Phaedra Parks & Cheick Kone: 20-Year Age Gap Revealed!

Phaedra Parks, currently featured in Season 17 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, has reportedly found a new romantic interest in Cheick Kone. Kone, who is French-African, was born in Africa and raised in Paris. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management and is an entrepreneur in Atlanta, having founded a medical supply company in 2019 and working in luxury car rentals.

Reports indicate a substantial 20-year age difference between Parks, born in October 1973, and Kone, who was 32 as of 2025. Parks acknowledged the age gap in a 2025 interview, highlighting the advantages of dating a younger man. She met Kone on the show 'Married to Medicine,' with a co-star credited for their introduction.

Parks has characterized her relationship with Kone as casual, emphasizing that she is "just having fun" and has "no desire to remarry." She also noted that Kone knew her ex-husband, Apollo Nida, with their recollections of the connection differing.

Parks was married to Apollo Nida from 2009 until their divorce was finalized in 2017, with whom she shares two sons. Reflecting on her past marriage, she described it as "terrible" and expressed satisfaction with her current single status.