I was up all night watching Big Brother. Today it is 82 degrees inside my house and close to 100 outside. I feel like I am literally being cooked. It is too hot to think and too hot to post. This place has turned into some sort of cancer survivor thunderdome. It’s exhausting and I need a coffee enema just to deal with all the hostility.
So naturally, I get new RHOA tea. I’m sure y’all remember the last casting tea which sucked, and quite frankly did not make sense. The thought that Kenya was even in question was perplexing to me. I swear, every year the production team seems to sit in a room with all the potential housewives’ photos and blindfold themselves before throwing darts to see who is in and who is out. But there has never been a much confusion as there is this year. I blame Nene cutting off her nose to spite her face decisions. There was supposed to be filming this week and….nothing happened. More meetings. More musical peaches. 
As of today (stay tuned, folks), we have some good news. TEAM PRETTY IS ALL IN! Kenya, Cynthia and Claudia are all back in. Yes, even Claudia! Apparently, Claudia will be filming with her new man. Also, last season’s “African Prince” is next season’s “NBA player”. Claudia’s new man is an NBA player and a free agent expected to sign with the Miami Heat very soon. Porsha is also claiming to have rounded up an NBA player to film with next season. Maybe those two will double date! LOL don’t count on it.
It seems Claudia leaving town and going to Miami put the fear of God in Bravo to shit or get off the pot. I expect her to head back to Atlanta early next week. I could not be happier about this news. So many people read her hint in her post about leaving RSMS as dropping a hint that she was back on RHOA. I frankly had given up all hope until it was confirmed for me late this afternoon. I even told people in email that it wasn’t happening as recently as earlier today. But it is official. Team Pretty is fully reunited.
As far as I can tell Phaedra and Porsha are also still in. So, FOR NOW, everyone is back from last season except for Nene, and Kim Fields is very likely also in. ALL OF THIS IS PRE-PRODUCTION. Remember last year, Demetria started with a peach that Claudia ended up with. It’s not clear if Phaedra, Porsha, KIm or Claudia have peaches going in. Kenya, Kandi,and Cynthia do. FOR NOW.
Things are looking up. I’d still like to lose some Ps… but this is way better than the last line-up. As long as Claudia survives filming, I’ll be happy.
It will be interesting to see if filming actually gets going next week. I need them to get moving before there is another change in the line-up.
This is so nerve-wracking. Can you imagine being a housewife in this situation? I can barely deal with all the wishy-washy “decisions.” Can you imagine being Claudia? She’s been strung along for weeks. Also today it seemed like Rickey Smiley was trying to be nice to Claudia after railing on her last week. Drama abounds. Maybe RHOA thought Claudia’s departure from RSMS would be good storyline for ratchetness between Claudia and Porsha.
Okay, I’m going to take a cold shower and try to bring my body temperature down. I am trying to stay away from this place for a minute until the cancer shit dies down. I can’t deal with people insulting other peoples’ choices of treatment. And I am having problems maintaining my composure with a few arrogant bullies in those comments.
I just need to chill.
OH HAPPY DAY!
Thank you for the tea TT! Sorry you’re dying of heat stroke 🙁 Thank you for the great news! LOVE Claudia!!!
I am Glad Claudia is back , but not happy Phaedra and Porsha are in !!
Agree – I was hoping Porsha was gone for good
Donna just relax girl, trust- Claudia and Kenya are going to gather the both of them, especially now that the resident bully has left. I actually welcome the return of Porsha, she is going to be a huge kick me sign on the show, I’m calling it now, LOL!
This should be pleasant viewing for us (evil grin)
I agree. Who the fuck will ally with Porsha?
On Sun, Jul 12, 2015 at 10:58 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I am glad Claudia, Kenya and Kim are all in the next season. I look forward to watching
Thanks for the tea, Tamara. Hope it cools down for you. Wow, good news!
Thanks for the Tea…so glad Claudia will be back. Now if only they could get rid of Porsha…
Yay!! Thanks so much TT!! Good news to start my weekend off right. I didn’t want to complain too much about the last tea so I just kept my big ‘ol mouth shut. Now I can do my happy dance!! #teampretty!!
