Porsha Dyanne Williams is an American television personality, actress, singer, and activist. She is best known as a cast member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, the Bravo reality series she joined in 2012 and returned to in 2024 after a two‑season hiatus. She also co‑hosted Dish Nation from 2013 to 2021, headlined the spin‑offs Porsha’s Having a Baby and Porsha’s Family Matters, and appeared in other television projects such as The New Celebrity Apprentice, The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, and The Traitors.
During the 2010s, Williams became one of the most recognizable figures in the Real Housewives franchise. In 2011, she married former NFL player Kordell Stewart, though the marriage ended in divorce in 2013 — a process documented on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She later entered a relationship with entrepreneur Dennis McKinley, with whom she welcomed a daughter in 2019. In 2022, she married businessman Simon Guobadia, but filed for divorce in 2024.
Outside television, Williams pursued a music career, releasing her single Flatline in 2014, and published her memoir The Pursuit of Porsha in 2021. That same period also marked her growing commitment to social activism. Following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, she took part in protests against police violence and was arrested during a demonstration calling for justice for the police murder of Breonna Taylor.
In 2025, Williams spoke publicly about her interest in dating people of different genders. During BravoCon, she shared that she was back in the dating scene and was seeing both a man and a woman, without revealing their names. Months later, she confirmed her relationship with Patrice “Sway” McKinney, becoming one of the few prominent members of the Real Housewives universe to make a same‑sex relationship visible.
In 2026, during an interview with Ziwe on You’d Be an Iconic Guest, she openly discussed her sexual identity. True to the show’s satirical style, Ziwe posed provocative questions about her recent relationship and bisexuality, including asking what her ex had done to “turn her gay.” Williams immediately replied:
I wasn’t turned gay by anybody. I’m just attracted to who I’m attracted to.
Later, Ziwe asked what message she would give to people who identify as bi and are looking for inspiration. Although Williams avoided positioning herself as a spokesperson for the community, she made her support clear:
“Of course,” she said proudly, affirming that bisexual people matter, before explaining that she preferred each person to find the path that made them feel free and authentic:
I don’t want to be the head of them… I want them to do what feels free to them and feels good to their spirit and soul.
Her answers were praised, especially for rejecting the idea that bisexuality or same‑gender relationships are the result of negative experiences with partners of another gender.
In that same interview, Williams also noted changes in some of her heterosexual friendships since making her relationship public. When Ziwe asked how many straight friends she had kept after speaking openly about her orientation, Williams joked that there weren’t as many now, and explained that several close friends had admitted feeling more open to exploring their own sexuality. According to her, seeing her live naturally had encouraged some to question preconceived ideas about attraction and relationships:
I think they are wanting to just be more open, more fluid.
This exchange illustrates how the visibility of bisexual public figures can influence those around them, fostering greater openness and reflection.