RHOA season 14 is officially in production after many hiccups. Bravo has ordered 18 regular episodes and requested Truly Original to trim back the talent budget. Here are a few big posts of scalding hot RHOA Casting Tea.
Porsha, Kenya, Kandi, Marlo, and Drew were all invited to return. Sheree Whitfield has her second come back. Latoya Ali and Cynthia Bailey are officially out. Lisa Wu, Deshawn Snow and Shamari DeVoe were all contacted for friend roles.
It is believed if Cynthia Bailey’s reps give any push back she will be offered a few episodes at a very low friend rate to check-in. She is no longer friends with Kenya after they had a blow out fight on Housewives Mash-up for Peacock where Kenya was plotting against her with the other ladies and said she is boring and far from an “all star”. She also fell out with Porsha after telling people that she and Simon are low rent. Her only friend would be Kandi. Truly Original wants her gone completely but a couple Bravo suits love her.
Porsha Williams is asking for a substantial increase in pay, which would get her very close to the $100k mark. She is eligible for this increase and may get thanks to Cynthia Bailey’s full-time departure freeing up about $75,000 per episode. Porsha’s attorney and new big four reps at UTA are playing hard ball on a complete renegotiation for her. Porsha is playing hard ball and pretending she is going to walk away from RHOA if she isn’t paid top dollar because she knows Kenya/Sheree are going to stir the pot on her relationship with with Simon.
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She either wants the huge salary or more episodes for her special series, “Pursuit of Porsha” which will air this fall. It is currently slated to be three, but as of today they have enough footage to make more than that. Her reps have counter offered as many as ten episodes, meaning that realistically the actual episode order will be amended to some place in the middle. Porsha is serving as executive producer on Pursuit of Porsha and will return to Bravo Chat Room as co-host and executive producer this fall as well.
Kenya Moore is invited back and has leveraged her husband Marc now that they are on good terms for the moment. Kenya needs Marc’s approval to have Brooklyn appear in the series going forward. Last season, Marc retained a family law attorney which sent Bravo Media and Truly Original a cease and desist demanding Brooklyn’s physical likeness to either be blurred or cut from all episodes because he never signed off on an appearance release for her. Part of Kenya’s renegotiation for season 14, Marc is agreeing to finally sign a release and Brooklyn will appear on the show again, going forward. Kenya is set to get an astronomical raise because she was one of the few who brought it on the lack luster season 13.
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Kandi Burruss will return and she is presently the highest paid housewife. Bravo is giving her their standard season increase but is also adding the most favored nations clause to her deal for RHOA due to the departure of Nene Leakes. She also has her 8 episode spin-off series OLG Project currently in production in which she will film scenes for both this summer/fall. Kandi and Todd will serve as executive producers on the spin-off with Truly Original.
Marlo Hampton is returning and getting a salary boost as well. This will most likely be the season that Marlo Hampton becomes a full-time housewife. For me this is the most shocking news because I’ve always been told that would never happen. Bravo and Truly Original told Marlo that she is key ingredient to the success of RHOA and her attorney is presently working on a deal that reflects her new found position in the current line up of ladies. Bravo has expressed the terms and conditions for her to become a full-time housewife. The two sides are negotiating the fine details to hopefully get a deal done by next week. Everyone at Truly Original expects Marlo to be holding a peach this fall. I think she deserves it.
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Drew Sidora was invited to return but Bravo has not given any specifics on her role. They were pleased with her performance and love that she is actually married and has a family dynamic to share. Bravo executives feel that Drew’s husband Ralph is very attractive and personable. Ralph was a key component in offering Drew a second season. She would receive her pre-negotiated salary bump and most likely an adjustment. But there would be set terms to bring the heat, be more personable, and be a team player. These talks are in the early stages and on-going. I’m a bit confused about whether or not she is keeping her peach. But, it seems likely.
Sheree Whitfield will return as a full-time housewife and is willing to share anything the producers want. She has agreed to spice it up and be a wildcard. Bravo is planning to film her dating life, new interior design business and her infamous clothing line, She by Sheree come to fruition. Will Summer/Spring/September ever come?
