Phaedra Parks Says She’d ‘Love’ to Bring ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Back ‘To Its Glory Days’

Phaedra Parks talks about her return to ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta.’

The reality star, who announced in July that she could be returning to the favored Bravo series, said: PEOPLE In a recent interview, he said that filming Season 16 of “RHOA” was “a really nice homecoming.”

“They called and I answered,” Parks said during a conversation about her recent IT Cosmetics campaign “Keep It Real”“We were the No. 1 Housewives franchise, and I was a part of making it a successful franchise. And I would like to bring the franchise back to its glory days.”

Parks opened up about her colleague and friend Porsha Williams, who can also be returning this season after leaving the series in 2021, months before her wedding to her husband, Simon Guobadia.

“Of course I love Porsha,” Parks said of Williams. “We’re the original Frick and Frack.”

In a preview of the upcoming season, Parks added that it’s going to “definitely be reminiscent of the Housewives show that you guys originally loved.”

“I’ll say this, it’s going to be an amazing season,” Parks said.

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Parks’ return to “RHOA” was announced shortly after Kenya Moore revealed she was leaving the show. Moore announced her departure in June following reports that she was suspended for allegedly sharing racy photos of former castmate Brittany Eady. Moore defended herself against the allegations, saying on the X-show that she would “never engage in revenge porn.” While PEOPLE In June, Bravo announced that it had decided to remove Moore from the solid, TMZ claimed that the choice was mutual.

Parks first joined “RHOA” in Season 3 and left the series in Season 9 after a feud with former castmate Kandi Burruss. Parks later appeared on “Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition” and as a solid member on Peacock’s “The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip – Ex-Wives Club.” She joined the solid of one other Bravo reality show, “Married to Medicine,” in Season 10 and is predicted to appear within the upcoming eleventh season.