Kim Zolciak-BiermannandKroy Biermann’sdivorcecould become contentious as a potential custody battle looms.
A source close toThe Real Housewives of Atlantastar, 44, and her estranged husband exclusively tells PEOPLE that “everyone expects this divorce is going to get really bad because neither of them will give in.”
“Divorce is terrible but the kids are going to have to go through this in a very public manner,” the insider adds, referring to the couple’s fourchildren: 9-year-old twinsKaia Rose and Kane Ren, plus sonsKash Kade, 10, andKroy Jagger, 11.
Biermann also legally adopted Zolciak-Biermann’s older daughtersAriana Biermann, 21, andBrielle Biermann, 26, in 2013.
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The source shares that Biermann, 37, is the “absolute sweetest guy” but struggled with his role in the household.
“As a couple, it’s obvious that Kim has always been the head of the household,” the source explains. “Because of that, this makes [the divorce] even harder for him.”
“It’s really sad because he is a great dad,” the source adds. “With that said, they were both very involved parents and they both deserve to share custody and anyone that knows them would agree.”
“She’s not cutting the kids off from Kroy,” a second source close to the mom of six previously told PEOPLE. “She wants him to be involved as their dad.”
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A friend of theRHOAstar also told PEOPLE that she had beenplanning her splitfrom her husband of nearly 12 years for “a long time,” though that fact hasn’t made the divorce news any easier for the family.
“They are a very tight-knit family and this isn’t easy for any of the children,” the friend said.
The divorce news now makes Zolciak-Biermann a strong candidate to join the cast ofThe Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, the first source tells PEOPLE.
“I know for sure Kim has already been pitched forGirls Trip,” the source shares. “They felt she would be amazing on the lastGirls Tripbut it was already cast.”
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source: people.com