PULL THROUGH CLAUDIA! <3 <3 <3
🙂 🙂 🙂 awesome news. fingers crossed that all goes well. as always, thank you for the tasty tea!!!
This is great news. She absolutely deserved a second season.
Hurray that Claudia is back! I was afraid that she was really gone.
I now await eye-rolling scenes of Porsha loudly proclaiming that HER NBA boyfriend is a better player than Claudia’s lol
Actually taking a hot shower will make you feel cooler. 🙂
Really? I know drinking hot tea cools you down but never heard this about showers.
The Lady Cocotte – Hot tea just makes me hot! It sure as hell doesn’t cool me down.
It sounds odd but I take hot showers in the summertime too. It cools you down. If you take a cold shower as soon as you feel the heat you will melt. Makes no sense but so true! ☺
Well, I may be the odd man (woman) out, but I took this advice and had a nice long hot shower, and was hotter than ever when I got out. What’s up with that?
Yea, that doesn’t work for me either. A lukewarm shower, perhaps?
I agree. A hot bath will cool you down. And baths are so underrated. I always forget how great they make me feel. Put a little olive oil in the water and your skin will be like silk.
Gingersnap – You aren’t the only one.
I’m glad that Claudia is staying.
Now I need something sweet to eat while I enjoy my T.
merci T
That means I will be watching RH of Atlanta after all. I am trying to cut down on reality show viewing but not being too successful.
Me too. I was away from this site a few days dealing with some family issues and it was so awesome to come back to great news like this. With Claudia gone, I had made up my mind not to watch next season. But I love Claudia. She’s in. I’m in. Yay!
Sorry about the heat at your house and all the aggravation, but I am happy to get the good news. Just like that, I am back in!
I guess I am having to swallow the bitter pill that Phaedra will be back. Oh well, life goes on and she will still be excellent fodder for me. SO glad to hear about Kenya, Peter…oops, I mean Cynthia, and Claudia. I hope next season is the highest rated ever and chaps Nene’s ass.
I’m not happy about Porsha and Phaedra, I am happy that Kim Fields is gonna be on. This should be interesting.
Me too!! I really believe people will watch & ratings will be high because even the disgruntled NeNe fans are so ratchet & so nosey
What was Ricky S. Saying about Claidia last week?
I missed that as well.
Such great reporting TT as usual! After sweating my tits off today at work today I’m heading to my shower with a cold beer – try it you’ll enjoy it! Yea team pretty!!!!
*twirls* finally some good news! I think this will be a good season, the ladies all had a good vibe together on with trip without Nene.
TT, you need an air conditioner! Even a little window unit. How do you live in the south without? Craziness! I would be dead.
Maybe with her not fgetting up at 5 am for Ricky Smiley will now allow her to get her bunions removed!?! Housewives twist!!!! Lol
I was just rewatching Claudia’s first eps & she was talking about how hard it was to get up at the crack of dawn cuz she’s a night person.
Tamara, I was having such stressful day, and you just made it lighter!! THANK YOU so much for the Tea!!! Hope you find some relief from the heat! Yaaaaaay TEAM PRETTY!!!!! WOO HOOOOO!!!!!!
This is fantastic news!!!! Thanks for the tea, TT! I hope you get some respite from the heat, soon!
(Also, I’m sorry but “cancer survivor thunderdome” had me cracking up in bed- where I’ve been for two days. I needed that laugh, so thank you very much! )
Oh, Tamara Honey, I’m so sorry it’s hot where you are. Isn’t that the worst?
Anyway, thanks for the update! That’s just the way I like my tea…nice and sweet!
Hurray! This makes so much more sense. Glad Bravo came to their damn senses. Claudia is back! Thanks so much for the good news. #TeamPretty
Great story. Andy loves Apollo, i bet we see Phaedra having phone call from Apollo and maybe even a prison visit.
TT, im sweltering too. The lake feels like a bathtub and the river is muddy.
Thank you for the update. Sorry your AC isn’t working. Ugh. I hope it cools down tonight
I’m wondering if Kenya is going to have a man.
