Porsha Williams Reveals She Made Around $60K Her First Season Of ‘RHOA,’ Says She Spent The Entire Check On A Party

Porsha Williams

Porsha Williams Reveals She Made Around $60K Her First Season Of ‘RHOA,’ Says She Spent The Entire Check On A Party

Porsha Williams is opening up about what the money really looked like when she first joined The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

During a recent podcast interview, the reality TV star and entrepreneur was asked how much she earned during her first season on the hit Bravo series. Porsha said her paycheck was “nowhere near $100,000,” recalling,

“It was like maybe 60-something.”

But according to Porsha, that money didn’t last very long. She revealed that she spent roughly the same amount on a party she threw while filming, saying,

“I spent that at the party. The party that I threw, I spent it already.”

When asked whether she’d ever spent more money filming Housewives than she actually earned from the show, Porsha said that’s common for newcomers.

“Most Housewives in the beginning are spending more money than they’re making. Yes. That is true.”

Still, Porsha explained that she saw the platform as an investment in herself rather than simply a paycheck. She said the opportunity to build her brand on such a large platform was “the bigger payoff.” At the time, she said she was married and “well-established,” adding, “I didn’t need the check necessarily.” Instead, she viewed RHOA as “a great way for me to have something for me.” She jokingly added that her perspective changed after her divorce: “And then once I got a divorce, I was like, ‘I need that little check.’”