We know the Real Housewives of Atlanta has been a house divided for some time, and if you’ve been keeping up with the show, you already know that.
The feud between Marlo Hampton and Kandi Burruss isn’t new to viewers. We’ve watched them go back and forth since Season 14 — where Marlo referred to Kandi as a “ho” and took several shots at her marriage to Todd Tucker. Not only that, but she also claimed Kandi (the international Grammy award-winning writer) was only known in Atlanta — essentially knocking her street cred.
As most know, Kandi is stingy with her love, so hoping for a reunion between these two may be a bit of a stretch. However, based on Marlo’s recent comments on Watch What Happens Live, Kandi’s friendship isn’t high on her priority list either.
Marlo thinks the cast protects Kandi
In late 2022, reports began to swirl, alleging that Kandi’s cousin, Melvin, was shot in the arm during a verbal altercation at one of her restaurants. In September, Kandi gave her fans an update regarding his health.
“He’s getting through it, so since he’s okay, I’m okay. If he wouldn’t have been okay, I wouldn’t have been okay, you know what I mean?” Kandi said. “Obviously, he’s uncomfortable. But [the bullet] didn’t hit anything that won’t heal,” she continued. “He’s at home, he’s healing. He’s fine. I mean, he’s not fine but he’s [okay].”
While filming for Season 15, Kandi and Todd have kept the shooting situation under wraps and cited legal concerns as their reason for not talking about it on camera. However, not all of the Housewives agree with her stance.
In response to Andy Cohen asking Marlo if there were any sticky situations involving Kandi that cast members have been too scared to bring up, the Real Housewives fashionista stated, “Everything.”
“It’s so much. It’s what Kandi wants to come up,” she continued. “If she doesn’t want it to come up, just pay attention to how she looks at everyone. Or how everyone is scared to say it or they get to mumbling,” she finished.
The current cast does have quite a few newbies in the mix. From Sanya Richards-Ross to Drew Sidora, it makes sense why some of the new Housewives are afraid to ruffle Kandi’s feathers since she’s the longest-running Housewife in the franchise’s history. But as a viewer, I don’t care about Kandi’s status. I need to see her activated. And if the rookies can’t give us that, they can get the boot too.
Real Housewives of Atlanta continues Sundays at 8/7c on Bravo.
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Thoughts and prayers are going out to Texas “influencer” Karlee Hale as she navigates through these trying times. Poor Karlee has been accused of dating Vanderpump Rules lothario Tom Sandoval.
Tom packed his OPI Alpine Snow and ran off to Texas amid the continued fallout of his affair with a girl who probably pronounces God like Jod. We all make bad choices at some point and we are smack dab in the middle of Sandoval’s. Unfortunately, he’s taking some people down with him.
After being photographed with an attractive blonde, internet sleuths sniffed out the woman who dared to hang out with Tom. It was assumed she was his new lady after RachelRaquel Leviss allegedly dipped out of their relationship. Now Tom is firmly saying they’re “just friends.” TMZ has the details.
Sandoval has friends?
A rep for Tom (he has a rep?) wants everyone to quiet down on the speculation someone else has lowered their standards decided to date a cheater cheater pumpkin eater. After performing with his Venmo band in Austin, Tom and Karlee hung out in a group setting.
According to Tom’s camp, he and Karlee are “just friends.” That’s so sweet. I vaguely recall Tom was “just friends” with Ariana Madix when he was still with Kristen Doute. And golly, Tom and Raquel were “just friends” at the beginning of their sordid tryst as well.
Might be a good idea to issue a disclaimer for anyone attempting to be “just friends” with Tom going forward, it never really turns out very well for them. Karlee isn’t doing much “influencing” at this time as she has had to lock her social media down and go private. Oh noes!
The two have been spotted together multiple times at this point. Raquel remains out of sight but definitely not out of mind. Gee, I hope Tom isn’t being dishonest and using someone once again to put a veil on his relationship with Raquel. Where’s Tom Schwartz when you need him?
Get a good night’s sleep, my friends. Tomorrow is a big day. The Vanderpump Rules Season 10 reunion begins TOMORROW (Wednesday) at 9 pm/ET on Bravo.