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Bravo is looking for three new ladies to fill out the remaining housewife/friend roles. Casting is still under way and is a huge bust. The criteria is rich and married. Bravo wants women that audience can aspire to be. So, they have even considered casting women from different cities and flying them in and getting them housing to shoot for the show. RHOA casting is typically a shit show but this season is horrible. There is only one viable candidate (the one name I am not allowed to share with you, sorry. She doesn’t know she is the frontrunner) and a slew of maybes.
Expect NINE cast members total this season. Bravo is hoping for seven housewives and two friends. That is way too many people in my opinion. We shall see. RHOA season 14 is expected to premiere in December after RHOP regular episodes wrap.
Thanks for the Tea, Tamara. I’ll miss Cynthia. She may be boring but I like her. I can’t say that I’m happy that Kenya is back but I’m glad Kandi has been contracted to return.
“Expect NINE cast members total this season. Bravo is hoping for seven housewives and two friends.”
This makes sense to me. For all the scuttlebutt over the RHONY ratings, the one thing that really stands out to me is that they only have five full status Housewives, and Heather and Bershawn alternating in the one Friend spot. As whack-ass as they are, Ramona and Sonja can’t carry that show on their own.
RHOA also had only five Housewives, but then they also had five Friends who often had more interesting storylines than the Housewives themselves. It’s long past time for them to give Marlo her peach already, and I guess it’s fair for them to give Drew one more season to prove herself.
I’ve been seeing some crazy shit on the blogs/vlogs in recent days, so I’m always glad when you serve us the RHOA tea. I need to know who’s telling the truth and who’s just bullshitting us!
I hope you’re still not mad about our RHOBH disagreement. I promise I don’t hate Sutton. I just like Crystal!
HA! You are on THE LIST, my friend. THE LIST! 🙂
Hey, Tamara… you arent that far from Atlanta (at least in housewives world), they need a few new housewives, you have a built in fan base, would you…..
naahh
It would be well worth watching, though
NEVER. I’m not housewives material. LOL. I can’t remember the last time I put on makeup.
😂🤣😅 Be glad that you’re not!
Thanks for the hot tea!I am so excited and glad sheree is back and glad to see the back of Nene or Naynay as I call her here in Oxford England🤣
thank you for tea and for all you do TT! One thing I’ve noticed from in the last few post you have not mentioned shamea morton. Has her role been discussed? Cause after reunion it seemed like she was likely to comeback but her name has not been mentioned. Just wondering
Any info on who is in the running to be a new cast member?
Are they still looking to interview new women?
WHY IN FUCK is Porsha asking for more episodes for Pursuit of Porsha?
That should be the shortest series EVER! Like one 1/2 show!
From first date to engagement — ONE month?
Heck, it didn’t take much longer to ink his middle name on her neck than to get engaged!
AGREE with everything Nanette!
She want a raise? That extra money for her spinoff is her raise. Nobody else got a raise because they were going to get dogged out. That’s part of the job.
But she is getting one. She’s the HBIC right now on RHOA whether we like it or not. TAKE THAT NENE!
Go Porsha! Hurry and dump Kenya; she is disgusting! Thank you Marc for making a fool out of her on national TV. Dump Kenya already; no substance.
Thank you for the update I always come here for the facts.
No mention of Shamea…Does that mean she’s out completely for S13?
I LOVE that they have reached out to Lisa Wu and Deshawn Snow! Bring back the OG’s!
Are these women still married to their husbands from the early seasons?
LOL, NO!
My understanding is that Deshawn’s husband was having an affair during season 1. He got the woman pregnant and divorced Deshawn soon thereafter. Lisa’s marriage didn’t last very long either. Her ex now has a baby with Rudy Huxtable, although they aren’t currently together.
I love that too! I really liked both women.
Is it just me or was DeShawn Snow the biggest snooze of season one? If they have to throw back to season one, then maybe a few episodes with Lisa Wu wouldn’t be horrible.
