Apollo is currently serving an 8-year sentence for fraud and identity theft. Phaedra confirmed their split in October 2014. Together they have two sons, Ayden, 6, and Dylan, 3.
Phaedra said the last time her sons saw Apollo was earlier this year, which RHOA viewers saw on the show. Now, she says, "I'm glad that I'm able to enter a new chapter in my life, but at the same time as a woman and as a probably anal person who's very ambitious, you don’t want to be the most successful business person and be a failure at personal relationships."
Despite the split, Phaedra says she will always have feelings for Apollo. "I'll always love him because he’s the father of my children so I can never be regretful of that because out of our union came these beautiful awesome kids," she said. "But as far as being in love with him romantically, I’m definitely not at that place in my life anymore."
The mother-of-two says she has a strong support system in place when it comes to raising her sons. "Where we feel his absence [is] when the boys ask, 'Show me how to play football.' I know obviously quite a bit about the game, but I’m not the best football coach," she told ABC News. Earlier this year she told The Daily Dish, "I make it a point to try and engage good role models," citing Judge Greg Mathis, Pastor Jamal Bryant, Reverend Jesse Jackson, and Louis Farrakhan as some of the men who serve as mentors to her two sons.
Phaedra admits that whatever man does come into her life in a romantic capacity will also have to be a right for for her kids. "Obviously when you’re on a television show, you have to be somewhat guarded and when you’re a parent you have to be somewhat protective because I’ve got these two boys," she said. "I always said if I dated someone they would really be dating my two children. It would be a joint venture for all of us."
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