I received a good bit of RHOA filming tea last week from a variety of sources. The first information was about a scene filmed with Marlo and Nene the day after the Pride Parade in NYC.
The pair filmed at the Central Park Boathouse. My source on the scene said that Nene looked really great. When she walked into the restaurant, all heads turned trying to figure out who she was. My source said that she looks like she’s had a massive amount of plastic surgery. She is almost 100% unrecognizable from season one.
After maybe 30-45 minutes of RHOA filming/eating at the table, Nene walked away from the table and began to talk to the director of photography. She seemed mildly annoyed, but nothing that major.Maybe 15 seconds later, Marlo came flying out of the area where they were seated (in a semi-private place in the restaurant)and ran into the main part of the dining room.
The Great Pedicab Escape!
The crew wasn’t able to film in the main dining area so they ducked out the back way to catch up to Marlo. At that point, Nene also left the area where their table was.
When the crew made it outside Nene was in a pedicab just outside the Boathouse. The crew began to film her and Nene was talking to the crew.
Since Nene is an impossibly tall 6-foot woman in 4” heels and a golden jumpsuit it was quite the spectable. Especially with the camera crew, breathlessly chasing her. A crowd began to form outside of the restaurant.
RHOA Filming Draws A Crowd
Marlo apparently hid in the restaurant bathroom before coming outside. Eventually, she came outside and walked quickly toward Nene who was in the pedicab,surrounded by production. Then, the pedicab left with Nene as Marlo shouted, “I know you’re not going to leave me here.” After Nene left they filmed Marlo outside of the restaurant for maybe 2 minutes. Then they shut it down and left Central Park.
This is interesting because as Tamara Tattles previously reported, Marlo Hampton and Yovanna Love and to some degree Tanya Sam are supposed to be the people who keep Nene up to date while she is filming apart from the rest of the cast. Marlo’s primary role this season is to get along with Nene.
The Wig Shift
That leads us to Nene’s grand return in the season’s first all cast. I received multiple reports from new sources on this event. Some of the reports seemed to contradict each other. The gist of this scene was that Marlo is apparently trying to have a wig line. I have no evidence that it actually exists yet, but that never stops these women from having a premature reveal party.
What has been confirmed is that season one Kenya Moore is back. I hated Kenya Moore on her first season. I was hoping for calm, cool and collected Kenya. Instead we have messy, fake, dramatic Kenya. Since it was the first all cast, everyone had to be there. Kenya showed up to RHOA filming with gift bags of Kenya Moore hair care products. Obviously, this did not go over well with Marlo. And drama ensued. Kenya ended up twirling out of the event early. This was the second bit of filming news where Nene was described as “low-key.” Perhaps it was more like her stankface. Other than Kenya’s messiness, the event seemed fairly calm. Nene seemed to take her Moore Hair Care gift bag and dip pretty early in.
Eva Marcille’s Peach Is Not Secured
Despite Eva having a much more lucrative job as a DJ for a Dallas radio station, she is desperate to keep her peach. Tamara Tattles exclusive source says the executives are beginning a conversation about what to do with Eva. The Eva conversation is in its early stages. The problem is who would be her replacement? So the network is having a lot of internal discussion about it. They SHOULD know by the end of month. As for now she is contracted for RHOA filming on a per episode basis. She does have some drama with Kenya and she’s trying to amp it up. So time will tell.
Sheree Declines A Return To RHOA Filming?
The most shocking news is that Sheree was in discussions to appear on the next season. Sheree didn’t take it because the network would not guarantee her anything. She would’ve been given a day rate in a crowded market. There are already too many friends this season. She would’ve had minimal screen time and shoot days. There was no contract presented it was just a few email exchanges that went nowhere.
With Nene Leakes finally being integrated with the full cast, RHOA Filming is finally fully underway.
Sheree coming back would have been way better than Eva in my opinion Sheree is one of the OG’s and she has always brought shade and while Eva is good she’s having another kid and she won’t be as fiery.
So clearly Eva’s hubby and his political aspirations are keeping her and her family in Atlanta. I could understand perhaps being concerned about starting a new law practice since he’d need s license there too, but staying in Atlanta on a show with so much drama seems like a bad idea to me.
I think the problem with Eva is that Bravo promoted her to full time housewife status too early on. Eva is better in a friend role and just interacting with the ladies here and there but not as a housewife.
Tanya should’ve definitely had Eva’s peach as she’s way more interesting and brings a different energy to the show.
If I was producers looking for a good drama filled season I’d have Nene, Kenya, Porsha, Kandi, Cynthia and Tanya as housewives and Marlo, Shamari and Yovanna as friends.
I would also like to add that Atlanta has the most confusing and messiest contract and filming issues than any of the other franchises.
Beverly Hills, Orange County and the other franchises usually has a cast set in stone and films without a bunch of past the peach games and having people film without contracts and so on.
Also lately with Atlanta, the season is always spoiled by constant leaks, videos and photos and by time the season airs, we already know about everything that has went on.
