‘I was already checked out’ – Sorisha Naidoo storms off barefoot during #RHOD reunion

'If there is a major shake-up and the show is more aspirational, and we see each other as women and not anything else, I would be back'

22 May 2024 - 14:17
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Sorisha Naidoo has spoken up after leaving 'The Real Housewives of Durban' reunion.
Sorisha Naidoo has spoken up after leaving 'The Real Housewives of Durban' reunion.
Image: Instagram/Sorisha Naidoo

Sorisha Naidoo says her return on The Real Housewives of Durban season 5 is conditional after she walked off set at the season 4 reunion.

The dramatic season has resulted in the ladies splitting into two groups, with those in each camp not seeing eye to eye, getting confrontational and hurling below-the-belt insults.

Sorisha's marriage to businessman Vivian Reddy was among the talking points.

Maria's “gusband” Neil had previously made comments about Sorisha being a side-chick and allegedly “said nasty things” about Oceans Mall, which is co-developed by her husband.

When addressing the comments, Sorisha got emotional, saying Neil was a “non-factual person” chasing her for clout. She then took off her golden stilettos and walked off set barefoot.

“It was very hard to watch the final episode and not feel a certain way about it. I feel very disheartened that nobody felt they had to apologise to me. By the time the apology was trying to come through at the reunion, I was over it. I was already checked out,” she said.

“The minute I came back to my family, my friends and my inner circle, I felt so calm and balanced. I left everything that happened at the reunion. I am in a good place, surrounded by love and positive energy. I am not even thinking about anything from that day.”

Sorisha said she hoped she and the ladies could’ve clarified some issues amicably, but people being “very hard in their mindsets” prevented it from happening.

Sorisha said while she is secure in the friendships she’s built with the “awesome foursome”, she feels her return on season 5 will be determined by the way the women on the show decide to address each other.

“If there is a major shake-up and the show is more aspirational, and we see each other as women and not anything else, I would be back.”


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