TELL US – DO YOU BELIEVE TOM? WILL ANYONE BELIEVE TOM AGAIN? DO YOU THINK HE’S STILL WITH RAQUEL?
The Bachelorette star Charity Lawson has revealed that Zach Shallcross blindsided her with her fourth-place The Bachelor elimination and whether she found closure from that relationship.
Kim of Hulu’s, The Kardashians recently sat down with Jay Shetty on his podcast, On Purpose and opened up about: the true joys and challenges of motherhood, taking care of someone, and phases in life. Keep going Kim!
This f’ing tornado
She said, “There are nights I cry myself to sleep. Like, holy s–t, this f–king tornado in my house. Like, what just happened?” Embrace the chaos Kim! In the end, it’s neither good nor bad, and it’s a testament to human strength in life.
It can be easy to forget that Kim is a single mom. She often paints this portrait of her life that everything might be perfect, and that’s never the case. We know you don’t look like that all the time for one! It’s good to see Kim try to let the walls down on the “madness” of it all.
Kim went on, “There is nothing that can prepare you. I don’t care how long you wait. I don’t care what you’re waiting for. You are never prepared.” And when a person steps into their own confidence and realizes that’s how life works, it can be cathartic, challenging, and blissful.
You can do it!
She talks of being proud of herself. Believe you can do it, don’t judge, and you can. Many people confuse the idea of doing the best they have ever done, and doing their best with the conditions in that moment. And that is when they start to judge – don’t even go there because we’re all in the same boat.
She described some nights as an “hour by hour” process, and she’s on the tip of something. Live in the moment by learning to take it one moment at a time and you will thrive, people! That’s the mindfulness part, and it’s not easy to make the change, but it’s so powerful.
As far as kids, they teach you “so much more about yourself” than one “could have ever anticipated.” Yes, with patience, grace, and understanding they can teach you everything you need to know about life. But even if someone doesn’t have a child, the same type of outlook can help a person through anything with love and happiness shining from within.
What else did Kim say? Give it a listen because she still tried to paint that rosy, I control my life/narrative idea. We get glimmers of her being candid or self-aware, but there’s so much further for her to go because she’s still scratching the surface of life.
Also, Jay doesn’t help matters. He’s a little heavy on the people pleasing (i.e., letting her honor her journey) rather than challenging her to keep improving. But in the end, much love to all people wherever and whoever they are.
Season 3 of The Kardashians is on it’s way via Hulu on May 25. Watch as Kim described it as “emotional and frustrating.”
TELL US – CAN YOU RELATE TO KIM? DO YOU WISH SHE POSTED CANDID PHOTOS/MOMENTS? WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM SEASON 3?
The peaches from the Real Housewives of Atlanta have a rep for throwing shade and stirring up drama. All while creating some unforgettable catchphrases. Let’s take a look back at these memorable quotes from the RHOA cast.
Season 1: “Close Your Legs To Married Men.”
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NeNe Leakes blasted her co-star Kim Zolciak during the first season reunion. Kim was dating the infamous Big Poppa. He was her sugar daddy, and he was married. An activated NeNe gave Kim some advice that Real Housewives fans will never forget. “Close your legs to married men!” NeNe shouted while pointing at her former friend. Kim was shocked by NeNe’s reaction.
Season 2: “Who Gonna Check Me, Boo?”
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During the first season of RHOA, Sheree Whitfield disagreed with her party planner Anthony. She hated his ideas for her independence party. Then she dissed his credentials. When Anthony yelled at Sheree for not respecting his time, she had the perfect response.
“Who gonna check me, boo?” she remarked. The altercation almost turned physical, and Anthony had to be restrained. No one checked Sheree during that argument.
Season 2: “I Just Wanted to Shift It a Little Bit.”
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During Season 2, NeNe, Kim, and Sheree met up to talk about their differences. But it turned into a screaming argument in the restaurant. Kim stormed out, with Sheree and NeNe in pursuit. While outside, Sheree gave Kim’s wig a tug. Sheree didn’t plan to remove Kim’s wig. “I just wanted to shift it a little bit,” she explained.
