Phaedra Parks has her peach back!
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star, 50, is officially returning to the franchise that made her a household name, as a full-time cast member for season 16.
“You called, I answered,” Parks said on Instagram on Monday, July 29, announcing the news with a photoshoot of her holding a peach again.
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Her arrival comes nearly a month after news broke that Kenya Moore would be exciting the series. The former Miss USA had reportedly been canned from the show for allegedly unveiling explicit pictures of new cast member Brittany Eady.
“You are the best fans anyone could ever ask for, and I love you all so very much,” Moore wrote on Instagram on June 25, the same day cast members were told about her firing. “Always and forever.”
Her departure left fans disappointed, as many were anticipating seeing Moore reunite with longtime frienemy Porsha Williams, who also came back this season after a long break. Instead, viewers will get to see Williams reunite with Parks, the “frack” to her “frick.”
The two were last together on the Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 15th anniversary special earlier this month.
Parks first joined RHOA in season 3. She departed the series amid controversy in season 9, after a headline-making fallout with Kandi Burruss.
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