Can’t you see how horrible it was for that mother to change her useless daughter into a symbol, to wield it as a political tool? When Judith (who later turned Kandi's confidante) initially tried using to conclusion Kandi's marriage with Alan, Kandi's mother Mandi (Gail O'Grady), who also experienced a quick fling with Charlie in the course of that time, produced certain the few have been courting once again.