Porsha Williams - Biography

Who is Porsha Williams?

Porsha Williams is a model, actress, and reality TV star by profession and American by nationality. She is best known for starring in The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Dish Nation, etc.

Porsha Williams – Age, Parents, Siblings, Education, Ethnicity

Porsha Williams’ birth took place on June 22, 1981, in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She was born as Porsha Dyanne Williams to mother Diane T. Williams and father Hosea Williams II. She is not the only child of her parents and has three siblings – sister Lauren Williams, and brothers Hosea Williams III and Brenton Williams.

young Porsha Williams (Image: Instagram)

Education, Ethnicity

For education she attended Southwest Dekalb High School, graduating from the same. She then went on to study at American InterContinental University for a degree in business information technology.

Her ethnicity is African-American.

Porsha Williams – Boyfriend, Husband, Children, Divorce

Porsha Williams was working at the Luckie Lounge when she got engaged to football player Kordell Stewart. The couple married on 21 May 2011, which was featured on WE tv’s Platinum Weddings the same month. 

However, just after 2 years of marriage, Stewart filed for divorce, which Williams had to learn from Twitter. The divorce was finalized on 5 December 2013. She and her ex-husband have no children together but suffered a miscarriage. 

Williams went on to date entrepreneur Dennis McKinley and announced her pregnancy in September 2018. She and her boyfriend got engaged in October 2018 and welcomed their daughter Pilar “PJ” Jhena on March 22, 2019. After a brief split the same year amid cheating allegations, they reunited in August 2019 just to break up in November 2021.

In May 2021, it was confirmed that she had gotten engaged to entrepreneur Simon Guobadia. 

Porsha Williams, Dennis McKinley with their daughter - posted December 2019 (Image: Instagram)

Porsha Williams – Career

Early Career

As a daughter of self-employed entrepreneurs, Porsha Williams was determined to own something for herself. In her 20s she worked as a model, appearing in music videos and also modeled for a "pin-up" calendar for the Atlanta Dymes. At the age of 24, she opened a daycare facility.

RHOA

In May 2011 Porsha Williams’ wedding with football player Kordell Stewart was filmed and broadcast for WE tv’s  Platinum Weddings. A year later, in 2012 she was cast in season 5 of Bravo TV’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta (RHOA).

She remained as a cast member for the 6th season but was a recurring role in season 7 of RHOA. Porsha Williams returned as a cast member of RHOA in season 8 of the reality TV show.

Co-stars

On RHOA, Porsha Williams has co-starred with Cynthia Bailey, Kandi Burruss, NeNe Leakes, and Kim Fields.

Others

Moreover, Porsha Williams has appeared in The Rickey Smiley Show (2013), Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017), co-hosted Dish Nation (2014-present), and competed in 2017’s The New Celebrity Apprentice.

Williams released her debut single Flatline on March 17, 2014, on iTunes. In addition, she has portrayed characters in the theatre production of A Mother's Love (2013), and Two Can Play That Game (2017).

She also has launched a line of hair products Go Naked, bed sheet line Pampered by Porsha.

Porsha Williams – Net Worth, Salary

Her net worth has been estimated at around $400k while the figure on her annual salary has not been shared with the public.

Porsha Williams – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

On social media including Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, Porsha Williams is active with millions of followers and counting. She also has an official website for Pampered by Porsha -  pamperedbyporsha.com.