Ariana Biermann, daughter of Real Housewives of Atlanta alum Kim Zolciak and former NFL player Kroy Biermann, is opening up about just how bad her financial situation got before she found her footing. Speaking on the Next Gen NYC After Show, the reality star described the moment she and then-boyfriend Hudson McLeroy decided to move out on their own.
“When Hudson and I decided to move out, I literally had, I think, like $200 to my name, genuinely,” she said. “Obviously, we know my parents took my money. I never got a dollar.”
Now She’s Paying Taxes On It
The financial fallout didn’t stop at the missing earnings. Ariana revealed she recently had to file taxes on income she says she never actually received.
“I just filed taxes on all the money I never received,” she said, calling the process “super fun” with clear sarcasm before adding, “Thank you, Jesus, for putting me in a place to be able to do that though.”
That detail is what makes this story sting in a way the original revelation didn’t quite capture. It’s one thing to learn your teenage earnings are gone. It’s another to be legally on the hook to the IRS for money that never touched your bank account, years after the fact.
How This All Came To Light
Ariana first disclosed the situation during Next Gen NYC season 1, revealing she discovered the loss only two years ago, despite the earnings dating back to her teenage years working in television and brand deals.
“I don’t even know how much money I made over that time period. Nobody was honest. There was no transparency. And I have no idea where it actually went,” she said in a confessional at the time.
The timing made the story even bigger than it might otherwise have been. The revelation became a significant storyline just as Kim and Kroy’s divorce turned into one of the more publicly messy splits in the Bravo universe, adding financial mismanagement to an already long list of grievances playing out between the two exes.
Kim Zolciak’s Side Of The Story
Kim addressed the accusation directly on Watch What Happens Live in July 2025, and she didn’t deny that Ariana’s earnings were spent. She just framed where the money actually went.
“Ariana’s money was spent on bills, to be honest,” Kim said. “I was left, you know, holding the bag for the family.”
That explanation doesn’t erase the tax bill Ariana is now dealing with, but it does complicate the narrative slightly. Ariana was a minor for most of the period in question, meaning she had no legal control over her own earnings at the time regardless of what happened to the money. Whether the funds were mismanaged, necessary for the household, or some combination of both, the practical result for Ariana is the same: a tax obligation on income she never controlled and, by her account, never saw.
Where She Stands Now
Ariana has said she’s since found much more financial stability through her own work in social media and television. That stability doesn’t undo the tax bill, but it does mean she’s handling it from a considerably better position than the one she was in with $200 to her name.
Erika covers 90 Day Fiancé, Sister Wives, Teen Mom 2, and the Kardashians. She specializes in breaking news and cast updates, following couples and families through every twist. Erika has covered reality TV and entertainment news for three years.
