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Y’all. This casting season for RHOA is a total shit show. First, they decided on the final six. And we all thought that was that. And then TWO WEEKS LATER, they decided the didn’t really like the six. So they started looking for a seventh. WTF? They picked them two weeks ago, filming is ready to roll and now they don’t like them? Don’t they have contracts? WTF? So they started kicking around names like Phaedra, Eva and Kim Biermann. Because the Bravo suits are clearly clueless morons who need to be fired and replaced with people with IQs above room temperature. I have heard no further discussions being had about those three names. But who the hell knows at this point???
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Now, your girl, Kenya Moore has run to B. Scott as soon as she found out production did a home visit with Sanya Richards-Ross for testing. Sanya looks like she would be a great addition to the show. She’s an Olympic athlete. She is married and has a family. She is testing. The problem the suits have with her is that no one in the group knows her in real life. So how would she fit in with the cast? No decisions have been made on her yet. Personally, I like her. But she is in no way confirmed as the seventh housewife they are looking for. At least not yet. The Bravo suits can’t make decisions to save their souls.
This Is Getting Ridiculous!
I can now reveal that Maryam Aytac was the person on the short list to be a friend that I could not mention previously. However, the network has passed on her. She is Iranian and a restaurant owner in Atlanta. She has been on the show a couple of times in the past when the ladies went to her restaurant. I couple of the housewives know her at least socially. It feels to me like they were trying to bring a non-black member to the cast. They have since backed off of that idea. Why? She seemed like a great choice to me? Sigh.
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I’m so sorry, Tamara. This all sounds so confusing. Why the hell can’t the suits and the producers just decide on the cast and get moving? How much longer can Bravo afford to go without RHOA on the air? At this point, I’ll be surprised if RHOA returns as early as next March.
Because the Bravo Suits are dumb as hell?
Scrap any new people and go back to the core group of women and see how that plays out for a season. It can’t get any worse
Yes. Nene, Portia, Fedra, Kim,
Oh Nene will never work on Bravo again.
Love to hear that Nene’s never coming back, wish they would get the same clue about Kim Z. Her racist behavior in the bathroom after the reunion should’ve gotten her banned for good – we don’t need to see that toxic energy ever again.
Agreed 100k %!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes it’s a shit show at this point. Will you be watching Dancing with the Stars? I recall at one point you were all in for Kenya Moore and RHOS but I’ve lost track. I’m guessing Kenya will somewhere in the middle of the folks eliminated because A) she doesn’t seem to have great dance skills and B) she doesn’t have a great following as opposed to many of the other contestants so there’s that…
I have it on in the background now. Just started it on Demand. I am mainly tuning in for Kenya and for Jo Jo Siwa. I think Jo Jo will do Abby proud. I will be rooting for Kenya she looks amazing as always and I hope she goes far. However, he history with the housewives indicates they go home in the first three eliminations. There are no eliminations in the first episode. So they are pretty much guaranteed three episodes and after that the ax begins to fall. I predict she will be out before RHOA filming starts.
Your titles kill me. They are awesome. They make me laugh. Eleventy Billion. Hah! Been thinking about you and Banjo btw. Stay safe.
It’s a never ending saga. Just when you think they have decided something they second guess themselves. They really liked Maryam and then… they didn’t. They are so wishy washy about EVERY LITTLE THING.
Porsha has gotten to big for her britches, another NeNe in the making, I guess she learned from the best.
They should get Claudia Jordan and Kim Z back. It would good to see Kim Z without NeNe in the picture. Besides, what’s Kim doing for money these days? Schlepping tummy shakes on IG like all the other housewives?
Who ever they get to come back, it needs to be written in their contract that they cannot refuse to film with others. Bravo needs to take back control!
I would absolutely LOVE to see Claudia back!!!!!
Me too.
Me three but she is busy being love in Dallas and buying fancy houses. She’s officially above this nonsense.
Yeah, I never understood why Claudia was a one & done. She was smart, funny, beautiful, and it would have been fun to see her work/dating life.
I thought it was a no brainer….Porsha/Fallon. Talk about drama! Why are the suits not signing Fallon?
It is TOTALLY A NO BRAINER! Fallyn never wanted to do RHOA in the first place. She never signed a contract or got paid she only signed a release! It is SIMON who wants to be on RHOA so for that reason alone I predict she will be coming back. Perhaps she wants SIMON to have a contract. I don’t know what goes on in the pretty little head of hers.
The suits should be THROWING MONEY at Fallyn. So stupid.
Do they think a Porsha/Simon/Fallyn triangle on RHOA would overtake the show? It damn well would make the show INTERESTING AS HELL!
At this point, they are not thinking at all.
I would hate to see Falynn on the show. She’s too polished, sophisticated, insightful, and in-tune with her psyche to be on a raunchy show like RHOA. She doesn’t seem messy either. I think she would make a good talk show host. But then, I thought the same about Kenya Moore, and now she’s a regular.
