‘California?’: Cynthia Bailey’s New Photo Caption Has Fans Wondering If She’s Moved In with Fiancé Mike Hill In L.A.

Cynthia Bailey has touched down in California, and that means she’s in town to visit her fiancé Mike Hill. But her curious selfie caption has made fans wonder if she’s going to be there for good.

On Instagram Tuesday, “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star uploaded a makeup-free selfie explaining her plans for the evening.

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Cynthia Bailey. (Photo: @cynthiabailey10/Instagram)

“no make up, didn’t comb my hair, cooking dinner, waiting 4 bae to get home from work kind of day. @itsmikehill #CHill #californialove,” read Bailey’s caption on the Oct. 15 selfie from Porter Ranch, Los Angeles.

Bailey said in response to a curious commenter that she was whipping up a meal of salmon, cabbage, sweet potatoes and cornbread for the Fox Sports 1 anchor.

Yet it was the star referring to the L.A. house as “home” in her caption that caused several fans of hers to wonder if she moved in with her guy and away from Atlanta.

“You move to LA or just visiting?”

“🗣️ CALIFORNIA 🤔”

“You’re so beautiful!! Are you living in California full time?”

“You moved?”

Bailey didn’t respond to those commenters, but she has addressed moving to the West Coast for her guy in the past. Speaking on “Watch What Happens Live” in January, she explained that she was already spending lots of time in L.A. months ahead of their engagement in July.

“We talk about marriage all the time. All the time,” she said. “I’m in L.A. now. This is Mike’s city. I spend a lot of time in L.A., and, yes, I can confidently say that Mike and I will be getting married.”

Now that the couple is set to wed on Oct. 10, 2020, Bailey will likely be packing up her things and spending less time in Atlanta and her home of Lake Bailey.

“I love Lake Bailey and so does Mike, but I think I would be in L.A. more full-time,” she clarified when asked if she would leave Atlanta permanently.

Bailey’s daughter, Noelle Robinson, already lives in L.A. Hill disclosed on the “It’s Bravo Betch” podcast in September that the model’s only child resides in his home.

“Noelle’s living with me right now,” he said, noting he’s pals with the 19-year-old’s dad, actor Leon Robinson. “She’s out here in L.A., she’s pursuing her goals of acting. She’s a superstar. … She’s an influencer so she’s doing her thing for YouTube and her YouTube channel. That’s my daughter. I have three daughters: two biological daughters and my bonus daughter in Noelle.”

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