Potomac filmed an entire season without any leaks with the exception of the Ashley’s husband grabbing the camera mans booty but that’s it. The season is so good because we didn’t know about half the stuff that went on and it’s all a surprise.
Ugh… nene is a pos. I think shes a selfish disgusting self absorbed human being. When she made Greg’s cancer all about her that was it for me. Fake as fuck. I really like kenya but it doesnt surprise me that shes coming in with guns blazing. They need to get rid of nene. And greg needs to get rid of her trifling ass.
Unless Nene does something despicable that even Bravo and Andy can’t defend, then maybe she’d be fired but Andy has said that Nene will always have a job and never has to worry. She has nine lives just like Porsha, so many have given up on the get rid of Nene argument.
Nene ATTACKED A CAMERAMAN AND THEY GAVE HER A RAISE. She’s not going anywhere, unfortunately.
Didn’t she have to take care of his medical bills? I was shocked they didn’t fire her for that.
No surprise on the Kenya tea. She is far more desperate to get some attention than ever before. She believes her own hype, and thinks the show can’t survive without her…so she’s going to do whatever to try to be the star. One would think motherhood would have changed her for the better, but alas she continues to prove me right. She’s an immature twit.
I agree with you 100%
I’d much rather watch Sheree and Kim any day over Nene, Kenya and Marlo. Only one I’m really interested in next season is Porsha and maybe Eva if she brings some drama.
Thanks for the tea!
I’m assuming that Kenya had actual product in the hair care gift bags she passed out at Marlo’s Wig Party and not, um, water. ;D
I, too, hoped to see a more rational and calmer Kenya this season rather than the obnoxious, over-the-top version (if she had to come back at all). But I reckon if it’s drama they want, then by God, it’s DRAMA they’re gonna freakin’ get. Full tilt boogie!
I didn’t care for Eva on ANTM. She brings nothing but bull if you ask me. Trying to tell Cynthia how to model. Please. Kenya, ICK. I am not watching this season because Kenya is back and Nene has stayed. I read her husband’s restaurant is only open three days a week and not doing too well. So, the Bravo paycheck is needed because the hair care product never took off. When Kenya was pregnant she was sending her hair care product to A list celebrities who were pregnant or just had a baby. Eye roll!
It’s closed on Monday’s, but open the rest of the week. I won’t speculate on how well it’s doing since your source didn’t even have the hours right.
This is the bullshit that is disheartening. Your disdain for a woman you don’t know does not have to spill over into lies about her husband and his successful business. Soco has been voted one of the best restaurants in NYC as well as in Brooklyn.
Kenya Moore Haicare is all over Amazon and Sally Beauty so she’s not hurting sweetheart, you probably could use a dollar from her. I’m not a fan of season one Kenya but at the end of it all, Kenya is entertaining and I guess she’s trying to remind us she’s that bih, that crazy bih, that messy bih, the SHADIEST of them ALL.
Some of this information is inaccurate. Kenya was never on season 1.
Every housewife has a season one.
School her Tamara!! Your teaching days are apparently not over yet!!
Kenya was probably being extra messy because it was Marlo. Marlo has been picking on Kenya for the past few seasons ever since Kenya didn’t invite her to the housewarming. I bet this was a tongue in cheek act that they’ll both move on from now.
I agree with you. Extra messy was due to Marlo always goes that extra messy mile with Kenya at production request. it reeks of production all over instigating and fueling the hate between Kenya and Marlo. Yep, their finger prints are all over it. We will just have to wait and see.
Season One Kenya???!! Nooooo!!! Shit. I’ll be watching of course. Moving (after 8 years in same place) right now- my new roomies are going to hook me up with Netflix etc. They have an 18 yr old 😃. Haven’t been posting a lot or even have time to read all posts but could not ignore this SCORCHING TEA!! Thanks TT!! 💕
I wish you a bucket of luck as big as Porsha’s ass and as giant as NeNe’s ego on your move.
Hahahahaha-OMG!! Thank you-that made my day!!
Freaking Kenya I thought she was better than that! Please don’t tell me I’ll be disappointed in my girl?!
That’s a shame. I thought after all her recent blessings she would come back minus the mess. I’ve learned never to expect anything from the HWs. They’ve not been “real” for years now.
Thanks for the good tea Tamara. 😊
Nene leaving Marlo to stand alone on the streets of New York and Kenya and Marlo’s drama all seems production manipulation to me, but I will just have wait for the season to air. Definitely watching this season.
You are absolutely right. This show gets more and more production driven every season. So do the rest of them but this one seems particularly over done each season.
Maybe the twirlers will finally see that she actually never had a baton.
I’m still a twirler for now. But I am already concerned that we are going to get the Kenya I don’t like. And God forbid that happens because my fellow twirlers tend to lose there minds if I state the obvious.
I loved Kenya from her 1st Season to present day. She plays all of them, including BRAVO, they never get to play her. 🙂
Except you know when they offered her peanuts to return and she didn’t.
Funniest thing I was flipping channels Sunday and came across some old Marlin Wayans movie and who was playing the smutty sorority girl trying to steal Marlin from his girlfriend but Kenya.