Fact-Check: Did Claudia Jordan Date Her Real Housewives Co-Star's Ex-Husband?

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The alleged romance between Jordan and Kordell Stewart took root during the aftermath of Stewart’s bitter, highly publicized 2013 celebrity divorce from Porsha Williams. When Jordan joined the Atlanta ensemble cast in 2014, she immediately clashed with Williams. The tension between the two women was already palpable at the radio station, where Jordan was hired after Williams left her full-time co-hosting role on the syndicated radio program.

During explosive cast trips and reunion episodes, cast whispers suggested Jordan befriended Stewart specifically to antagonize Williams. Tabloid blogs seized on photographs of Jordan and Stewart attending overlapping social events in Atlanta. On camera, co-stars like Phaedra Parks and NeNe Leakes poked at the connection, sensing an easy vulnerability to exploit. Viewers assumed where there was smoke, there had to be fire.