‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Season 2 Premieres With New Face

Why would an award-winning singer, songwriter, producer and single mother want to tack reality TV star onto her long list of accomplishments.  For Kandi Burruss, the newest member of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, the answer is simple: “I was a fan last year. I love the show.”The second season of Bravo’s hit show is set to premier on Thursday with Burruss replacing cast member DeShawn Snow.Burruss is well-known in the music industry as a former member of the platinum-selling R&B girl group Xscape and co-writer of such hits as Destiny’s Child’s “Bills, Bills, Bills” and TLC’s “No Scrubs,” for which she won a Grammy.

The Atlanta native almost ended up on another reality show with former group mate and writing partner Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, who is the fiancée of rapper T.I. and now stars on BET’s “Tiny & Toya” alongside Antonia “Toya” Carter, the ex-wife of Lil’ Wayne.

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 Pictured: TV personalities NeNe Leakes, Lisa Wu Hartwell, Sheree Whitfield and Kandi Burruss from ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ arrive at the 2009 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 28, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)