I forget what Source said EXACTLY about Falynn but it was something along the lines of “hood behavior” or some other derogatory term. But Porsha and Simon are somehow above that, how? The only reason to bring Porsha back is to discuss how she went after Falynn’s husband. And um, as Rinna says, “Let’s not talk about the husband.” Because the Nigerians in the ATL with money are all running some sort of game. ALLEGEDLY. According to Mama Joyce’s streets.
TT, Can we FINALLY get Mama Joyce, Ms. Dorothy, (Candice’s mother), Marge, Jr., Tamar and Toni Braxton’s mother, MJ (from Shah’s of sunset) mother, and Vishu’s (from Family Karma), mom a show please. THAT would be everything I need to make it in this awful time of the pandemic.
Deandra’s mom from RHOD said that she filmed a pilot or a test show or something with some Bravo moms and Porsha’s was one of them. I guess it didn’t go anywhere.
I think Porsha is riding a tidal wave and support her doing that because at some point – it will all be gone and she will need to fend for herself. So i dont think they should sign her. I do not want to see Eva come back, as her most exciting storyline was her modeling career, and that was barely a scene. Watching Phaedra crawl back into the group (trying to win everyone’s trust) sounds like an interesting season. I would like to see less violence in this show as I always find it disappointing when they get physical. Sheree was fun to watch – I dont mind her being messy and trying to backtrack. But I agree that Bravo needs to take back control – the point of this show is to watch their reactions in uncomfortable situations – If they dont like it, dont sign up!
“ the point of this show is to watch their reactions in uncomfortable situations”
I thought the point of the show was to show the lifestyle of wealthy women living the good life, going to lunch, shopping, traveling and their friendships with other women.
As the shows have morphed through the years, your description seems much more accurate!
I think Carlos King championed that formula. Bringing in people from the ladies past or that they have a history with to see how they respond.
Plus at this point we know half of them aren’t rich for real so why fantasize over what they don’t really have.
TT, do any of the women on the show have a genuine friendship with each other? I don’t think there’s any way they can beef up casting unless they start fresh with an organic friend group or social circle. Oh, also, Kenya was amazing on DTWS. Probably the best housewife on the show so far.
Not really. That is part of the problem and why Bravo has concerns about Sanya. She’s great! But no one on the cast knows her at all! But at this point, I’d take her if it were up to me. She has yet to be offered a contract. But, at this point they need to try something.
But…. was Eboni really friends with anyone before she joined? Or Mia? Was Porsha back in the day? Sometimes it works if it’s the right person joining the group! Better to consider someone brand new then to bring fake phony people from the past.
Well Bravo created this Porsha problem themselves. Can’t act surprised when the person you’ve been pushing to the front of the line for the past three years starts acting like a star.
I’m also not sure RHOA needs Porsha. Maybe she has a fandom somewhere that I am not aware of, but I’m going to need a bit of convincing on this one. Across her entire housewives career she’s only ever had loose ties to the rest of the cast at best. Even her real life friendships and family ties look shaky at times. She avoids real storylines like many other seasoned housewives and mostly just shows up for the paycheck. She’s definitely grown a lot over the years, and became very funny, but crucial to the show? idk about that.
She’s the youngest I think and they want younger viewers. Apparently old broads with actual money do not count in ratings. lol.
Do people even want to see Porsha goes it alone!? Because money wise it wouldn’t make sense to leave RHOA. I’m very cynical, What if her spin off show is only one for one season or chat room get cancelled. It would be smart to stay on RHOA, over all it does sound like a money grab.
😁 You’re not cynical. You are realistic. And, I’m even more realistic. I think the show will end up being a few episodes. Nothing more. As for Porsha’s family being on the show… I’ll just say that I hope Porsha is paying as much attention to her child’s mental and emotional growth as she is to other things.
Porsha sucks. She can fuck off.
It’s so weird to see the Titians of Bravo fall. Their formula isn’t working anymore, only RHOBH is pulling in over a million viewers because people are so invested in the Girardi scandal, otherwise they wouldn’t have anything, either.
True facts, my friend. EVEN RHOSLC is underperforming with their Felon by Bravo. Potomac gets over a million here and there (barely) but RHOBH is the crown jewel at the moment. At least until we get the real Below Deck with the stud of the sea back. 🙂
It is so interesting to see that with all the casting changes they are considering…you’re not hearing anything about them reconsidering Nene. She really burned her bridges there.
Oh Nene will never be back on Bravo. Unless hell freezes over.
I notice Maryam on Sheree’s IG from time to time. Hell she is friends with half the cast but I guess they are trying to dodge the race talks. As those have obviously backfired (RHOD & RHONY, Kelly Dodd). I don’t think the six they had were strong enough. They do need something, I will keep lighting my candle for Phaedra but at this point there may not be a way to stop this ship from sinking.
