Who Is Porsha Williams Dating? All the Details on Her "Really Happy" Relationship
The Real Housewives of Atlanta's Porsha Williams shared new details about her romantic life lately.
Key Takeaways
- Porsha Williams is currently dating Patrice “Sway” McKinney after finalizing her divorce from Simon Guobadia in 2025, and she has shared moments from their relationship publicly on Instagram and during Season 17 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
- Sway McKinney is a salon suite mentor and motivational speaker in the beauty industry, and she and Porsha originally connected through Instagram years before beginning their relationship.
- Porsha has described herself as “gently dating” and taking things slowly with Sway, while expressing that she feels happy, supported by her family, and empowered exploring new relationships after her divorce.
Porsha Williams is sharing new details on her dating life.
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Throughout Season 17 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Porsha has been sharing an in-depth look as she navigates dating following her divorce from Simon Guobadia, which was finalized in 2025.
During Season 17, Episode 2, Porsha noted she was taking time to focus on herself as she explored new romances. "At this point in my life, it's very liberating for me to be able to stand up and say, 'No, I'm just single, and I am just gently dating,'" she shared. "That feels powerful to me."
Porsha had been dating two people during Season 17, Patrice "Sway" McKinney and Michael Anthony (Also known as Mike Bless), and was open about exploring a future with both of them. However, by the Season 17 finale, Porsha revealed that she had taken a step back from her romance with Mike and was getting more serious about her relationship with Sway.
"Porsha and Sway are still going strong after 8 months, taking family vacations and living their best lives!" an end-card noted during the August 2 episode. "But despite the AI-generated rumors, her ring finger will still Go Naked."
Read on for all the details on Porsha's dating life and her romance with Sway.
Who is Porsha Williams dating now?
Porsha is dating Sway, and has been sharing sweet looks at their romance via Instagram posts.
In July, Porsha documented their romantic vacation to the Bahamas, writing on Instagram, "Surprised my baby [Sway] with this trip to the Bahamas and I'm so glad she pushed me to get in with the sharks with her!"
One month prior, Porsha shared snaps from attending the 2026 BET Awards with her "love."
Who is Porsha Williams' girlfriend, Patrice "Sway" McKinney?
Sway is a salon suite mentor and motivational speaker who helps "people open a profitable salon suite business," according to her Instagram bio.
"I am a coach and a mentor, specifically in the hair and beauty industry," she said during a Jan. 14 episode of The Marvin Francois Show. "So I primarily teach people how to start and scale their own salon suite business anywhere in the world without any experience, without any licensing."
How did Porsha Williams meet Patrice "Sway" McKinney?
Porsha first met with Sway through Instagram years before they started dating. "She and I had actually connected years and years ago on Instagram," Porsha explained during a December interview with Entertainment Tonight. "I had seen her page and liked a couple of things, you know, give a like here and that. So we had a little communication on Instagram over eight years ago."
Flash forward to a few years later, and Sway had a brand new Instagram account, which Porsha did not know belonged to her. "Her page looked totally different, so I didn't connect the two, but I was still connected to her and her spirit, so I was like, 'Boom.' Click another like. You know what I mean? And then we ended up connecting in the DMs, and kind of from there I met her with [my sister] Lauren [Williams] and we had some drinks and we had a good time."
Who was Porsha Williams married to before?
Porsha has been in a few relationships throughout her time on RHOA. Porsha was married to her first husband, former NFL football player Kordell Stewart, from 2011 to 2013. She got engaged to Dennis McKinley in 2018, before welcoming their daughter, Pilar Jhena "PJ" McKinley, into the world in March 2019. But, the couple broke up a few months after PJ's birth.
Porsha was most recently married to Simon Guobadia, who she tied the knot with in November 2022 before their relationship ended.
Is Porsha Williams divorced?
Yes. Porsha filed for divorce from Simon in February 2024, with their divorce being finalized in June 2025.
Porsha Williams and girlfriend Sway McKinney's dating timeline
In the months since she finalized her divorce from Simon, Porsha found love again and has been open about her relationship with Sway. "I'm just doing what feels natural," she told Entertainment Tonight. "I really wanted to explore that side of Porsha, and I'm glad I did because I'm really happy. I feel good about where I am, and the family is very supportive of it."
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But, they are taking things a bit slow and not jumping to put a label on things. "We are definitely still dating, and I don't want to put too much pressure on it," she said at the time of the ET interview. "You know, I move really fast. The next time you see me, I might be engaged. So if I'm doing it slower, let me do it a little slow. So yes, we are dating each other, we're enjoying each other, we're very close."
Porsha Williams launches her relationship with Patrice "Sway" McKinney on Instagram
Porsha first went public with their relationship on Instagram on Nov. 28. The mom of one took to her account on Sway's birthday, where she posted a series of photos and videos of them looking so happy and having so much fun together.
"Happiest birthday [Sway]," she wrote in the caption of the post. "Hope this year continues to bring you everything you want and more! Can't wait to act up Saturday!"
Sway then took to the comments of the post, where she returned the affection to Porsha. "Damn babe," she wrote. "Sweet af...Thank you again!"
Porsha Williams opens up about her romantic life today after her divorce
Porsha had previously opened up about her relationship during an appearance at BravoCon 2025. When Porsha appeared on an episode of BravoCon Live! Andy asked her about her experience "swimming in the lady pond."
"Oh, well, I have dipped a toe or two in the pond," she said. "And it is warm. It is warm."
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Prior to that, Porsha appeared on a panel at CultureCon where she revealed that she was involved with both a man and a woman. "So the people I am talking to now — it's just two — I've narrowed it down to two. And he is nice and she is nice," she explained. "But I really just wanted to make sure these were normal people....They're not letting me walk over them. They aren't just doing whatever they need to do to get into the relationship...I have to expect someone to call me out from time to time."
See how Porsha and Sway spent this past holiday season together.
