problem with me, trust me."
Of course, we can't say for certain whether this report is true.
But if it is, it was certainly devastating.
Her co-stars aren't buying it
There's no question that Moore's Real Housewives of Atlanta co-stars were suspicious about
the legitimacy of her marriage to Daly.
"Do they appear to be truly in love?"
"Kenya appears to be truly in love."
But apparently, her cast members felt the same about the divorce.
A source told Radar Online,
"Kenya is in the hot seat about what is really happening with Marc.
The ladies are confused about why things went south so fast.
They don't know what is real and what is fake with Kenya."
The Housewives allegedly accused Moore of being quote, "fake," suggesting that there
might be more to this divorce than what meets the eye.
"Kenya step on this show and feel like she is Queen B, b---- you got it wrong."
So did Moore manufacture the breakup as a Bravo storyline?
We don't want to point any fingers, but either way, rest assured Moore will be in the hot
seat throughout the upcoming seasons, as an insider told the outlet,
"NeNe had a lot of questions for Kenya."
"NeNe, typical NeNe.
Clearly she's very bothered by me."
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