I do not think Porsha will leave. Unless she is dumb enough to depend on Simon for money. After leaving Kordell and having nothing, RHOA paved the way for her to have financial independence. She has already given up DISH for whatever reason and now she is thinking of leaving housewives. We know goNaked hair and the sheets business aren’t paying for much. If Kim Z is any example it should be don’t quit the gravy train to end up paying for everything on credit cards with a spin off. Financially it doesn’t make sense, I doubt chatroom pays much.
I do not understand Kenya’s motive in telling B Scott about Sanya. Honestly we don’t know her & she may want to protect her reputation like Kim Fields which will end up with another flop.
I wonder why the suits decided to go against Maryam. I hope they change their mind. Lord knows that every bit I news I get changes from day to day.
Porsha is dumb as fuck. But she will be back on RHOA it is the highest paying gig she has.
Just looking at her social media it seems like she wants to be on housewives or be associated with the ladies. Which means she may be more willing to do as production says. Maryam vs Kenya see who Sheree supports the other will be upset with Sheree. Thats one storyline idea. Shameless plug, Maryam is friendly with Phaedra. Bring them in together.
They passed on Maryam. Haven’t heard Phaedra’s name being kicked around lately. That doesn’t mean it isn’t happening, it just means I haven’t heard her name in a while. I have no hopes for next season being decent at this point.
Atlanta is a large and affluent city, you tell me there are not a few semi-wealthy if not wealthy women looking to cash in? I really find that hard to believe. I know a lot of people do not like Vanderpump Rules but the reason the first few seasons were so intriguing is most of the main cast were actually friends for years before the show so the fights etc made sense, at least to me. The main cast of RHOA, who ever they decide they are, have to have true friendships or acquaintenances that are looking to get some money if only for 1 season.
None of the people who are actually from Atlanta and have money would lower themselves to this level for a Bravo paycheck.
Porsha certainly makes for interesting TV but she would have to be ready for he onslaught of gossip about her and Simon’s relationship if she returns. It’s amazing how this Cat has managed to keep a job after her problems with violence, harmful lies about cast members, sexual escapades with a well endowed stripper, and her suspect story about her so called short dating and ultimate engagement to a cast-mate’s husband. Porsha only wants to live out the pretty parts of her soiled life and quietly remain clueless about the ugly parts. I’d say let her go and lie in the bed she’s made for herself. I’d be surprised if she pulls off a wedding to Simon as more and more derogatory information seeps out about him. It sucks to be a money hungry , clout chasing slore
like Porsha right about now. Bravo should bring in some new blood and leave Porsha, Nene, Phaedra and Drew in the dust.
I love to watch track and field. SRR is an analyst on many telecasts. She’s quite good.
Production couldn’t find any wealthy, middle-aged women to join the cast?
This is all really good!! I love reading this
thank you for the tea 🙂
I remember Maryam from awhile back, very sweet lady and her and her husband even did an episode of married to medicine with their good friend Mariah and I definitely liked them. The casting for Atlanta is dreadful and not bringing back Falynn is a huge mistake and would have brought the ratings for Atlanta like never before. What is bravo thinking? Falynn, Maryam, Sanya and Tiarra Monet would have or would be great additions to this cast.
Agreed! What a missed opportunity for RHOA by not asking Falynn to return. That was an instant hot topic but they’d rather have made up forced drama I guess smh
TT when Claudia was still in the radio here in Dallas she said she had been reached out to about returning to the housewives and she’d see if anything materialized. Obviously it didn’t, but she sounded open to it. This was before FOX Soul though. Having her back would be lit! Please tell them to put Sanya on the show! Her and Drew would hit it off with their fine husbands lol
I love Claudia so much, and I believe she bought a gorgeous home in Dallas recently. She has what seems to be a good man in her life. She is doing well in all of her ventures. I think at this point in her life, she doesn’t need RHOA dragging her down. She needs to just keep being happy and beautiful.
TT what do you think about Cynthia announcing she’s leaving RHOA? Even though you told us months ago she was cut it was still bittersweet to me. But she has a husband now who has 100 jobs and they will be fine lol
Usually they offered fired housewives who have been on the show forever a couple of episodes to “wrap up their story line.” At least that was the situation when Tamra Judge and Vicki announced they quit. They usually get super insulted by it.
I honestly think that would work for Cynthia. She can “move to LA full time with Mike” since that was her storyline last season. She can use that as an “excuse “ to quit (be fired). She could parlay that into a couple of pop up appearances on RHOBH with Garcelle to stay relevant after the show
Bravo has always been against Housewives switching shows. They are over her on RHOA where she does fit in. Let alone having her on RHOBH where she won’t fit in.
I love Porsha she will be a hit were ever she do