She was too nice, had too much integrity, no juice, boring in Bravo world.
It would be really interesting and worth watching if they were able to get Shamari, Lisa or Deshawn back as friends of. Hell it would be good if we got Tammy at this point lol. Season 14 can be one for the books if the casting and strong storylines come are good.
Who is Tammy? Am I forgetting?
Am I just so tainted and disgusted by the housewives that I expect another lousy season?
At least Kim Zolciak isn’t popping up.😊
CherylB “And I hear Kim is available “😉
Sad to hear about Cynthia but it’s long overdue. Drew was resigned ? Porsha Williams will be HBIC long may she reign if her storyline is her actual reality. I never want to see or hear that putz Marc D. His treatment of Kenya is disturbing. I do love seeing Brooklyn. Shree & Kenya will be gunning for Porsha all season. No doubt about that.
You rock TT!!!
Is the name you can’t say a name we all know? One (some) of us love who despite a shady past is sorely missed
Not by name. She’s only be on like maybe twice? I literally have already forgotten her name but you will remember her, if perhaps only vaguely. Hopefully I can tell you about her soon.
If you say vaguely, could it be Hazel or Lena? I am not sure if that is the same person but I have seen both names. I am also thinking some other person you mentioned around season 9. I know you can reveal but still placing my guess.
If ever someone deserved a Peach, it’s Marlo. It’s about time. This sounds exciting!
What is the “most favored nations clause” you mentioned that was added to Kandi’s contract.
I feel exhausted with the Porsha / Simon situation because he seems like such an attention whore. Plus they will try to feed us a totally artificial story of true love when both know it was some “hoe-ish” behavior.
Come on Bravo! Bring Falynn in as Kenya’s friend! How in the hell do you reach out to Lisa Wu & Deshawn Snow who have been gone for over 10 years! They were really struggling if they were reaching out to them. God that just shows a level of incompetence that I can not even fathom.
I hate to be that guy, and I know what you said in your last post but I still have to ask. Are we sure about Phaedra being out?
Thanks for the post TT, lets see how this pans out *anxious sigh*
An MFN clause in the contract means that no one can make more money per episode, in this instance that person is Kandi.
Nene and Kim Z both used the same entertainment lawyer and both had one. The joke is that Kandi has always made the most money overall because she seems to always have a spinoff in the works.
Who in this cast was even on when Lisa and Deshawn were on? Did Kandi even do a season with them in the past? I guess Sheree was on with them.
Yes. Kandi came on in season 2, knew Lisa already, and Lisa was still on the show then. Lisa, DeShawn, and Sheree were all on season 1. I’ve been rewatching the old episodes via Hulu and realize how of these new seasons are. I think some of it is that those friends, like Dwight, Derek J, and Laurence, are gone. Plus the husbands were interesting.
I agree Shannon, I was thinking about it last week. When the show started they would give the perspective of the ladies, their husbands, and the people in their circle like Dwight, Derek J, their assistants, siblings, or other people on that level of the Atlanta social scene (or at least people they portrayed to be in the social scene). Now it’s very much a closed cast of just the ladies filming even the husbands are barely shown.
I guess another part of it is that a lot of those people have moved on and don’t want to be on the show. Also the husbands are not friends like before so it could come off a bit inauthentic.
So Cynthia fell out with both Kenya and Porsha. Now her firing makes a bit more sense. “Plotting against her” sounds weird to me though, so we’ll see about that on all-stars. RIP Cynthia I’ll miss her.
Marlo getting a peach!!! I hope they celebrate with a parade and fireworks.
Drew earned her peach imo. She’s a fake cunt but she unintentionally made good TV. I’ll add that her husband did impress me with how he handled her biological son’s business, and yes he’s hot. Also, Porsha needs a sidekick and they make a good match. I doubt she’ll survive her second season but who knows.
