After years away from The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Phaedra Parks made her grand return in Season 16, Episode 12—and she wasted no time stirring the peach-infused pot. In true Phaedra fashion, she brought the charm, the shade, and a few shocking revelations, including a surprise connection with none other than Ralph Pittman, the estranged husband of fellow Housewife Drew Sidora.
Yes, the iconic duo “Frick and Frack” is officially reunited. Phaedra and Porsha Williams linked up and immediately slipped back into their old rhythm. “It’s like riding a bike,” Phaedra mused in the After Show. “We can read each other’s minds now.” Their chemistry? “Unmatched,” as Phaedra put it—and Porsha agrees. “Even though I enjoy the new ladies who are in the group, it’s like home,” she said. “She has always completely celebrated me.”
But the real shocker? Phaedra casually revealed she knows Ralph Pittman—well. When Porsha asked how that friendship came to be, Phaedra explained, “We’re in a lot of the same friend circles,” and added that Ralph’s manager used to manage her, too. She even called Drew “Drusilla” and admitted, “I don’t know her really well… but I know Ralph.”
Cue the raised eyebrows.
That wasn’t the only tea she spilled. While catching up on the current cast, Phaedra revealed she had a few unexpected connections. She “knew a little bit about” Brit Eady through a mutual best friend—news that even surprised Porsha. Brit confirmed, “That’s actually how I met Phaedra.”
As for Kelli Ferrell? Phaedra joked about her petite size, saying she’s “giving garden gnome” and playfully dubbed her “Smurfette.” On the shadier side, she commented that she didn’t know Angela Oakley at all—an interesting omission, considering Angela’s previous remarks about Phaedra in the After Show trailer.
Still, it’s not all sass and snubs. Phaedra had kind words for Shamea Morton, recalling that they’d filmed a show together recently. “It was too fun,” she said, calling Shamea “good people.”
But perhaps the most heartfelt moment came when Porsha shared what really solidified their sisterhood. “I’ll never forget that time… she said, ‘I had my time being your age and being that young and being that bad bitch. I’m now my age, as my own bad bitch.’” Porsha added, “It was an establishment of we’re gonna support each other… a mutual appreciation of another woman who has leveled up and your frequency freakin’ matches.”
Phaedra summed it up best: “I cannot wait to dive in and have some fun. Ooh, so delicious. Like a buffet of foolishness.”
