Sheree Whitfield‘s return to the ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ hasn’t aired just yet, but the much-loved OG is already shaking things up.
Appearing on Carlos King‘s ‘Reality With The King’ Stitcher podcast, the She By Sheree entrepreneur was quizzed by the show’s former producer about Kandi Burruss‘ intimation that she would leave RHOA if former friend Phaedra Parks was to ever return.
As widely reported, Parks was ousted from the Bravo show after a verbalized rumor spiraled into the chaos that climaxed at the season 9 reunion in 2017.
In the years since, fans have called for her return with increasing volume. But the feeling in some sects is that a comeback is being quelled by Burruss arguably sending a message of “her or me.”
Asked about this by King, Whitfield offered up an interesting response.
Check out what she had to say…
Revealing that she actually invited Parks to appear in a season 14 scene, Whitfield made clear that she feels Burruss should embrace the notion of her foe being back in the mix for the “betterment of the show.”
She said:
“We are here to do a reality show. And, as much as I love Kandi, I feel like at the end of the day, she should understand that this is for the show. We can’t be [like] ‘oh, I don’t want t talk about that’ or ‘it’s not cool, so we can’t do it.’ It’s for the betterment of the show. We have all been in uncountable and talked about sh*t that we don’t want to talk about.”
Peep the clip:
EXCLUSIVE: On my podcast, https://t.co/YaZPK6vcGk, I chat w/ @IamSheree on the new season of #RHOA, if Phaedra should return 2 the show & she FINALLY answers if she purposely left NeNe’s name off the guest list in season 1. This was an EPIC conversation. Listen now. Link in bio. pic.twitter.com/KjHBN9GOJJ
— Carlos King (@thecarlosking_) April 29, 2022
We wholeheartedly agree.
Granted a Phaedra return seems more “when” than “if,” the actual reality of the matter is that such platforms are about escapism and entertainment.
And while we don’t endorse libelous slurs, we have to balance the sentiment with the fact that folk do not tune into shows such as RHOA for kumbaya-ing.
Beyond the aspirational aspect, at the root of the entire franchise is conflict and conflict resolution.
And there’s no denying that a Kandi-Phaedra on-air reunion not only defines that but would be ratings gold.
Put simply, we agree with Shree. Do you?
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Cast line up needs to be
NENE (which now won’t happen)
Pheadra
PORSHA
Sheree
Marlo
Kenya
Cynthia (somebody gotta be Kenya’s friend lol)
Cynthia and kenya are no longer friends
While I agree, Sheree should keep her mouth closed cause she’s barely holding a spot on show lol
I strongly agree
Phaedra is needed for the survival of the show. Especially now that Nene is persona non grata at Bravo.
I don’t get why everyone keeps talking about Phaedra need to come back. 🙄…like there are a billion other people in the world. Give it a rest.
Exactly! I don’t get some people’s obsession with Phaedra. I never bought into her southern belle act. She was always lying and getting caught out there. She needs to stay gone.
True tea
She’s right!
Kandi can go. She hasn’t given us an entertaining storyline since season 7. Even her show is a flop and can’t muster up 400,000 viewers. That’s a flop for someone who seems to have so much pull allegedly at the network. Idk why Andy keeps kissing her boring azzzz. The has been a flop SINCE Phaedra left. Bring her back! Let Kandi go cook with her aunties and dem over on her show
Preach 💯
How bad was it really? Kandi went on a dungeon party tour with Delishis an nem half naked @sses … made a coin from it so… BRING BACK PAE PAE! Can’t stand Kandi
Phaedra is the only one with a storyline worth watching. Where’s she at in life, job-wise, Co-parenting, dealing with Apollo’s side chick, and the kids. She should have her own show really.
💯 I agree!
Yes I believe she should come back and talk and speak on what she did to Kandi
That was horrible Why would u tell that lie
Kandi is a beautiful talent and an amazing woman I prayed for Kandi Lots of healing and strength Kandi did not deserve that
Jealousy got be careful Those are the snakes Look at Kandi now That’s my girl
We’re both Taurus’s Good people
Our birthda is coming Kandi I’m May 7th
She needs to come back and apologize to you Kandi Bring her back Stay Blessed
Yes bring Phadra back she really made the show