‘RHOA’ Star Pinkie Cole Reacts to Claudia Jordan Ruining Her Pregnancy Announcement

“real housewives of atlanta” star pinky cole Announced her pregnancy at the recently aired Season 17 reunion. However, one of the former cast members of the show, actress claudia jordangot the news and teased the announcement a few weeks before the episode aired. Now, the Slutty Vegan founder is responding modestly.

Cole Singer and former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star kandi burruss‘ youtube series, “Speak on this,” In August 2026. While on the show, Burruss complimented the restaurant owner during her pregnancy, saying, “I like the fact that you don’t have any stretch marks or anything on your body.”

After that, Cole was asked if she was “upset” by Jordan’s hint of revealing her pregnancy during the reunion taping, even though Jordan did not mention her name. Cole responded, “He didn’t do it, but it bothered me.”

After that, Cole explained that Jordyn’s comment upset her because it revealed that one of the current “RHOA” stars was pregnant. Instead, she identified which couch the person was seated on at the reunion, leading many to assume that the pregnant woman was Cole.

She added, “The process of elimination was pretty extensive. I love a good tease, but damn.”

Pinky Cole discusses reunion

Elsewhere in the clip from Cole’s “Speak on It” interview, she discussed why it was so easy for fans to determine which of the women sitting on the right couch had revealed her pregnancy. Specifically, she noted that one of the women had recently had an operation, another had recently been divorced, and the only other person on her couch was trying to get pregnant.

Burruss then asked who Cole believed told Jordan about the pregnancy. She replied, “I came staggering into the reunion, and everyone—the makeup artist, the hair stylist, I don’t know. Someone there probably gave her tea.”

She added, “I was disappointed at first, to be honest, because I’m like, ‘Damn.’ I did not go out for a long time. I just wanted to have this moment and make it personal for a minute. Then, when she said it, I said, ‘Oh my God,’ so I finally told the world a few days ago.

Claudia Jordan apologizes to Pinky Cole

Jordan appeared carlos kingYouTube series of, “Monday Night Live,” To apologize to Cole in August 2026. Notably, it was on King’s show that Jordan first teased the news and then added more context to it the following week after receiving a response in June.

She began, “So, I said someone reveals the pregnancy at the reunion. That’s what I said.” After that, Jordyn confirmed she watched Cole’s clip which revealed she was hurt by the reunion tease, and she apologized to the “RHOA” star.

According to him, “I didn’t know she was bothered by it because she puts up such a, you know, very strong front.” After that, Jordan said she sent Cole a “minute long voice note” where she sincerely apologized and told the mother of three that she “never intended” to hurt her.

Jordan claimed her intention was only to tease a “RHOA” reunion. From there, the actress discussed where she got the information, and revealed that it did not come from any of the show’s stars and that someone on the set told her about the pregnancy. She said the person was “behind the curtain”.

Pinky Cole announced the news at the beginning of the ‘RHOA’ reunion

The first part of the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” season 17 reunion aired on August 9. Cole shared the news of her pregnancy within her first several minutes as host. andy cohen Asked each woman how they felt when they sat down to discuss the season.

“I never want to hear the b-word again,” Cole said. Per Well doneShe said, “The only B-word I want to talk about is the fact that I’m about to have a baby.” From there, her fellow “RHOA” stars congratulated the Slutty Vegan founder on baby number four.

She then joked, “I don’t want any problems,” before revealing that she would be due in December.

The ‘RHOA’ star recently opened up about her bankruptcy

according to PeopleKohl’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March 2026, after court documents revealed it owed $1.2 million to the U.S. Small Business Administration under the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan, as well as $192,000 in state taxes owed to the Georgia Department of Revenue.

Her income was then revealed, which revealed that she earns $6,000 per month. The “RHOA” star spoke out tmz In June, when the reporter asked if fans knowing his monthly income bothered him. Cole responded, “No. MC Hammer ran so I could run.” For context, the “RHOA” star is referencing former rapper MC Hammer, who filed for bankruptcy in 1996 despite his fame at the time.

She said, “It’s the same thing. My broken and your broken are two different types of breaks,” before adding that “Slutty Vegan is doing really well.”

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