NeNe coined this phrase to punctuate when she was done speaking. It came in quite handy when she was squabbling with newbie Phaedra Parks. Phaedra insisted that she and NeNe knew each other since they both grew up in Athens, Georgia. But NeNe begged to differ and ended her thoughts with a triple, “Bloop!”
Season 3: “Fix It, Jesus.”
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Phaedra was the epitome of Southern grace and manners when she first joined RHOA. Whenever there was an issue between her co-stars, Phaedra would utter her favorite saying. “Fix it, Jesus,” she would comment. Unfortunately, no one could fix some of the issues between these ladies.
Season 4: “I’m Very Rich, B*TCH!”
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Sheree confronted NeNe about possibly taking some money out of Sheree’s pocket. She mentioned a business opportunity that Sheree had offered to NeNe. But Sheree found out that NeNe reached out to her contact and said that he could have paid Sheree less. So, that didn’t sit well with Sheree.
But NeNe was about to rub her recent stint on the Celebrity Apprentice in Sheree’s face. “I was running to the bank, sweetie,” NeNe stated. “I was depositing a Trump check. Donald Trump. I am very rich, b*tch.” Amen!
Newbies Kenya Moore and Porsha Williams were odds from the jump. But during the cast trip to Anguilla, Porsha called Kenya “ghetto.” Kenya told Porsha she was “a non-factor.” After they almost came to blows, NeNe removed Kenya from the situation. Then Kenya uttered that she was, “gone with the wind fabulous.” She even twirled away and then walked off.
Porsha served us with a hilariously memorable quote. Kenya tried to convince Porsha to side with her against Phaedra. But Porsha wasn’t swayed. After Kenya called her some names, Porsha stormed out. “Bye, ashy!” Porsha exclaimed as she left a furious, and not well-moisturized, Kenya on the sidewalk.
Season 5: “Don’t Come for Me Unless I Send For You.”
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That sounds like an ominous warning. During the Season 5 reunion, Phaedra and Kenya threw shade at each other over their rival booty workout videos. Kenya hit back, snapping her huge fan and telling Phaedra, “Don’t come for me unless I send for you.” Mic drop!
Kandi Burruss came for NeNe during the season 6 reunion. The singer pointed out that NeNe talked about Kandi’s mother, Mama Joyce. Kandi was furious because NeNe said that Kandi’s mom was in the gutter. But NeNe didn’t back down. “I said what I said,” she exclaimed.
Season 9: “The Lies! The Lies!”
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While this statement could apply to any RHOA season, it went down at the Season 9 reunion. Everyone was stunned to learn who had started the rumor that Kandi and her husband, Todd Tucker, wanted to drug and sexually assault Porsha. Porsha may have been telling the streets, but Phaedra told Porsha. A shocked and furious Kandi yelled out, “The lies! The lies!” This was the end of Phaedra’s stint as a peach holder.
Season 14: “I’m a Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Put Some Respect on My Name!”
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Drew Sidora was upset that her invitation to Sanya Richards-Ross’ photo shoot was revoked. She initially declined Sanya’s invitation to a Jamaican cooking lesson at her house. When Drew decided to stop by, she brought the drama with her. When Drew called Sanya a “clout chaser,” it was a step too far. Sanya banged on the table and exclaimed, “I’m a four-time Olympic gold medalist, put some respect on my name!”
Season 14: “B*tch, I’m Worldwide!”
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Marlo Hampton decided to throw down with Kandi. She accused the Grammy winner of putting her mother before her husband. Then she claimed that Kandi was only “known in Atlanta.” Now, those are some fighting words. “Did she just say ‘I’m only known in Atlanta!?’ B*tch, I’m worldwide!” Kandi screamed.
Marlo’s relaxing trip to the Blue Ridge Mountains was filled with drama. Kenya refused to speak with Marlo privately. That led to a drive-way argument that culminated in Kenya shading Marlo. “I’m an icon, you’re an ex-con,” she told the hostess. Marlo has never denied her past arrests.
Do any of the other Real Housewives franchises even come close to spawning so many catchphrases? I don’t think so. These Atlanta peaches reign supreme.
TELL US- WHICH QUOTE IS YOUR FAVORITE? WHICH HOUSEWIFE HAS THE BEST CATCHPHRASES?
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