Todd Tucker wants the record straight: the first “new relationship” he pursued after finalizing his split from Kandi Burruss was with God, not another woman. The former Real Housewives of Atlanta producer posted a short Instagram clip from Sunday service that set comment sections on fire, because the caption read, “It’s okay to start a new relationship.” Many fans assumed the 51-year-old was announcing a girlfriend. Within minutes, Todd jumped into the comments himself: “Y’all calm down—I’m talking about church.”
Why a Sunday Sermon Felt Like the Right Place to Speak
Todd has always been private about faith on camera. During his decade-plus on RHOA, storylines revolved around business ventures, parenting Ace and Blaze, and the couple’s famous “dungeon” parties, not worship services. Friends say the divorce changed that. “He told me, ‘I need somewhere I don’t have to perform,’” a longtime production partner reveals. “The pews are the one spot the cameras aren’t waiting.”
According to the video, Todd visited Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral in Austell, Georgia, the same church he attended as a college student at Georgia State. The sermon, titled “Rebuilding After Loss,” focused on the idea that divine relationships can refill the space left by human ones. Todd nodded along, then posted a 45-second reaction on Instagram Stories. “Sometimes you have to lose something to gain everything,” he says in the clip. “New doesn’t mean wrong—it just means different.”
Inside the $426K Settlement and Life After Kandi
Court documents obtained by TMZ in March show that Kandi agreed to a one-time payment of $426,000, with both parties keeping their respective businesses—Kandi’s Bedroom Kandi line and the OLG restaurants for her, Todd’s film production company for him. There is no spousal support, and joint custody of their three minor children was settled privately.
Sources close to Todd say the financial clarity gave him room to breathe. “He isn’t fighting over houses or cars, so he can focus on emotional repair,” the insider notes. Tucker has since downsized from the couple’s 9,000-square-foot Atlanta mansion to a two-bedroom loft in West Midtown, a five-minute drive from the church. Congregants noticed him arriving alone three Sundays in a row, always slipping out before the benediction to avoid selfies. Finally, on the fourth visit, pastor Darius Robinson called him to the front for prayer. That moment—hands laid on his shoulders, choir singing “Take Me to the King”—is what Todd captured on video.
What Fans Are Saying—and Misinterpreting
Social media reaction split into three camps:
- The romantics: “Let Todd live! If he found a new lady good for him.”
- The cynics: “Church rebound? That’s a new one.”
- The faithful: “He’s modeling what it looks like to run to God, not Tinder.”
Todd liked several comments in the third category, then posted a follow-up slide: “Divorce feels like death. I’m grieving, healing, and learning. Church is my therapy right now.”
Kandi, for her part, has not commented publicly. She is busy rehearsing for her one-woman show The Kandi Factory opening in May at the David A. Straz Jr. Center in Tampa. Backstage sources say the Grammy winner is “happy both of us can move on without drama.”
Can Church Replace Therapy? Experts Weigh In
Dr. Shauna F. King, a licensed marriage and family therapist in Atlanta, says spiritual community can be “a powerful adjunct” to clinical counseling, but warns against treating it as a cure-all. “Prayer lowers cortisol, group worship boosts oxytocin, but unresolved grief can resurface,” she explains. Todd reportedly began seeing a therapist in January alongside his renewed church attendance. “He’s doing both, and that’s the healthiest route,” the production partner adds.
Todd’s video also struck a chord with male viewers. Comments like “Real men do go to church” racked up thousands of likes, a sign that public displays of male faith are still rare in reality-TV alumni circles. “We’re used to seeing men in the club after divorce, not at the altar,” says pop-culture analyst Jaleesa Johnson. “Todd is flipping the script.”
What’s Next for the Producer-Turned-Parishioner?
Don’t expect a faith-based reality show anytime soon. Todd turned down two offers to document his “single dad” journey, insisting any future cameras will focus on his production work, not personal life. He is currently filming a documentary about the history of Black cinema in Georgia and developing a scripted series for a streaming platform. Church, he says, is “off-limits” for content. “Some things you don’t monetize.”
He plans to continue attending weekly services, join a men’s Bible study, and volunteer with the church’s media team—behind the camera, not in front of it. “I’m learning to serve quietly,” he told a fellow congregant. “That
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