Sheree Whitfield's dysfunctional relationship with her ex Bob Whitfield stood as a major focus on the last season of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, but now that the reality star has kicked him to the curb and found a new man, she's all smiles.

Though her new bae is currently behind bars, she's firmly holding him down and is adamant that he's treating her like she deserves, as she gushed about their romance to Essence.

The reality star told the publication that her new bae Tyrone Gilliams, who is currently behind bars for wire fraud, is a "great communicator" and is "very supportive."

"This is probably the strongest bond I've ever had," she said. "You gotta think about it. We have nothing but time to talk and get to know one another. A lot of my other relationships, we didn't communicate. It was more physical so you take the physicality out... Me, I like to be stimulated on a deeper level."

She added that she considers Gilliams her "best friend," whom she can "talk to about anything."

As far as his incarceration is concerned, Sheree stands by the age old adage that "everyone makes mistakes."

"I'm not saying he made a mistake, he is still proclaiming his innocence. His legal team has filed motions to deal with that as well," she continued. "I'm saying no one's perfect so I'm not here to judge him or anyone else."

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