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Season 16 of ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta‘ is upon us, and as fans hold out for the long-awaited return at the top of 2025, one of the stars is fueling the excitement.
Returning vet, Cynthia Bailey dished on the new season during a recent episode of the ‘Two Ts in a Pod’ podcast on Nov. 1, that her return as a “friend of the show” this season is “amazing.”
“I feel like Atlanta was No. 1 for so long and I felt like we slid down,” she began. “We were not where I think we should’ve been. It was fun to get back with the girls… there’s something to be said about bringing in some fresh blood and some of the old girls as well.”
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Bailey shared how impressed she was with Parks’ return. She revealed that the Traitors star had joined the cast for the last two weeks of filming and blew everyone out of the water.
“She was on another Bravo show called Married 2 Medicine,” the Bravolebrity said of Parks. “She got the call and was like ‘I’m outta here!’ It was just amazing because I’ve never seen in the history of the show — with any franchise — a housewife, or past housewife, whatever you want to call it, come back with literally two weeks left and come back as a full housewife with a full red peach in her hand.”
Before Parks’ return, the show had been “anchored” around Porsha Williams and her storyline.
“I know she comes with us for our last international trip,” Bailey continued, adding that she wasn’t sure how producers would weave her into the season. “We got a lot done. I will say Phaedra definitely did her thing in the two weeks that she had. The season finale… this is her season.”
The ladies took to social media months ago during filming to tease the final cast trip with Phaedra.
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Stay tuned!