I’m also wondering where my avatar went.
Great news! I really enjoyed Claudia. So sad Porsha is back. She’s witless and doesn’t know it. Poor dear. Wish she was gone. Phaedra may be more humble since she’s a single mom now? I hope.
HOOOOORAY!!!!! So happy that Claudia is back in!
Yippeeeee! All good news except for Porsha returning as I truly can’t stand her!
So we can expect Nene back as well at the rate we’re going. Just great!
I wanted Porsha gone up until today. Claudias return means there will be the quick witted versus the pea-brain, a show in itself. This will be fun to watch.
I agree, even Porsha has her uses. Muahahahahaha!
We keep the thermostat set on 84 year round. In Phoenix. Arizona. Go Claudia
Phoenix is HOT..no way
Lisa m – I would die in your house. I live in Florida and keep my house at 70-72 during the hottest months, and I rarely turn on the heat during the winter.
Cum cLaudia? Ken’ya give an amen?
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I’m convinced Andy is an evil conniver who purposefully throws a pile of shit into the air to watch us go into a tizzy. Sick bastard!
Thanks for the tea. We just had a huge storm. Hailed for 20 min. Busted my sky lights and I need a new roof. My girl cat had a fever and an abcess so an emergency trip to the vet yesterday. She’s much better. Of course it burst in the car, on the way, but every thing washes. Glad Claudia is back.
Gentle hugs, 5 cats!!
Thanks for the hug. Please be a dear and fix me a stiff scotch and soda. I up with the 2 boy cats cause the girl is in my room and one of the boys still bullies her. They are all scared of storms.
I hope your girl cat is OK.
The girlie is much better. Back to her old self.
I’m glad fivecats ~ I am a total animal lover, and when my animals aren’t doing well, it’s really hard on me. I’m very glad your cat is better and I know it helps you sleep better at night. Blessings.
I’m so excited! Maybe Bravo felt th threat of all our bad juju
I really dislike Phaedra but she has entertaining moments, her sons are cute, and I enjoy the gossip surrounding her off camera life. So I could tolerate her being back. Porsha just no. Only if she openly discusses being a prostitute, because black market industry is interesting. Otherwise she has zero to offer.
I can’t help myself……..the Underground Railroad! HeHe! Dear Porcha, she sure is stupid!
…how did she never make it past being a suitcase gameshow girl when we are literally talking about her right now, and not any of the other 50 smiling cardboard cut-out girls?
I would say she either worked her ass off, or fucked her ass off (or maybe a combination?) to get where she is today. Ya know, moving on up.
That was in reply to Psylocke, but it landed down here for some reason. WordPress has been hating me lately.
I think psylocke was delivering a little snark. There was a poster who purported to”rep” Claudia and attempted to denigrate her w/suitcase comment. I’m ignoring the “rep”tard.
Ohhhhhh…..
Your so nasty, so rude
Wow if that is true, that is disappointing/ surprising to hear.
This is my golden line-up. I am SO STOKED for this shit, and will never forgive Satandy and his minion demons of hell if he screws this up for me.
I live to love to hate Pheadra, and Porshia is so unintenially hilarious that I would hate to see either of them go. Looking forward to TP being in the spotlight and hopefully avoiding a manufactured fracture in their threesomeness perfection.
The fact that Porsha was back last year after physically assaulting Kenya was shocking to me. That she’s invited back yet again is disgusting.
Teresa Guidice forcefully shoved Andy Cohen, and Ashley yanked out Danielle’s hair, and both were allowed back on the show. Joe and Joe: same thing.
Is this the only reality show franchise that rewards cast members for physical violence by renewing their contracts year after year?
I recall watching other reality shows where laying hands on someone was not tolerated and the perpetrator was swiftly shown the door.
And yet, this show, allows, and even encourages assault by default, if not by design. It’s sickening.
The fact people compare Tre v Andy to Kenya V Porscha blows my mind. What Porscha did was assualt. What Tre did was shove someone who got in her way and physically tried to stop her movement. In my opinion both were very different situations.
