"I don't want to rush into anything, so I think this time apart is good for us," Bailey says

Real Housewives of Atlanta Cynthia Bailey Says She and Peter Thomas Are Separated: I'm 'Taking Some Time to Myself'

Cynthia Bailey and her husband Peter Thomas are living apart.

“Peter and I are separated. He lives in Charlotte, and I live in Atlanta,” Bailey told The Daily Dish in an interview published Tuesday.

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The couple’s ups and downs have been chronicled on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, with the relationship being challenged after rumors of infedlity and sexual lulls.

Bailey, 48, said the couple is still figuring out the future of their relationship.

“I don’t want to rush into anything, so I think this time apart is good for us,” Bailey told The Daily Dish. “And I think the space apart, I think he can appreciate it as well. I think it gives people time to think and process and just move forward in a way that really is healthy for everyone involved.”

The couple wed in 2011, broadcasting their wedding during the season 3 finale of RHOA.

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Last year, Bailey told PEOPLE “marriage is tough,” and praised her husband for be willing to stick with the relationship through its highs and lows.

“It’s been a great ride. The show has more than tested our relationship, but I think we’re good,” she said. “And hey, God forbid we don’t make it, we know we tried! We can walk away with no guilt because we know we tried it in ever way.”

In March, she opened up about the state of her marriage on Reality Checked‘s Amy Phillips on Andy Cohen‘s Sirius XM channel Radio Andy.