--- title: "Porsha Williams Says Teresa Giudice, Kyle Richards And Other Housewives Taught Her To Be “Unbothered”" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2026/11/11/porsha-williams-giudice-kyle-richards/ type: post date: 2026-11-11 modified: 2026-11-11 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2026/11/11/porsha-williams-giudice-kyle-richards.md author: "Roxanne" --- # Porsha Williams Says Teresa Giudice, Kyle Richards And Other Housewives Taught Her To Be “Unbothered” ## Porsha Williams is changing how she approaches drama on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, and she's crediting some of Bravo's biggest Housewives stars for helping her see things differently. ![Porsha Williams Says Teresa Giudice, Kyle Richards And Other Housewives Taught Her To Be “Unbothered”](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/image-30.png) After filming *The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th* alongside Teresa Giudice, Kyle Richards, Gizelle Bryant and Luann de Lesseps, Porsha says she returned to Atlanta with a new perspective on handling conflict. And after years of explosive arguments, including the painful breakdown of her longtime friendship with Shamea Morton, Porsha is making it clear that she wants to bring back the fun without taking every disagreement so personally. During a November 9 interview with [Us Weekly,](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/porsha-williams-on-ultimate-girls-trip-and-rhoa-drama/) Porsha opened up about what she learned from spending time with some of the most recognizable women in Housewives history. “What I took from doing the show with them is the confidence that each lady had because these are the best of the best from each city,” Porsha explained. She admitted that watching how the women carried themselves made a lasting impression. “I took their confidence and I took them being unbothered with me back to Atlanta.” The comments are particularly interesting considering the women Porsha was surrounded by during filming. ![Porsha Williams Says Teresa Giudice, Kyle Richards And Other Housewives Taught Her To Be “Unbothered”](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/image-31.png) Teresa Giudice has spent more than a decade at the center of some of RHONJ's most explosive feuds, while Kyle Richards has navigated years of friendship drama and public scrutiny on *The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills*. Gizelle Bryant has similarly faced criticism and complicated relationships on *The Real Housewives of Potomac*, while Luann de Lesseps has experienced her share of public controversies throughout her time on *The Real Housewives of New York City*. Despite their very different personalities, Porsha said she was impressed by the confidence they brought into the experience. Rather than allowing every disagreement to become personal, she admired how comfortable the women appeared to be with themselves. And according to Porsha, that attitude is something she's now trying to bring into her own franchise. “I'm also taking from *Ultimate Girls Trip* a lighter tone for the season,” Porsha explained. “I'm trying to set that in everything that I do. It's not always about going below the belt and, like, ruining somebody's life or career. So I'm bringing back fun shade.” Her comments suggest that Porsha isn't necessarily interested in eliminating drama from RHOA. Instead, she wants to draw a distinction between playful disagreements and personal attacks that can have consequences beyond filming. The admission comes after an especially difficult period involving her former best friend, Shamea Morton. Porsha and Shamea shared a decades-long friendship before their relationship began deteriorating during Season 16 of RHOA. Although Shamea had appeared on the series for years, her promotion to a full-time cast member changed the dynamic between the two women. Shamea questioned whether Porsha genuinely supported her new role on the show, while Porsha denied trying to interfere with her friend's opportunity. Their disagreements eventually became deeply personal. By Season 17, the women were struggling to maintain even a cordial relationship, with unresolved resentment continuing to build. Things reached a breaking point during the cast's trip to Scotland, where Porsha and Shamea became involved in a heated argument that brought their families into the conflict. The confrontation was especially painful because the two had previously agreed to keep their mothers out of their disagreements. Both women accused the other of crossing a line, and their friendship appeared to reach a point where neither was willing to continue trying to repair it. Their relationship remained fractured at the Season 17 reunion. The fallout was particularly significant considering Shamea had been part of Porsha's life long before either woman became a Bravo personality. For years, viewers had watched the two support one another through relationship changes, motherhood and other personal milestones. But their friendship became one of the most talked-about casualties of RHOA's recent seasons. Interestingly, Porsha had previously expressed hope that Season 17 would offer a fresh start. During an April interview with *Us Weekly*, she said she wanted to move beyond the previous season's conflicts and focus on enjoying herself. “I just wanted a clean slate, and I wanted to have a good time,” Porsha explained at the time. “I wanted to be open to new friendships… and have this season feel like a breath of fresh air.” However, the season ultimately brought another round of tension, including the continued deterioration of her relationship with Shamea. Now, as Porsha looks toward Season 18, she appears more determined to change her own approach rather than depend on everyone around her behaving differently. Her comments also echo something she previously shared while discussing *Ultimate Girls Trip* on *Monét Talks With Monét X Change*. During that conversation, Porsha explained that filming with veteran Housewives allowed her to experience a different group dynamic. Unlike the women on RHOA, with whom she has years of personal history, the *Ultimate Girls Trip* cast brought together established reality stars who had already developed their own identities and reputations. Porsha said she appreciated being surrounded by women who seemed secure in themselves and didn't constantly feel the need to defend their positions. “I learned how to be truly unbothered,” she said during that interview. She also credited the experience with influencing her current mindset. “A part of what you see now, my unbotheredness is from being on *Ultimate Girls Trip* 100%.” The anniversary season featured seven central Housewives, including Porsha, Teresa, Kyle, Gizelle, Luann, Vicki Gunvalson and Lisa Barlow. The women traveled across the country, revisiting locations connected to the franchise's 20-year history while interacting with dozens of former and current Housewives. The experience brought together personalities who had built their reputations on very different franchises. And although the series included its own arguments and disagreements, Porsha appears to have taken away a valuable lesson about confidence. Her new approach also connects to something she is trying to teach her daughter, Pilar Jhena McKinley. Porsha, who shares 7-year-old Pilar with ex Dennis McKinley, explained that helping her daughter develop confidence from within is one of her biggest priorities as a mother. “[The] No. 1 thing for me as a mom and being a mom to a beautiful child like Pilar is to make sure that she feels good about what she does,” Porsha told *Us Weekly*. Rather than relying entirely on other people to validate her accomplishments, Porsha wants Pilar to recognize her own strengths. “I let her speak life into herself, which helps her build her own confidence in anything that she does,” Porsha explained. “So it's not just someone telling her that she's great, or someone telling her she's had high standards, she knows it for herself.” Porsha also credited the women in her own family, particularly her mother, Diane Williams, and younger sister, Lauren Williams, with helping shape her understanding of self-worth. She explained that those lessons have influenced how she raises Pilar and how she views herself. “In my world of reality TV, often people feel like, ‘Oh, it's what you tell me I am.’ No, it's not. It's what I say I am,” Porsha said. “It's how I say I feel about me, and so my life lessons, my little sister, my mom, they helped me parent very well for Pilar.” Porsha also reflected on the importance of maintaining high standards throughout her life. “I think I was born with high standards, and then I just started raising them above and above and above,” she shared. “I don't think I've ever really had low standards.” The comments offer an interesting contrast to Porsha's earlier years on RHOA, when her willingness to react to confrontations helped establish her as one of the franchise's most outspoken personalities. Since joining the show in Season 5, Porsha has experienced highly publicized divorces, friendship betrayals, physical confrontations and emotional reunions. Her quick wit and memorable one-liners have also helped make her one of Atlanta's most recognizable Housewives. But after more than a decade of reality television, Porsha appears to be approaching the experience differently.