STR8 TALK: MASHONDA SMARTENS UP & QUITS “LOVE & HIP HOP”

“I just felt like being on a show, a reality show, would be too much, so I declined,” she said. But producers insisted: ‘Are you willing to come on the show to at least give Emily advice on her relationship?’ I thought about it and it made sense, so I said okay.”
“I really honestly did do the show to help Emily and help women across the United States, to let them know that you’re not the only one that can go through something like this [divorce].”
After seeing the final product, Mashonda had second thoughts.
“I just don’t feel like at this point in my life, Love & Hip Hop represents who I am, it’s just a chapter that is over. When I shot the show, I thought that it was going to be like more of a sisterhood, but when I saw a lot of the drama and the beef, I was a little surprised. I was like wow, okay, I didn’t know this was going to be a part of what this is.”