RHOA's Cynthia Bailey Is ‘Proud’ of the ‘Young Lady’ Daughter Noelle Is Becoming: ‘Super Emotional for Me’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Cynthia Bailey poses with her daughter Noelle.Photo: Paras Griffin/Getty

Cynthia Baileycouldn’t be more proud of her daughter.

While recently chatting with PEOPLE at the 1st Annual Gurus Awards, theReal Housewives of Atlantastar, 57, opened up about the “super emotional” day her daughter Noelle, whom she shares with ex Leon Robinson, turned 25 in early November.

“For some reason, it was super emotional for me,” the reality star tells PEOPLE. “I was like, if I post one more picture of Noelle, they’re gonna start unfollowing me,” she jokes.

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Bailey also shares with PEOPLE that she’s extra proud of Noelle for the way she’s created her own identity for herself despite both of her parents being on television.

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“And I’m just so proud that she’s kind of just going her own way, kind of separately from us,” she says. “I mean, I think that’s important that she realizes who she is outside of her parents.”

At 20 years old,Noelle came out as sexually fluidon an episode ofThe Real Housewives of Atlantain an emotional conversation with her mother.

“People try to box everyone in and put labels on everything, but I don’t really do that,” Noelle told Bailey. “I just like who I like, and that’s just what it is. There’s a lot of attractive guys, and there’s a lot of attractive girls.”

According to Noelle, she began exploring her sexuality during her freshman year at Howard University. “It really just came out of nowhere,” she said. “I wasn’t really expecting that to happen.”

source: people.com