--- title: "Kim Zolciak NOT Returning to RHOA For S16" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2024/03/04/kim-zolciak-not-returning-rhoa-s16/ type: post date: 2024-03-04 modified: 2024-03-04 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2024/03/04/kim-zolciak-not-returning-rhoa-s16.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # Kim Zolciak NOT Returning to RHOA For S16 ## Amid the rumors, Kim Zolciak reveals that she is NOT returning to the Real Housewives of Atlanta for season 16. Get the scoop! ***“So I wanted to clear up what’s going on since I don’t want to leave you hanging any longer. The truth is (drum roll please)…I am not returning to The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” ***[Kim Zolciak](https://allabouttrh.com/category/dont-be-tardy/kim-zolciak-biermann/)confirmed to *[Celebuzz](https://www.celebuzz.com/g/exclusive-kim-zolciak-comments-on-rumors-of-her-return-to-rhoa/?utm_source=jenm&utm_content=inf&ipp=3&t1)*. ***“As much as I enjoyed holding a peach for years and enjoyed popping in now and then, I will not be returning to that show. I am sorry to disappoint those who were holding out hope that I’d return and they’d get to watch me in action again this season,”*** she added. However, the Bravolebrity did not rule out the possibility of returning to reality TV soon. ![RHOA OG Kim Zolciak drinking wine while appearing on a recent episode](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-11-at-6.30.53-AM.png)RHOA OG Kim Zolciak drinking wine She teased, ***“However, that doesn’t mean you’ve seen the last of me yet on TV, so stay tuned for more on that in the near future.”*** ***“Thank you to all my fans always for all your love and support,”*** Kim Zolciak concluded. ***“It means more than you know.”*** Last week, *[Media Take Out](https://mediatakeout.com/exclusive-kim-zolciak-rejoins-real-housewives-of-atlanta-for-season-16/)* reported that Kim Zolciak was returning to the *Real Housewives of Atlanta *for[ season 16](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/08/29/report-rhoa-reboot-season-16/) and that she was planning to bring tons of drama with her. The report came to light after the RHOA OG shared a selfie on her Instagram Stories in which she included a camera emoji. Many Bravo fans believed the post was Kim's way of teasing her return to Real Housewives. A source claimed that Bravo and Kim came to a salary agreement that worked for both of them. The source also alleged that Bravo was in talks with the 44-year-old’s estranged husband[ Kroy Biermann](https://allabouttrh.com/2024/02/09/kroy-biermann-kim-zolciak-paranoid/) to have him film for season 16. ![kim zolciak kroy biermann smile and laugh while appearing on WWHL during their marriage](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Kim-Kroy.jpg)Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann appear on Bravo's WWHL Kim Zolciak is a founding cast member of RHOA. She starred on the show from its inception in 2008 until season 5 in 2013. The 44-year-old went on to star in her own family-based spinoff show, *[Don't Be Tardy](https://allabouttrh.com/category/dont-be-tardy/)*. *Don't Be Tardy* ran for eight seasons before being [canceled by Bravo in 2020](https://allabouttrh.com/2021/05/08/bravo-cancels-dont-be-tardy-after-8-seasons-but-kim-zolciak-promises-tv-return-very-soon/). The longtime Bravo star is currently [engulfed in a bitter divorce](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/12/28/rhoa-fans-kim-destroyed-kroy/) with her husband, Kroy. The two are f[acing major financial issues](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/05/09/kim-zolciak-money-issues/), including owing over a million dollars to the IRS. They are also on the verge of losing their Alpharetta, Georgia mansion. *[The Real Housewives of Atlanta](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta/page/2/)* is expected to return for [season 16](https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/___https:/allabouttrh.com/2023/08/29/report-rhoa-reboot-season-16/___.YzJ1Ondvb2RidXJ5c2Nob29sZGlzdHJpY3Q6YzpvOmE0MWM3YzNmMjk2ZTFjMjRlN2U3ZmE2Zjc4NGIzN2U2OjY6Njc1MTo3OGJkN2I4YWIzZDNhMGYwMWZiNzY5Y2FlMjdhNDkxNmI0NTQ2YmViMjY3NGI1MzY0ODQ2NmIzNzU0NmVkMWFjOnA6VA) in 2024. ## Thoughts on this all? Sound off below!