It’s honestly no surprise that fans seemed to rejoice when news hit the web this week “R&B Divas” resident villain Nicci Gilbert would not return for the third season of the show. Despite the fact that many fans believed that Gilbert had been booted from the show over her numerous beefs and bad reception from viewers, the exiting Diva claims that she left the show of her own volition.
During last season’s reunion special, Gilbert tearfully claimed that she wasn’t sure if she would return for season three. In a new interview with MadameNoir.com, Gilbert explained that she never planned on coming back to the series.
“I just realized that it really wasn’t a good look for me as a 43-year-old woman raising a daughter,” Gilbert said, adding that she planned to leave even earlier in the series. “I actually wasn’t going to come back for season two because things occurred that I wasn’t happy about.”
During her two years on the show, Gilbert went from being a respected R&B singer to the most hated and divisive cast mate on the show thanks to her numerous beefs with fellow Divas Syleena Johnson and Angie Stone. With all of the drama she was involved in, Gilbert wants fans to know that she was simply misunderstood.
“Try to have an open mind…at the end of the day, reality stars are just doing what they can to feed their families,” Nicci explained.
For Gilbert, having fans share their hate for her on a daily basis took a heavy tool on her and her health eventually began to be affected by all of the negativity.
“There were times where I would wake up so stressed, I thought I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown,” she confessed.
But even though Gilbert won’t be back for season three, she still wants fans to watch her former cast mates on the upcoming season.
“I’m still getting a check as a producer, so please, tune into R&B Divas!” Gilbert said.
Well. Gilbert certainly isn’t the only bad girl we’ve seen on reality TV. Check out some other reality TV bad girls below. – nicholas robinson
