Cynthia Bailey always “knew” she would be in Leon Robinson’s life… just not as his spouse.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum addressed the former romance in the November 18 episode of Ts Madison’s Outlaws podcast. Toward the end of the conversation, Ts Madison asked Cynthia “one last hard question”: Why didn’t she and Leon ever get married despite sharing a child and maintaining a decades-long friendship?
Cynthia Bailey explains why she & Leon Robinson never wed
“Oh my God, wow. I’ve never been asked that question before,” Cynthia told the host. “OK, so, I did not marry Leon because I felt like, at the time, he’s an artist, I’m an artist, he’s a creative, I’m a creative, he’s a Pisces, I’m a Pisces. We are literally the same people in so many ways.”
Cynthia said her and Leon’s career aspirations were very similar, so much so that she felt she couldn’t “really nurture” his artistic endeavors as she was too busy chasing her own dreams.
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“He needed someone to let him be the artist,” she continued. “It’s tricky when you’ve got two artists, and everybody’s going for the same thing. I mean, I’ve seen it be done, but I felt like I wouldn’t be able to fully just nurture his talent and the things that he needed from a partner, because I was still figuring out what I was doing… I needed a partner that maybe was not so much doing the things that I was doing.”
Cynthia Bailey felt connected to Leon Robinson before they ever met
Cynthia began dating Leon in the late 1990s when she was working as a model, and he was making moves in the film and music industries. However, the Atlanta mom said she felt connected to Leon years before they were formally introduced.
“I knew I was gonna meet Leon… just from seeing his movies,” she said. “I would literally be like, ‘I’m gonna meet him one day.’ I knew there was going to be a connection. From the first time I met that man, we locked eyes, I knew it… I knew that he was my person.”
Cynthia Bailey reflects on her coparenting relationship with Leon Robinson
The couple welcomed their daughter, Noelle Robinson, in November 1999, and separated shortly after. Cynthia said the pregnancy didn’t affect her stance on marriage, as she was very content with her and Leon’s dynamic.
“I think we were put together to have Noelle. Noelle is his one and only. Noelle is my one and only,” she explained. “We had a good time. We had a beautiful time. When I was with Leon, that was the first time I was really in love… It was a beautiful love story. It really, really was. And I still love Leon… a lot of love and respect for him. I just didn’t feel like, at that time… I still don’t feel like I’m his person in that way.”
Cynthia Bailey shares an update on her boyfriend, LePrince
In the years since Cynthia joined RHOA in Season 3 (2010), fans have watched her experience the ups and downs of multiple relationships, including two marriages and divorces. The Alabama native is now dating LePrince, a European musician she went public with in March. Cynthia told Ts Madison that she and her beau were still going strong after a year and a half of dating; however, she admitted that the long-distance romance wasn’t always easy.
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“I like long-distance relationships, but this is challenging because the time difference and stuff,” she explained. “You know, he goes to events with me, premieres — all the things that I do. And I like it. The distance is the only thing that’s… It’s hard because I can’t work over there. I ain’t got no work in Amsterdam. He can work a little bit here. But he’s mostly known over there. So he comes back and forth more than I’m able to.”
There’s no question Cynthia is clearly head over heels for her man, but is she ready to walk down the aisle again? Find out what she had to say about a potential marriage.
