Kenya Moorewants to heal the wounds of her own childhood for her daughter’s benefit.In an exclusive preview of Wednesday’s FOX’s boot camp-style reality competitionSpecial Forces: World’s Toughest Test, Moore speaks about the issues she had with her biological mother in the past — and how they’ve made her a better mom in the present.“I think I’ve come a long way from where I used to be,” says Moore, 51. Speaking of herBrooklyn, whom she shares with exMarc Daly, she continues: “My daughter — she’s 3, and she’s just the world to me. I had her very late in life, but I wanted to be the type of mom to my daughter that I never had.“Kenya Moore/InstagramThe Real Housewives of Atlantastar appears to be in the middle of a trying moment onSpecial Forceswhen she’s hooded and brought into an interrogation room to be grilled about her “angry, aggressive, petty, vindictive"RHOApersona.Moore defends herself, saying her upbringing ingrained her with a feeling “like I always have a target on my back.““I had teenage parents,” she explains. “My mom didn’t want to have me, so my grandmother asked if she could have me. After that, my mother kind of pretended that she never had a child. It just got worse and worse.“She tears up as she adds, “I was just angry.“Pete Dadds/FOXDespite emotional interrogations and rigorous physical challenges (which have even driven more than one of Moore’s fellowcontestants to exit due to injury), the former Miss USA winner still finds some aspects ofSpecial Forcespreferable toHousewives.When asked recently whether enduring military drills or navigating aRHOAvacation was more challenging, she didn’t miss a beat: “100 percent — this answer will shock you —aHousewivestrip [is harder].“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Special Forces: World’s Toughest Testairs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on FOX.
Kenya Moorewants to heal the wounds of her own childhood for her daughter’s benefit.
In an exclusive preview of Wednesday’s FOX’s boot camp-style reality competitionSpecial Forces: World’s Toughest Test, Moore speaks about the issues she had with her biological mother in the past — and how they’ve made her a better mom in the present.
“I think I’ve come a long way from where I used to be,” says Moore, 51. Speaking of herBrooklyn, whom she shares with exMarc Daly, she continues: “My daughter — she’s 3, and she’s just the world to me. I had her very late in life, but I wanted to be the type of mom to my daughter that I never had.”
Kenya Moore/Instagram
The Real Housewives of Atlantastar appears to be in the middle of a trying moment onSpecial Forceswhen she’s hooded and brought into an interrogation room to be grilled about her “angry, aggressive, petty, vindictive"RHOApersona.
Moore defends herself, saying her upbringing ingrained her with a feeling “like I always have a target on my back.”
“I had teenage parents,” she explains. “My mom didn’t want to have me, so my grandmother asked if she could have me. After that, my mother kind of pretended that she never had a child. It just got worse and worse.”
She tears up as she adds, “I was just angry.”
Pete Dadds/FOX
Despite emotional interrogations and rigorous physical challenges (which have even driven more than one of Moore’s fellowcontestants to exit due to injury), the former Miss USA winner still finds some aspects ofSpecial Forcespreferable toHousewives.
When asked recently whether enduring military drills or navigating aRHOAvacation was more challenging, she didn’t miss a beat: “100 percent — this answer will shock you —aHousewivestrip [is harder].”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Testairs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on FOX.
source: people.com
