The production, behind the scenes discussions, and portions of opening night were shown on Season 6 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Mama Joyce is a native of Atlanta, and the youngest of 14 children. She was a former telecommunications professional and is a divorced mother of two. Her son (and Kandi’s brother), Patrick, was killed in a car accident when he was 22 and it rocked the family to the core. Two years before Patrick’s passing, she retired from her decade-long career after undergoing spinal surgery. She is currently on disability and Social Security, and has a rental property in her name. She is not paid for her appearances on the show, and has recently had to hire a publicist to help control some of the negative attention she has been receiving because of her very public feud with her daughter over her relationship with Todd Tucker.