Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Monday that Cole revealed she is pregnant in a preview for the three-part Season 17 Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion.
- The preview says the baby is due in December 2026 and will be Cole and husband Derrick Hayes's fourth biological child together.
- With Hayes's two daughters from earlier relationships, the new arrival would bring the couple's blended family to six children.
- Part 1 of the reunion, which premieres August 9, also teases heated confrontations among cast members including Phaedra Parks, Shamea Morton Mwangi, Angela Oakley, and Porsha Williams.
- Cole's announcement arrives as she works to rebuild Slutty Vegan through franchising while handling a Chapter 11 filing, about $4 million in reported debt, and legal disputes with a former Bar Vegan CFO, factors that could affect how the news is received by customers and creditors.