--- title: "Phaedra Parks Says RHOA S16 Shakeup Was ‘Definitely a Good Thing’" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2024/09/20/phaedra-parks-rhoa-s16-shakeup-good/ type: post date: 2024-09-20 modified: 2024-09-20 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2024/09/20/phaedra-parks-rhoa-s16-shakeup-good.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # Phaedra Parks Says RHOA S16 Shakeup Was ‘Definitely a Good Thing’ ## Phaedra Parks tells RHOA fans that Bravo's season 16 cast shakeup was "definitely a good thing" and admits the cast has some "firecrackers." [Phaedra Parks](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta/phaedra-parks/) is excited about her return to the *Real Housewives of Atlanta* for season 16. The returning RHOA star assures Bravo fans that the cast shakeup was worth it. ***“We’ve got some new ladies that are just firecrackers,”*** she told *[Page Six](https://pagesix.com/2024/09/18/entertainment/phaedra-parks-assures-fans-rhoa-cast-shakeup-was-definitely-a-good-thing/)* on Tuesday night. ***“They shook up the cast, but it’s definitely … it’s a good thing, it’s a good thing! I think people are really going to enjoy it.”*** ![Cynthia Bailey filming "more and more" for season 16 of RHOA as Phaedra Parks is in talks to return.](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/rhoa-season-16-cynthia-bailey-phaedra-parks-1200x668.png) Phaedra admitted she had a ***“wonderful time”*** reuniting with co-stars [Porsha Williams](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta/porsha-williams/) and [Cynthia Bailey](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta/cynthia-bailey/), who are returning for season 16 as a full-time cast member and a friend of Housewives. ***“I mean, the gumbo is gumbo-ing again,”*** the 50-year-old teased. ***“So the Titanic, honey, it’s the love boat, now. It’s coming back up.”*** In addition to the familiar faces, [season 16](https://allabouttrh.com/2024/05/15/rhoa-season-16-cast-bravo/) will introduce Kelli Ferrell, Brittany Eady, and Angela Oakley as full-time cast members. Shamea Morton, who previously appeared in the franchise as a friend, has been upgraded to a full-time cast member. ![RHOA season 15 cast Kandi Burruss, Shereé Whitfield, Kenya Moore, Drew Sidora, Marlo Hampton, Sanya Richards-Ross](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/rhoa-season-15-cast-photo-trailer-drama.jpg) Phaedra [confirmed her return to the Real Housewives of Atlanta in July](https://allabouttrh.com/2024/07/30/phaedra-parks-rhoa-return-2/) after a six-season absence. ***“You called. I answered #RHOA #S16,”*** she wrote via Instagram at the time, alongsiode a photo of herself holding the Atlanta Housewives franchise's signature peach. *[The Real Housewives of Atlanta](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta/page/2/)* is expected to return for [season 16](https://protect.checkpoint.com/v2/___https:/allabouttrh.com/2023/08/29/report-rhoa-reboot-season-16/___.YzJ1Ondvb2RidXJ5c2Nob29sZGlzdHJpY3Q6YzpvOmE0MWM3YzNmMjk2ZTFjMjRlN2U3ZmE2Zjc4NGIzN2U2OjY6Njc1MTo3OGJkN2I4YWIzZDNhMGYwMWZiNzY5Y2FlMjdhNDkxNmI0NTQ2YmViMjY3NGI1MzY0ODQ2NmIzNzU0NmVkMWFjOnA6VA) in late 2024. ## Thoughts on this all? Sound off below!