Kim Zolciak's New Mystery Boyfriend Is an 'Average Joe,' Source Says as Reality Star Confirms She's Moved on from Kroy Biermann

Mar. 15, 2025

Kim Zolciak-Biermann, Kroy Biermann.Photo: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images; Paras Griffin/Getty Images

It’s out with the old and in with the new forKim Zolciak-Biermann.The reality star, 46, is dating a mystery man as she continues to battle withKroy Biermannin theircontentious divorce. A source tells PEOPLE Kim’s new beau is just an “average Joe” who she met on Instagram.In an interview withTMZon Wednesday, March 12, Kim confirmed the news, saying that she is only seeing “one person” — and he doesn’t work in the entertainment industry.She also revealed that the unnamed man is “age appropriate,” and when asked if he’s a former athlete,The Real Housewives of Atlantaalum declared: “F— no!”Kim Zolciak-Biermann.Prince Williams/WireImage“I’m just dating,”she explained, taking a dig at her ex: “I wasn’t doing what Kroy was doing. I was at the house with the kids. So, now I’m out.”“I’m just happy,” Kim added. “I have my kids, I’m in my new house, I’m working.”Since moving out of the home she and Kroy, 39, shared during their 12-year marriage (which theysold for less than half the asking pricein January amid financial troubles), Kim told the outlet that her kids are “happier.”“I try to make it joyful,” she said of being a single mom totheir six children. “We do fun things.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Kroy Biermann and Kim Zolciak-Biermann.J. Kempin/GettyKim met Kroy while she was filmingRHOAin 2010,and in May 2011, they welcomed their first child together,Kroy “KJ” Jagger Jr. In October 2011, the couple got engaged, and theytied the knota month later.Soon after, they received their own reality series on Bravo calledDon’t Be Tardy,which chronicled their family’s daily lives from 2012 until 2020. The show documented the birth of their other three kids: son Kash and twinsKaia Rose and Kane Ren.The Bravolebrity also has two older daughters from a previous relationship,BrielleandAriana, whom Kroy legally adopted in 2013.Kim Zolciak-Biermann and Kroy Biermann with their six children.Bravo/InstagramThe pair first filed for divorce in May 2023, just three months after news broke that they werefacing financial problems, includingthe foreclosure of their Georgia mansionand reports that theyowe the IRS over $1 millionin unpaid taxes.In July that same year, they brieflyreconciledbefore the former NFL linebackerfiled for divorce for a second timethat August. Ever since, Kim and Kroy have gone back and forth, making accusations against one another in the messy proceedings.In December, Kim toldTMZthat Kroy was to blame forescalating their problems, claiming that “there’s a track record of Kroy being the problem.”“Nobody has any idea what I’ve dealt with the last two and half, three years of my life,” she said. “I’m trying to take the high road.”“I’m a normal, rational person that doesn’t see the need for any of this control and chaos,” she added, calling Kroy “too controlling.”PEOPLE reached out to a rep for Kroy at the time, but did not receive a response.

It’s out with the old and in with the new forKim Zolciak-Biermann.

The reality star, 46, is dating a mystery man as she continues to battle withKroy Biermannin theircontentious divorce. A source tells PEOPLE Kim’s new beau is just an “average Joe” who she met on Instagram.

In an interview withTMZon Wednesday, March 12, Kim confirmed the news, saying that she is only seeing “one person” — and he doesn’t work in the entertainment industry.

She also revealed that the unnamed man is “age appropriate,” and when asked if he’s a former athlete,The Real Housewives of Atlantaalum declared: “F— no!”

Kim Zolciak-Biermann.Prince Williams/WireImage

Prince Williams/WireImage

“I’m just dating,”she explained, taking a dig at her ex: “I wasn’t doing what Kroy was doing. I was at the house with the kids. So, now I’m out.”

“I’m just happy,” Kim added. “I have my kids, I’m in my new house, I’m working.”

Since moving out of the home she and Kroy, 39, shared during their 12-year marriage (which theysold for less than half the asking pricein January amid financial troubles), Kim told the outlet that her kids are “happier.”

“I try to make it joyful,” she said of being a single mom totheir six children. “We do fun things.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Kroy Biermann and Kim Zolciak-Biermann.J. Kempin/Getty

Kim met Kroy while she was filmingRHOAin 2010,and in May 2011, they welcomed their first child together,Kroy “KJ” Jagger Jr. In October 2011, the couple got engaged, and theytied the knota month later.

Soon after, they received their own reality series on Bravo calledDon’t Be Tardy,which chronicled their family’s daily lives from 2012 until 2020. The show documented the birth of their other three kids: son Kash and twinsKaia Rose and Kane Ren.

The Bravolebrity also has two older daughters from a previous relationship,BrielleandAriana, whom Kroy legally adopted in 2013.

Kim Zolciak-Biermann and Kroy Biermann with their six children.Bravo/Instagram

Bravo/Instagram

The pair first filed for divorce in May 2023, just three months after news broke that they werefacing financial problems, includingthe foreclosure of their Georgia mansionand reports that theyowe the IRS over $1 millionin unpaid taxes.

In July that same year, they brieflyreconciledbefore the former NFL linebackerfiled for divorce for a second timethat August. Ever since, Kim and Kroy have gone back and forth, making accusations against one another in the messy proceedings.

In December, Kim toldTMZthat Kroy was to blame forescalating their problems, claiming that “there’s a track record of Kroy being the problem.”

“Nobody has any idea what I’ve dealt with the last two and half, three years of my life,” she said. “I’m trying to take the high road.”

“I’m a normal, rational person that doesn’t see the need for any of this control and chaos,” she added, calling Kroy “too controlling.”

PEOPLE reached out to a rep for Kroy at the time, but did not receive a response.

source: people.com