The Real Housewives of Atlanta

Main

• Shereé Whitfield, (Main: 2008—2012, 2016—2018, Friend: 2015—2016), 2022—present
• Kandi Burruss, 2009—present
• Kenya Moore, (2012—2018) 2019—present
• Drew Sidora, 2020—present
• Marlo Hampton, (Friend: 2011—2012, 2017—2021), 2022—present
• Sanya Richards-Ross, 2022—present

Friend of

• Monyetta Shaw-Carter, 2022—present

In its series premiere, The Real Housewives of Atlanta introduced Wu-Hartwell, Snow, Leakes, Zolciak, and Whitfield. Leakes and Whitfield were in the midst of a personal conflict, which escalated after Leakes was excluded from Whitfield's birthday party.[36] Meanwhile, Zolciak was revealed to be dating a publicly unknown boyfriend nicknamed "Big Papa",[36] and later decided to pursue her aspirations of becoming a country music singer.[37] Her friendship with Leakes deteriorated after she established a companionship with Whitfield,[38] and was ended after Leakes made sarcastic remarks about Zolciak's music career.[39] Snow and Wu-Hartwell additionally looked to establish prominence as a socialite and a jewelry designer, respectively.[38] Whitfield attempted to launch her own fashion line and organize a lunch for the women to reconcile,[40] although both ventures proved unsuccessful in the finale of the first season.[41]

The second season saw the exit of Snow and the introduction of Burruss, who had recently become engaged to her boyfriend A.J. and expressed interest in reviving her music career.[42][43] An attempted reconciliation between Leakes, Whitfield, and Zolciak failed to come to fruition,[44] with Whitfield notably tugging on Zolciak's wig to "shift it a little bit". Meanwhile, a feud developed between Leakes and Burruss after the latter became friends with Zolciak and helped her record her single "Tardy for the Party".[45] Meanwhile, Zolciak attempted to launch her own wig line and became engaged to Big Papa,[42][46] while Wu-Hartwell and Whitfield launched their own clothing collections.[47][48]

The third season saw the exit of Wu as a Housewife, and the introduction of Bailey and Parks,[49][50] while Leakes and Zolciak reconciled as the former contemplated divorcing her husband Gregg and the latter began a lesbian relationship.[49] Parks, who was in the middle of her pregnancy,[49] clashed with her husband Apollo Nida over their differing opinions on parenting;[51] she gave birth later in the season.[52] Meanwhile, Zolciak and Burruss continued recording music together, although they clashed over their creative differences.[53] Bailey later became engaged to her boyfriend Peter Thomas, while Zolciak set her affections on football player Kroy Biermann;[54] a conflict between Burruss, Leakes, and Zolciak later ensued while the latter two women embark on a promotional concert tour.[55] Against the advice of her mother and sister, Bailey married Thomas in the third-season finale.[56]

The fourth season begins with Hampton being introduced as a 'friend of the housewives', as Zolciak was in the middle of her first pregnancy by her boyfriend Biermann;[57] she later gave birth to their son.[58] Leakes continued divorce proceedings with Gregg,[59] while Whitfield found herself in financial difficulties after her ex-husband failed to pay child support.[60] Meanwhile, Bailey opened her own modeling agency,[61] while Parks looked to launch a family-operated funeral home.[62] Leakes's new friendship with Hampton caused tension between all of the women, which escalated during a group vacation in South Africa;[63] while Zolciak, who had remained home with her children, became upset by negative comments Bailey (not Burruss) made about her during the group vacation.[64] As the season closed, Leakes began to reconsider her divorce from Gregg.[65]

The fifth season saw Whitfield exit as a Housewife for the first time, and introduced former Miss USA Moore and football player Kordell Stewart's wife Williams,[66][67] Leakes reconciled with Gregg and pondered the possibility of remarrying him.[66] Zolciak was forced to move out of her mansion, which she and Biermann had attempted to purchase less than a year earlier,[68] Leakes began to question Moore's seemingly unfaithful behavior towards her boyfriend Walter during a group trip to Anguilla, which began a feud between Leakes and Williams against Moore.[69] Moore wished to marry Walter although their relationship had begun to deteriorate,[70] while Parks and Moore created competing workout DVDs after plans to make the project a joint venture proved unsuccessful.[71] Toward the end of the season, Williams attempted to revive her failing marriage to Stewart with therapist sessions.[72]

The sixth season saw the first exit of Zolciak. Williams realised her marriage to Stewart was not salvageable as the season commenced,[73] while Leakes became upset with Moore after the latter went against "girl code" by inappropriately communicating with Nida.[74] Moore moved out of her rental property after being evicted, while Leakes returned to Atlanta full-time after her television series The New Normal was canceled.[75] Burruss struggled to manage the conflict between her estranged mother Joyce and her longtime boyfriend Todd Tucker,[76] although they attempted to reconcile as the couple became engaged and began planning their nuptials.[77] In a later attempt to salvage the relationships between the women, Leakes hosted a couples pajama party for their group,[78] although the women continued to clash with one another; a later spa gathering failed to resolve residual tension between Leakes and Moore.[79] Meanwhile, Williams attempted to launch her career as an actress after being cast in Burruss's musical.[80] Notably, after a verbal war at the reunion war, Williams pulls Moore's hair and drags her across the floor. She was charged with assault.

The seventh season sees Williams demoted to a 'friend of' role, replaced by Jordan, introduced as a friend of Moore's, where the latter helps Jordan adjust to Atlanta life. Jordan and Williams struggle to bond despite working for the same radio company. Parks' husband Nida is charged with bank fraud and identity theft, and in turn, was sentenced to 8 years of prison time. After Nida's behavior became increasingly erratic prior to his conviction, Parks sought refuge in other accommodation. Nida, in retaliation, alleges in conversation with Bailey's husband Thomas that Parks has been having an affair. Bailey brings this rumor to light at a group dinner, orchestrating chaos between Moore and Parks. Parks grows upset about Burruss' lack of defence of her, finding solace with Williams and Leakes. Leakes makes her Broadway debut as Madame in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, and has come to blows with most members of the group. Leakes bows out of a group trip to Manila, where Parks and Moore reconcile after a years-long feud.

The eighth season sees Williams return to her original capacity as a Housewife, alongside new addition Fields. Leakes is demoted to an extended guest capacity, Jordan does not return, and Whitfield returns as a 'friend'. A video of Bailey's husband Thomas allegedly being unfaithful circulates, leading to a confrontation by Moore to Thomas at Bailey's eyewear line launch party. Moore also clashes with street neighbour Whitfield regarding the construction of both homes. Moore reaches out to Fields' production company regarding her television show pilot. However, Moore begins to increasingly grow more irritated of Fields' condescending behaviour towards her and it falls through. Williams' anger comes into question throughout the season, such as her involvement in a physical altercation with Bailey on a group yacht trip. The group fly to Miami bringing along friend of Cynthia, Tammy McCall-Browning. McCall-Browning's nephew fights with Moore as she feels threatened by him and knocks unconscious aunt McCall-Browning. Bailey chooses Fields' company over Moore's to produce a commercial for her eyewear line in Jamaica. The group head to Jamaica, joined by NeNe and Gregg Leakes, to holiday and shoot the commercial. Parks, a newly single mother following her husbands' arrest, and Burruss' friendship begins to decline.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta airs regularly on Bravo in the United States;[99] most episodes are approximately one hour in length,[100] and are broadcast in standard definition and high definition.[101] Since its premiere, the series has alternated airing on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday evenings and has been frequently shifted between the 8:00, 9:00, and 10:00 PM timeslots.[99]

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