RHOAs Kenya Moore sets the record straight on her great relationship with Israeli entrepren

REAL Housewives of Atlanta's Kenya Moore has set the record straight on her relationship with Roi Shlomo in an exclusive interview with The U.S. Sun.

On the RHOA premiere, Kenya revealed a friend of the show, Monyetta Shaw-Carter, introduced her to a new eligible bachelor amid her ongoing divorce from Marc Daly.

The U.S. Sun broke the news that Kenya was dating the Israeli entrepreneur prior to his TV debut.

Now, in an exclusive interview, Kenya, 52, is giving a new update on her relationship after fans have become invested.

The reality star told The U.S. Sun: "We're great friends. He's a wonderful friend who supports me in any way that he can, especially with business.

"And we just have a lot of things in common and we just sort of, like, understand where we are in each other's lives, and it's been a great friendship."

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Kenya continued: "Yes, we dated, but I think right now we're really just focusing on being great friends and I think that's the foundation of any great relationship.

"And I think that's kind of where I went sort of wrong.

"I feel in my marriage that I didn't give our friendship the time that it needed in order to determine if you even want to be in a relationship with someone.

"And I think the difference with Roi is that we really have known each other for a while - over a year - and we've gotten to be really close.

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"He's been a great confidant, he's a great guy."

Roi, the founder of Kale Me Crazy and Turks & Caicos' Aziza Restaurant & Lounge, first made his debut in the RHOA season 15 trailer that dropped in April.

The cast features Kenya, Kandi Burruss, Sheree Whitfield, Drew Sidora, Marlo Hampton, and Sanya Richards-Ross.

After telling Roi, "You look sexy," she confided to cameras: "We might be looking at another Mr. Moore."

Their relationship will continue to play out in new episodes.

TAKING IT SLOW

Prior to dating Roi, Kenya was married to ex Marc Daly since June 2017 before they separated in September 2019.

Since May 2021, they have been embroiled in a messy divorce.

The Detroit native explained to The U.S. Sun that because she's "fresh out of a marriage," she's "not looking to rush into anything serious."

"I just feel like you have to temper a relationship, especially after everything that I've been through.

"And I have to know that I'm picking the right people to spend my time with. And also, because I have a daughter, I have to consider that now I'm a single mom," Kenya reasoned, speaking about her four-year-old, Brooklyn.

"So that's caused me to, you know, be very discerning and making sure that people are who they say they are and not take anything too seriously too fast."

WHAT A GIRL WANTS

While she confessed that this season on RHOA she feels like she "suppressed a lot of things" like "companionship," she said that she feels like it's the right timing for her to get back into the dating scene.

Kenya shared: "Now I feel like, 'Hell yeah, I deserve that! I deserve to have men that want to take me out and wanna get to know me, want to date me, want to have a serious relationship with me or be exclusive. I deserve all of those things.

"And I think I'm finally ready for that now after, you know, God, it's almost been almost four years after I first separated from my husband.

"So I think after four years I deserve to get back out there and experience the best that's out there."

She concluded: "But, for me, it's only fair to wait to be serious with someone until my divorce is final."

EASY ON THE EYES

Kenya's new love interest, Roi, ends up being a hot topic in multiple episodes throughout the new season of RHOA.

In the premiere, Kenya gushed: "I'm kind of crazy about him.

"He's been very kind to me, he's funny. He makes me feel alive, and he's not bad on the eyes."

Friend Monyetta weighed in, saying it is "so cute to see them together," while Kandi said it is "awesome" that Kenya has a new man.

Kenya then openly revealed to her gal pals: "Everything just got awoken, you know what I'm saying?

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"I just felt like it was just asleep and now I'm like, 'Okay, I'm feeling stuff, I'm feeling stuff...it has just made me feel like a woman again!"

Real Housewives of Atlanta airs new episodes on Sundays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.

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