Porsha Williams

**Porsha Dyanne Williams** (born June 22, 1981) is an American television personality, actress and singer. She is best known for starring in the Bravo reality series The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

## Early Life

Williams was born in Atlanta, Georgie to Hosea III and Diane T. Williams. She has one youunger half-sister, Lauren Williams and one brother, Hosea Williams IIII.

She attended Southwest Dekalb High School in Decatur, George and then the American InterContinental University where she studied Business Information Technology.

## Career

Williams, at aged twenty-four, opened a daycare facilitity, revealed that she was inspired by her parents' careers. Also in 2005, she modelled for a pin-up calendar for the Atlanta Dymes.

She released her debut single, "Flatline" though the iTunes Store on March 17, 2014. Later that month, she received media attention after an altercation with Kenya Moore.

On January 28, 2016, it was announced that she was to participating as a contestant on The New Celebrity Apprentice, also known as The Apprentice 15 and The Celebrity Apprentice 8.

She filmed a spin-off series during her time on The Real Housewives called Porsha's Having a Baby which followed the birth of her first child.

### The Real Housewives of Atlanta

In 2012, Porsha joined the cast of the Bravo reality television series for the fifth season. She then appeared in Season 6 before returning as a 'friend of the housewives' in Season 7. She then returned as a full-time housewife for Season 8 and has appeared in every season since.

#### **RHOA Taglines**

* Season 5 - "People say I have a picture perfect life and I do."
* Season 6 - "I am still standing and I'm making my own rules."
* Season 8 - "I'm about to give you life so stay out of my way."
* Season 9 - "I'm too blessed to be stressed and too sexy to be thirsty."
* Season 10 - "Friends come and go but family is forever."
* Season 11 - "I took a lot of left turns but now things are just right."
* Season 12 - "This Phoenix has risen and I'm saying bye ashes."
* Season 13 - "I may be social distancing but I'm here for social justice."

## Personal Life

### Marriages and Children

Moore has been married once. She married NFL player Kordell Stewart in 2011. The couple divorced in 2013.

She is now engaged to businessman Dennis McKinley and together they have one daughter, Pilar Jhena (born March 22, 2019). The proposal was shown on The Real Housewives.

### Legal Problems

Williams was arrested on December 29, 2014, for speeding with a suspended license, but was released the day day.

Since the killing of George Floyd, she has worked as an activist and was described by The New York Times as becoming "a crusader against police violence." On July 15, 2000, she was among 87 protestors who were arrested outside the home of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. She was calling for Cameron to arrest the officers involved in the shooting of Breonna Taylor. After law enforcement warned that staying on Cameron's property was unlawful, she and others in the group were charged with intimidating a participant in a legal process, disorderly conduct and criminal trespass. She was released the next day.

## Family

**Husbands and Partners**

* Kordell Stewart (Ex-husband; 2011-2013)
* Dennis McKinley (Fiance)

**Children**

* Pilar McKinley

**Parents**

* Hosea Williams III
* Diane T. Williams

**Siblings**

* Lauren Williams
* Hosea Williams IIII

## Filmography

### Film

 Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
 2020