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"After four seasons on the Real Housewives of Atlanta, Sheree Whitfield is saying bye-bye to Bravo.\r\nAppearing alongside NeNe Leakes, Kim Zolciak, Kandi Burruss, Phaedra Parks and Cynthia Bailey on the primetime hit, Whitfield, 42, tells Wetpaint.com she is now a &amp;quot;free agent.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;After four solid seasons of helping Bravo build the show into its most successful Housewives franchise, I have decided to leave,&amp;quot; Whitfield told Wetpaint, which first reported her departure. &amp;quot;The direction the show is going in is no longer a fit for my lifestyle. I&amp;apos;m tired of the fighting and the cattiness.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe ex-wife of former NFL star Bob Whitfield, the mom of three argues that she is just plain over the behavior that has now become commonplace on the series.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I want to be part of something that empowers and inspires women to not only be healthy, but to treat themselves with respect,&amp;quot; says Whitfield, who helms her own clothing line She by Sheree. &amp;quot;I wish the rest of the women the best of luck. I&amp;apos;m thrilled to say I&amp;apos;m now a free agent and am already fielding offers.&amp;quot;\r\nIn a statement Wednesday, Bravo wished the former cast member well. &amp;quot;We have enjoyed working with Sheree as part of The Real Housewives of Atlanta,&amp;quot; a network spokesperson told Us. &amp;quot;We wish her all the best in the future.&amp;quot;\r\nTell Us: Will you miss Sheree on the Real Housewives of Atlanta?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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