A relationship expert tells In contact exclusively that it is not surprising kim zolciak and kroy biermannHer 11-year marriage broke up and ended in divorce following her financial troubles, including the near loss of her home to foreclosure.
“It comes as no surprise that Zolciak describes his relationship with Biermann as ‘irretrievably broken with no hope of reconciliation’ following the tax debt and financial problems the couple have experienced.” ruthan integrative somatic trauma therapist, tells In contact. She does not know the former couple and has not worked with them.
“Even for the most emotionally mature partnership, financial stress will put both parties into a physiological stress response, which then puts them in a self-preservation state of mind that feels like it’s ‘me against everyone else,’” Ruth explains. .
Friends of the reality TV couple were shocked by their split and subsequent divorce filings. Kroy filed first on May 5, while Kim filed a contested divorce two days later, on May 7.
“The…stress response is probably what led Zolciak to keep his problems a secret from his friends, which only exacerbated feelings of fear, loneliness and disconnection,” Ruth continues.
Before their split, Kim and Kroy had a tumultuous 2023 as they fought to keep their Alpharetta, Georgia mansion from being sold at auction to the highest bidder. In contact confirmed in October 2022 that the reality TV couple defaulted on a $300,000 loan taken out on the 6,900-square-foot home, resulting in foreclosure proceedings.
The experience was incredibly stressful for the Real Housewives of Atlanta alum. “She is a braggart at heart so this is super embarrassing for her,” a source said. In contact at the time, Kim added that he was “in denial” or “hoping for a miracle” when it came to the property’s foreclosure.
Truist Bank was overseeing the sale of the property based on a $1.65 million mortgage the Biermanns set up in 2013. The home, according to the foreclosure notice, was to be sold because the couple “failed to pay the debt as and when due and in the manner provided. Kim and Kroy reached a last-minute deal with the bank to save their home on February 24, and the March 7 auction was cancelled.
That wasn’t the end of Kim and Kroy’s financial woes. They allegedly owe the IRS $1.1 million in unpaid taxes, interest, and penalties from 2013, 2017, and 2018. TMZ reported on May 8.
Well done do not be late, a reality show based on the former couple’s marriage and family life, had been a major source of income for the couple, but the series was canceled in 2021 after eight seasons. Kim still makes money as an entrepreneur, as she owns Kashmere Kollections, a line of skincare products she founded in 2016.
In the midst of her divorce from Kroy, a source exclusively told In contact that Kim’s husband “doesn’t have a job” unlike her, who has “her skincare line and other avenues of income.”
“The householders don’t want to get a job,” the source said.
