Kandi Burruss and Riley Burruss are really close. The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum has such a strong relationship with her daughter, which was evidenced when they were each other’s dates at an awards show over the weekend.Â
The mother-daughter duo stepped out on the red carpet on Sunday, Sept. 7, for night two of the 2025 Creative Arts Emmys. This was a big night for both Kandi and Next Gen NYC’s Riley, as they presented the nominees for Outstanding Structured Reality Program together.
Both Kandi and Riley looked so glam in their coordinating black and gold outfits. Kandi opted for a black velvet corset dress with gold detailing and a long train. Riley, on the other hand, wore a long-sleeve black dress with a gold belt, gold clutch, and two oversized black and gold bangles worn on one wrist. The NYU graduate chose to repost a photo from the red carpet to her Instagram Story on Sunday night, where she tagged her mom and added a simple red heart emoji to it.
Kandi Burruss reveals Riley Burruss’ red carpet preparation
Before the mother-daughter duo posed and presented together, they first had to make their way to the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, where the awards show was held. Kandi took to her Instagram Story on Sunday, where she posted a video of her and Riley in the car on the way to the show, while Riley ate some food.
In the video, Riley can be seen holding a container of food in the lap of her dress, while Kandi narrates what is going on. “She better not be getting it on her dress,” Kandi said in the video. “You’ve got on a dress, getting ready to go to an awards, eating what is that?” she asked her daughter.
“Buffalo cauliflower,” Riley replied.
“Buffalo cauliflower. On her lap,” Kandi noted.
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“We gotta eat around here,” Riley added. “I know we’re in LA, but I’m not LA.”
Riley also took to her Instagram Story, where she added some clarification to her eating on the car ride there. “I needed to see what the hype was about Erewhon,” she noted.
Riley Burruss opens up about Kandi Burruss’ involvement in her finances
Although Riley currently lives in NYC, and Kandi lives in Atlanta, they are still very close. Both Kandi and Riley appeared on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on July 15, where Riley admitted that Kandi has not cut her off financially. “I’m still going to get my master’s [degree],” she explained. “So I’m still gonna go to school.”
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Riley admitted that she had not decided on what she’s studying or where she wants to school, but she did reveal that she was studying to take her entrance exam. “Yeah, so y’all pray for my baby that she pass and get high scores on her test,” Kandi added.
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