Cynthia Bailey Wins Fan Support as She Stays Above ‘RHOA’ Drama and Soaks Up Time With Boyfriend Mike Hill

Cynthia Bailey has been spending her time staying away from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” drama and soaking up lots of love from boyfriend Mike Hill.

The model is in California visiting her Fox Sports 1 newscaster beau and snapped a photo with him as they visited the club Soho House in West Hollywood Friday, April 12.

“Him❤️ @itsmikehill #CHill #love #godsplan,” the post was captioned, which included the couple’s hashtag that combines her first initial with his last name.

cynthia bailey

Mike Hill (left) and Cynthia Bailey (right). (Photo: @cynthiabailey10/Instagram)

“I got you babe. You got me. #CHill,” Hill commented.

“@itsmikehill I LOVE YOU❤️” Bailey replied to her man.

cynthia bailey

Fans have poured out in support of Bailey and Hill’s love.

“Love wins. Let the haters do what haters do and be happy!💕”

“It feels so good to see her happy healthy and glowing !!! Cynthia has a beautiful spirit and you dont find ppl like this everyday so when you do hold on to them ❤️”

“Honey chile….insecure where. I swear ppl don’t like to see other ppl happy!! I’m happy for you! Black love!💕💕 #CHILL.”

“Love the ‘CHill’ hashtag which was annoying some house wives on your reunion 🤣🤣🤣” one commenter said, remarking on Leakes dubbing the hashtag “an overkill.”

The star’s followers have shown their own faith in the couple by using their hashtag, something Bailey appreciated as she filled her replies to comments with heart emoji.

It seems the longtime “RHOA” star is focusing on her romance and staying well above the drama she’s facing from former friend Nene Leakes. The O.G. ‘wife has been making the press rounds as she promotes her TV movie “How High 2,” and Bailey’s name is never far from the conversation.

On CBS’ “The Talk” Monday, April 8, Leakes was asked about reports that Bailey is engaged to Hill.

“I would announce the same thing if I was trying to get another season on the show. Everybody got to have a storyline … I’m just saying people do anything for money, honey,” Leakes said after remarking that Bailey is “an extra” in the MTV sequel to the 2001 stoner comedy.

Leakes fell out with Bailey when she alleged the model knew Kenya Moore was coming to her party but did not inform Leakes about it. Bailey has maintained she knew Moore was possibly going to come to the Seagram’s Escapes beverage launch event but wasn’t confirmed to be an attendee.

“Everything that happened at that party, she set me up,” Leakes charged on E!’s “Daily Pop” earlier this week.

Democracy needs journalism it can trust.

This election season, the stakes are higher than usual — and so is the pressure on newsrooms to soften their coverage, stay quiet, or just disappear. Independent reporting, the kind that answers to readers instead of advertisers or political pressure, matters more in a moment like this, not less.

For over 14 years, Atlanta Black Star has stayed independent and reader-funded. We have no corporate owner and no shareholders telling us what to cover or how to cover it. That independence is also our biggest vulnerability: nothing protects it except readers choosing to fund it directly.

Newspaper ad revenue has fallen more than 80% since 2005, and local newsrooms are closing at a rate of roughly two a week nationwide. When outlets go under in a moment like this, it's rarely the independent, reader-funded ones that get to stick around.

We know a request for support isn't why you came here. But without readers choosing to fund this work directly, the depth of reporting we can do at home and abroad shrinks along with everyone else's. If you're not in a position to give, that doesn't change how much we value you as a reader.

If you are able to, a recurring contribution does more for us than a single one-time gift, because it lets us plan the next investigation instead of just the next invoice. It takes about 30 seconds, no long form, no account. Thank you for continuing to support independent journalism and freedom of the press.

Back to top