Kandi Burruss Reacts to New ‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ Casting

Kandi Burrus shares her reaction after Bravo TV revealed the new “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast.

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Kandi Burruss Talks New Additions to Upcoming Season of ‘RHOA’

According to E! News, Burruss spoke exclusively with the outlet while appearing at the 90th Annual Drama League Awards on Friday, May 17. Burruss explained that she is excited that the public is now officially aware of Shamea Morton join the cast.

“I’m excited,” she explained. “I’m excited for Shamea, who is our friend. I’m glad it’s announced, so I don’t have to keep secrets anymore.

Additionally, Burruss spoke about Porsha Williams’ return to the reality series.

“I already knew she was coming back before I announced it,” Burruss said.

The 48-year-old explained that she and Williams discussed their respective decisions with the show. At the time, Burruss said she wasn’t sure she would return while Williams “thought she might go back.”

“I already knew she was coming back before I announced it,” Burruss said. “We had both talked about our decisions (and) what we were planning to do. I told him I didn’t know if I was going to go back. She told me she thought she could go back, so we knew. I’m excited for her.

‘RHOA’ Shares If She’ll Miss the Show

According to E! News, Morton and Williams will be joined by “newcomers” to the series, Brittany Eady, Kelli Ferrell and Angela Oakley. Additionally, familiar faces Kenya Moore and Drew Sidora will return while Cynthia Bailey will appear as a “friend of.”

During the conversation, Burruss revealed that even though she was no longer a “RHOA” peach, she would still tune into the show. However, she also shared some things she won’t miss now that she’s on the periphery of production.

“I’m not necessarily going to miss that stress,” she said. “They started filming this week. I was talking to one of them – I can’t say who it was – but she said, “Girl, that’s just a lot.” » I was like, ‘Yeah, I don’t know if I missed that part.’ I forgot that initial stress of starting the process when meeting new people.

Burruss also opened up about what she’ll miss about being a part of “RHOA.”

“You don’t necessarily miss the stress or the work, but you miss the camaraderie part,” she said. “And knowing that you’re part of something big.” Because at the end of the day, no matter how dramatic it was, my 14 seasons in this franchise (have) a lot of great things came out of it.

Another Georgia Peach recently announced her departure from the series

As The Shade Room previously reported, Burruss revealed his decision not to return to the reality show in February. At the time, she explained that she “had started working on a lot of other things” and that she had “beautiful, big projects coming up.”

Burruss, however, was not the only one to submit her resignation letter. A few weeks later, Marlo Hampton revealed her departure from the show, calling it a “fresh start,” according to The Shade Room.

According to E! News, Sanya Richards-Ross and Shereé Whitfield have also left the show.

Keep scrolling to watch Kandi Burruss spill more tea on “Real Housewives of Atlanta” on “Stepping Into The Shade Room.”

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