Shamea Morton Mwangi Opens Up About Her First Husband

Fans know Shamea Morton Mwangi as a happily married mom of two on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, but she's now opening up about her life before the show — including her marriage to first husband King Solomon Smallwood Jr. 

Shamea discussed her ex-husband with fellow castmates Drew Sidora, Porsha Williams, Brit Eady, Kelli Ferrell, and Angela Oakley and friend Cynthia Bailey during the group trip to Nashville on Season 16, Episode 8, and she further opened up about her marriage on The Real Housewives of Atlanta After Show.

"I got a call from a former friend, someone that was really good friends with my ex," Shamea explained to Kelli about why she was so upset about getting a surprise phone call during the group trip. "And I hadn't talked to her in over a decade."

"Are you serious?" Kelli asked, which you can check out by watching the video above. 

"Yeah, 'cause when we divorced, people picked sides, of course, [and] he was a successful guy, he was popular, and all the things. And I tried to tell 'em once, but I wasn't going to parade it around for the world, I was like, 'Listen, this is what he did to me, this is why we are not together," she explained. "And they were like, 'Yeah, no.' They weren't standing for me."

Shamea then discussed the nature of the call she received. 

"Fast-forward and she's like, 'Well, I just wanted to let you know that I'm sorry,' to paraphrase it, 'You were right,'" Shamea recounted. "Just to have it validated from his friend, it really meant a lot to me because I felt like somebody believes me."

Shamea was with her childhood best friend, Porsha, when she got the call. 

"We kind of just talked about it a little bit," the mom of two continued. "I mean, I had the strength and the support to be able to move on and to get out of that situation, but a lot of people don't, and I was like, 'Alright, you just sit back and fight your own battles' and that was proof of that." 

What Shamea Morton Mwangi revealed about her ex-husband on RHOA Season 16

The multi-hyphenate opened up about her first marriage to the rest of the peach holders on Season 16, Episode 8. 

"I was married back in 2008 for one year. My ex was abusive, and I spoke out about it, I shared my story," Shamea explained to the other women as a clip flashed from Shamea's talk at a domestic violence awareness event from back in 2017. The lady that sent me a text today, I hadn't talked to  her. I tried to tell her why I was divorcing him, and she kind of like shut me out and was mean about it. So she sent me a text today apologizing. It just woke up some old s--t."

In her interview, Shamea reiterated that her ex had a lot of influence in their group of friends. 

"He was super successful. He was wealthy, you know, everybody just thought he was so great..." she said. "Seeing that text I felt validated."