Kandi Burruss’ Outdated Woman Gang restaurant staffers Shawndreca and Dom’Distinctive reveal why her ‘RHOA’ spinoff is a must-see!
Kandi Burruss, 45, and husband Todd Tucker, 48, have had their justifiable share of drama on The Actual Housewives of Atlanta, however now, they've an entire new slew of drama coming their method with a implausible new spinoff: Kandi & the Gang! The sequence is a Bravo office drama targeted round Kandi and Todd’s restaurant, Outdated Woman Gang, following their varied workers and the three “previous women” off which the identify was based mostly: Kandi’s mom Mama Joyce Jones, Aunt Nora Wilcox, and Aunt Bertha Jones.
Though many have already drawn comparisons to a different Bravo restaurant-centered sequence, Vanderpump Guidelines, OLG staffers Dom’Distinctive Selection and Shawndreca Robinson sat down with HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY to share why there’s really “no comparability” to the Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills spinoff.
“For one, I feel that we're spicy, we’re humorous. We now have quite a lot of completely different folks which might be a part of the solid and these completely different personalities all introduced collectively,” Dom shared. “I feel that the vitality is loopy, us attempting to get by way of the hardships and simply the issues that come together with restaurant life and nonetheless be ourselves alone is simply one thing that the world has to see!”
Shawndreca echoed her co-worker’s sentiment, saying that the OLG staffers are actually extra of a “household” and have “constructed a bond” collectively exterior of the present. “We really actually hand around in actual life, we undergo our ups and downs collectively like an actual household.”
As for having Kandi as a boss? Dom stated the longtime RHOA star is “inspiring” and practical,” with Shawndreca noting she’s under no circumstances “demanding” or “controlling” as many bosses will be. “She just about paved the best way for us to stability having a profitable future and nonetheless at present working and pursuing our desires to get to the subsequent stage,” Dom said. “She reveals us the way to do all of that. She’s every little thing to me as a boss. She is a boss that I might wanna be!”
The women additionally shared how Kandi and Todd introduced in some new expertise to the restaurant, which shook issues up for the 2 of them who've labored on the joint for the reason that starting.
“So far as me being the OG, the unique host of Outdated Woman Gang, I work alone. I don’t want any help, I can do the entire restaurant with my eyes closed,” Shawndreca shared. “After which when you might have them bringing on new hosts, it’s like, ‘What?’ No, I’m the one and solely, you'll be able to’t substitute me. And in order that form of spices issues up as a result of it’s like okay so … do you not want me anymore or what’s subsequent?”
“We’ve seen so many individuals come and go I feel that we perceive the integrity of the model and I don’t suppose everyone comes there and really understands that,” Dom revealed. “Like some folks come and so they attempt to make it what they suppose it ought to be but it surely’s like really, no, you’re new, it's best to simply comply with together with the best way that is, you understand?”
Though the women stated their present wasn’t precisely like Vanderpump Guidelines, we couldn’t assist however discover in that explosive trailer how intimate relationships between staffers appears to undoubtedly be a standard theme.
“I get into a little bit bother with a few of the new folks which might be there by way of relationships. There’s some issues occurring!” Dom exclaimed. “We are able to’t let you know something!”
Shawndreca then laughed. ” I don’t even know what’s occurred! The trailer confused me! So I don’t even wanna say the flawed issues. I used to be shocked. I used to be shook!” She additionally shared how “dangerous” she thought it was to combine enterprise with pleasure, however maybe that may be the character of the enterprise, contemplating how the staffers hang around and get collectively exterior of labor.
“I'm cracking up,” Dom responded, laughing. “For me, I'm completely towards work and pleasure, I don’t imagine that these two ought to be blended.” Shandreca then stepped in to exclaim, “However you'll be able to’t management it both! You possibly can’t management it!”
As for his or her desires exterior of the restaurant, Dom has danced for Megan Thee Stallion and continues to pursue her passions in that regard. She famous how “all the way down to earth” the “Savage” rapper was and the way she impressed her to proceed to comply with her desires as a performer.
“When persons are at such a excessive caliber or once they attain a sure stage of life you suppose that they’re unrelatable or that they gained’t have a look at you as only a particular person, extra so taking a look at you as perhaps being beneath them,” she shared. “However nah, she was very all the way down to earth, she was very cool. I had a ball on stage, okay! I felt like I used to be within the membership twerking with my pal!”
Though we’re excited for the spinoff, we couldn’t assist however marvel if any of Kandi’s RHOA co-stars would make a little bit cameo on the restaurant.
“No, we're going to manifest us being the subsequent future housewives of Atlanta!” Shawndreca exclaimed.
“Amen! Sure lord!” Dom replied, inspired by the thought. “I undoubtedly really feel such as you gotta watch to see. I really feel like Kandi is acquaintances with so much of Atlanta, so that you simply by no means know who could pop within the door!”
Kandi & the Gang premieres March 6 at 9/8c on Bravo.