It has been almost a year since The Real Housewives of Durban star Jojo Robinson adamantly stated that she would not be returning to the show. Now, the tattooed housewife – who was seen in the upcoming season’s trailer – will be back on our screens and has shared her reasons for her return.
Jojo’s decision for not wanting to return for the fourth season stemmed from cast members’ discussion of Jojo’s husband Calven Robinson’s second heart surgery in one of the show’s episodes.
“I will never do Housewives again. Bringing my husband into this sh*t and then watching everyone laughing about serious issues,” wrote Jojo on her Instagram stories in April last year. “His father passed of a heart issue a few months before these episodes were shot. It’s NOT a joke topic. I actually feel sick watching this show.”
She continued, “This is not okay. Toxic behaviour like this is not normal and please DON’T think it is. We as a group had a massive platform to inspire our young girls and instead, we have shown nothing but how to hate and fight.”
Fast-forward to the present day, Jojo has changed her tune.
Returning to Instagram, Jojo shared, “Everyone keeps asking why I did it [The Real Housewives of Durban] again. I’m a woman, I changed my mind, like I do every 5 minutes of the day.”
Providing more information about why we will see her on our screens again, Jojo revealed that because her house is “really fancy now,” she wants to show it off for all to see, as the house now has an “indoor heated pool and what not.”
Jojo concluded, “My story wasn’t going to end with that toxic sh*t show from last year. The story needed to go on. I also healed all the wounds from last year, so now I was ready for new ones. I clearly forgot how painful those were.”
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In October last year, Jojo had already given fans and followers a glimpse of her revamped home which, at the time, was still under construction.
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The Real Housewives of Durban season 4 is set to premiere on Showmax on 9 February 2024.
Also see: ‘Welcome to chapter four’ – RHODurban trailer drops