I’m open to Sheree returning. I hope this time around she has some more money in her pocket because her desperation gives me anxiety. I just hope she brings the jokes like needing assistance to get down Kenya’s perilous driveway.
And well, good luck to them getting wealthy married new blood. The casting has been a spectacular failure for many years.
To Be Honest, Kenya has never really spoken about Cynthia in a nice or flattering way, so I can see a big fallout once Kenya got around all the OGs of other franchises.
I’m not quite sure Kenya speaks about anyone in a nice or flatting way!
This is the most ridiculousness since not bringing Claudia Jordan back. I guess people who like high, manufactured drama find the likes of Porsha, Drew, and Marlo appealing. I’ve never found Cynthia to be boring and I think she was worth keeping. In any event I’ve been hanging on as a viewer since the nonsense with Claudia. After the past season and with what the upcoming season is looking like I’ve decided it’s time I let go completely. I can no longer support this ridiculousness.
I just can’t with Porsche. She is another Nene. She is mean spirited and I hate that they are rewarding her for stealing and sleeping with a married man. I am looking forward to her downfall…karma will eventually visit her. IMHO
Way too much Porsche in that mix!
Whenever I see other bloggers posting about RHOA, I always come here to see if it’s true. You always have the truth and tea! Thanks!
DeShawn Snow is broker than broke. Although she could probably use the money, her life isn’t any more interesting than when she was on the first time around. She’s trying to “work” as a real estate agent. Currently being sued for hundreds of thousands of dollars. But on the upside, she is messier than she used to be.
Don’t know the whole story but being sued doesn’t mean you broke. Sometimes it means you don’t want to pay or don’t feel like you should. The first season Deshawn was the only housewife with actual means and social status. Nene was broke, Kim had a MARRIED sugar daddy, Sheree was pretending to still be with Bob after he cut her off financially, and Lisa and Ed were broke and Keith Sweat took her kids and left her with nothing. Deshawn was the only hw who had actually built her own name and had class. She wasn’t entertaining like a Nene but she was everything we say we want from the franchise as far as status
Great assessment.
The most exciting thing you mentioned is that Lisa Wu might return! Considering they’ve been struggling in recent years I always thought they should revisit her. She was interesting in both of her seasons and she’s been gone long enough that it’ll be like a new HW, but with the added bonus of history with some of the group. If they’re smart they’ll feature her as a season long friend like Marlo. I think she could be a surprise gem. That season two cast was perfection and IMO that includes Lisa. BTW I say season two instead of one because Deshawn was terrible lol.
In season 2 was it Lisa Wu fashion vs Sheree Whitfield fashion? Where one actually had no fashion?
Yes! Lisa had fashions if I recall correctly, but Sheree did not.
Porsha was cute in season 5 & 6. I wasn’t mad at her when she dragged Kenya across the stage, cuz I probably would have done the same in her shoes.
However, Porsha season 9-13– faker than her titties, nose, and chin. When you announce yourself as queen of THOT-land, how else do you expect men & women to treat you? She has manifested everything she has received from both Dennis and Simon. Act like a ho, talk like ho, guess what, you gonna get treated like a ho!
If Porsha comes back, I hope she gets dragged in the next season by each and everyone one of them. I have a feeling Marlo got some secrets to tell this year.
All this is fine, OK, whatever, whatever. HOWEVER, any changes that don’t include making Falynn a full-time friend are all for naught and a waste of time.
Thank You for the tea Aunty Tamara.
I too thought Marlo would not get a peach because of her slurs againts gays. I guess comcast is overriding Andy?
Dru isn the only wholesome wife with kids, Kandi is married to Todd with 2 little kids and their 2 grown daughters.
I think it is so so so foolish to not hire Falynn so this Porsha engaged to Simon while he is married to Falynn could be sorted out. Bravo must not want ratings .
TMZ either has REALLY bad RHOA sources or they are really behind on the tea. Sheree has already been offered a full time housewife role with a peach.
I can’t believe I used to believe their sources (other than the LVP ones which were always using LVP as their source and she was a lying liar who lied. )