Tia Mowry Says She ‘Didn’t Realize’ Happiness Was a ‘Choice’ Before Cory Hardrict Divorce

Tia Mowry is navigating life as a single mom in her new We TV series.

On Friday, Sept. 20, We TV shared a first look at Mowry’s return to television with her all-new docuseries, Tia Mowry: My Next Act. In the 11-minute teaser, viewers see the Sister, Sister star, 46, adjusting to life following her divorce from ex-husband Cory Hardrict.

Mowry begins the clip in full mommy mode, getting her daughter Cairo, 6, ready to be dropped off at Hardrict’s house. 

“So it’s been about a year and a half since I got a divorce, and I am slowly learning who I am,” Mowry says in a confessional scene. 

She and the Divorce in the Black actor, 44, were married from 2008 to 2023. In addition to Cairo, they also share son Cree, 13 — who Mowry notes, “didn’t feel comfortable” appearing on camera. 

“I came into this world with a twin,” she adds of her sister, Tamera Mowry, also 46. “And right after that, I went into a 22-year relationship, so I have never been alone in my life.”

Once Tia’s done with getting Cairo together, they head to the car and head to Hardrict’s house — which makes The Game star emotional. 

“I feel like one of the hardest things that I’ve had to adapt to, is dropping my kids off at their dad’s house. I’ve always wanted the family dynamic of having a mom and a dad in one household,” a tearful Tia says in her confessional. “And when you’re dropping your kids off, you actually, visually see how that is no longer.”

Later in the teaser, Tia, who admits to not being as close as she once was to her sister Tamera, catches up with her friend Natasha Marc to discuss how her relationship is being portrayed in the media. 

After a heart-to-heart with Marc about her “healing journey,” the Twitches star comes to a realization. 

“I feel that right now, yes, I’m vulnerable in my life, but it’s the first time where I am actually realizing that I have a choice,” Tia continues in her confessional. “I have a choice to speak my mind. I have a choice to be me. I have a choice to be happy.”

Beginning to cry, she adds, “Oh my God, I’m getting emotional. I didn’t realize I had a choice before. I just didn’t.”

“Tired of people distorting the narrative of her relationships and life, Tia Mowry is removing the filter like never before while embarking on a fearless and fierce journey of self-discovery post-divorce. Tia was always part of a duo, first as a twin sister, then as a wife… now she’s on her own for the first time in her life,” a press release reads.

“The struggle is real as Tia navigates her newly single status, a new phase of motherhood, as well as building businesses and juggling her ever-evolving career. With each nerve-wracking new hardship, she finds happiness along the way with her village of larger-than-life friends and family in Tia Mowry: My Next Act,” it continues. 

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The eight-episode series is executive produced by Tia, Adam Griffin and Erin Richard, along with executive producers from Jesse Collins Entertainment.

Tia Mowry: My Next Act premieres Oct. 4 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT on We TV, with new episodes available on AMC’s streaming service ALLBLK.