I always say, don’t get in the middle of a fight and complain when you become collateral damage.
@Michael. Not comparing. Using as an example of laying hands on someone. I think that’s fairly obvious.
I hope Nene talked trash about Claudia not being invited back, so that she has to eat the garbage she more than likely spewed. It would have been pretty hard for her not to jump at the chance. I’ve had no time lately to check out her stomping grounds to see if there has been any public remarks from her. Anyone here know?
As for the return of Claudia…..happy, happy, joy, joy. Now get rid of the two THOTs and you’ve got a show worth watching. 🙂 🙂
You are right Tamara. The south is hotter than the hubs of Hell right now. It’s almost too hot to even type a response at still 80 degrees at 12:00 a.m. Just had to say thanks for the update. Thank whatever happened that allowed Team Pretty to be invited back. I was pissed losing Claudia from RHOA and Da’Vonne from BB17 both. Think Rickey Smiley couldn’t handle the thought that Claudia might be out shining him and his stupid little minion Porsha. At least now she doesn’t have to play nice with Porsha there anymore. Maybe if Phaedra does come back she’ll do most of her scenes with the children. I do like seeing them. Hopefully Kim Fields will put her and Porsha in their places quickly. Best of all, NO NENE. That has got to be the ver best news of all.
I like Phaedra’s (and Apollo’s and Mr. Chocolate’s or DJ Nabb’s) kid’s too…they are innocent and so very cute. Surely, Phaedra has her thinking cap on and will use them to make herself look like the loving mother that is, or the one she wants us to believe that she is, anyway.
Remember allegedly,, gingersnap
Thanks HotToddy. I did forget the ‘allegedly’ part. It sounded like I actually believed it, didn’t it? and maybe allegedly I do 😉
Totally awesome, great news, Tamara. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
How about that cute cream colored dress on Kandi? I’m shocked she looks best of all of the ladies in that picture. Maybe it’s the camera angle, but Cynthia looks particularly frumpy…
So glad team pretty is coming back! Claudia is the best!
Really happy to hear about Kenya. I was getting worried, especially after not seeing her as one of the sit down interviewed cast members in the 100 episode special commercial.
Did that air yet?
I wrote this earlier but not sure if it went thru. Off topic, but since the Meghan post comments are locked- the girl from the Gallows is Kathie Lee’s daughter, Cody. Very pretty girl.
Hi TT, I hope it was the heat talking and you dont stop recapping RH of OC. Hope you are cooling off…literally and figuratively.
I’m glad Claudia is still around, looking forward to seeing what she has happening next. Team pretty have genuine friendships which is nice to see rather than a group forced to tolerate each other and throwing nasty evil jabs (porsha) for the sake of a paycheque.
Great news! Glad that team pretty is back! I was disappointed at the original news about the break up of team pretty but this makes up for it. This should be an interesting season with the ‘absence’ of NeNe. Although the absence probably won’t really be an absence, she’ll be there in a smattering of appearances. Too bad Porsha’s back though. She’s one I do not like.
They’re keeping Kenya after all? Well shit, looks like I’m going to skip the show for another season and just get my RHOA fix via your recaps.
I enjoy Claudia the most. She is obviously beautiful— but she is sharp as a tack, too. She seems like the quintessential, independent career gal. I hope she finds true love in her future.
Hmm.. I wonder if Kenya will be dating this season? What would be her storyline if she isn’t? I think production is making them all have a man this season.
Kenya has been giving hints on twitter/instagram that she’s dating (flowers/secret admirers). Anyways looking forward to the new season! November feels so far away.
I can’t stand phaedra. Wonder what her storyline will be
I’m not a fan of Phaedra either. You remember her first baby shower that was obnoxious, ugly and over the top? SMH
OMG! I’m so happy & relieved about Claudia, Kenya, & Cynthia. I think I’ve sent only 2 tweets in my whole life, and 1 of them was to Andy to keep Claudia…Yay! Bravo did the right thing, imo…
I wonder how tough little old Porsha’s gonna be without big old Nene around. I hope Claudia slaughters her.
THANK GOD!!!