Phaedra Parks confirmed she is making her long-awaited return to the Real Housewives of Atlanta.
The Bravo vet, 50, announced the peachy news that she would be rejoining the show for the upcoming sixteenth season as a full-time cast member on Monday.
In the triptych of photos she shared on Instagram, Parks was seen descending the steps of a private jet with a lavish fur coat in one hand and a Georgia peach in the other.
‘You called. I answered,’ she wrote alongside a peach emoji as well as the hashtags ‘#RHOA’ and ‘#S16.’
Fans can also anticipate seeing an exciting reunion as Parks’ longtime friend Porsha Williams will also be rejoining the show.
Parks’ announcement comes amid drama involving her ex-husband Apollo Nida — who was arrested for allegedly assaulting his current wife Sherien Almufti.
Phaedra Parks confirmed she is making her long-awaited return to the Real Housewives of Atlanta; seen in March
The Frick and Frack duo’s return comes just after Kandi Burruss left the show along with Marlo Hampton, Sanya Richards-Ross, Shereé Whitfield and the firing of Kenya Moore.
The practicing attorney previously starred on the hit Bravo series from 2010 until her departure in 2017.
Earlier this month, it was reported that Parks was ‘negotiating’ her return to the show.
Parks joined the Real Housewives of Atlanta in season three and exited the series after season nine amid drama with Burruss.
At the time, she admitted to spreading rumors about her castmate, which led to her six-season hiatus from the show.
In 2022, she returned to Bravo and appeared on The Real Housewives Ultimate GIrls Trip: Ex-Wives Club.
She joined the Atlanta-based reality show Married to Medicine in 2023 and is set to appear on the upcoming season as well.
Earlier this year, she appeared on The Traitors and nearly won at the end of the show.
Production for the upcoming 16th season RHOA is ongoing, and a release date has not yet been announced.
; season five RHOA castmates Kandi Burruss, NeNe Leakes, Phaedra Parks, Cynthia Bailey, Kenya Moore and Porsha Williams are seen from L-R
Fans can also anticipate seeing an exciting reunion as Parks’ longtime friend Porsha Williams will also be rejoining the show; Frick and Frack were seen reuniting on WWHL’s 15th anniversary, June 30th episode
The Frick and Frack duo’s return comes just after Kandi Burruss (seen on far left) left the show along with Marlo Hampton, Sanya Richards-Ross, Shereé Whitfield and the firing of Kenya Moore. Parks (seen on far right) joined the Real Housewives of Atlanta in season three and exited the series after season nine amid drama with Burruss
In 2022, she returned to Bravo and appeared on The Real Housewives Ultimate GIrls Trip: Ex-Wives Club. She joined the Atlanta-based reality show Married to Medicine in 2023 and is set to appear on the upcoming season as well; seen in October 2022
Earlier this year, she appeared on The Traitors and nearly won the show. Production for the upcoming 16th season RHOA is ongoing, and a release date has not yet been announced; seen in December 2022
Parks’ exciting news comes shortly after an alleged domestic dispute between her ex-husband Apollo Nida, 45, and his current wife made headlines.
The reality TV personality and her ex-husband finalized their divorce in 2017 after nearly a decade together and tying the knot in 2009.
Nida was reportedly arrested for assault after his wife Sherien Almufti allegedly accused him of putting his hands on her during a domestic dispute in March.
According to In Touch, a site that has claimed to have seen the court papers, Nida was charged with domestic violence and simple assault.
Following Apollo’s alleged arrest, he was reportedly taken to a local jail, where he posted a $3,000 bond and was released within hours.
In March, Almufti reportedly called the police on her husband, telling law enforcement that she had come home from a bar when an argument about infidelity broke out between them, the site claimed.
Parks’ exciting news comes shortly after an alleged domestic dispute between her ex-husband Apollo Nida , 45, and his current wife made headlines; seen in June
The 50-year-old Real Housewives of Atlanta star and Nida, 45, finalized their divorce in 2017 after tying the knot in 2009; pictured in 2013
Almufti reportedly said Nida presented a video of her kissing another man, then ‘pulled her by the hair’ and ‘pushed’ her ‘against a refrigerator.’
She ran outside to seek help and when she returned to retrieve her phone, Apollo had left the scene, the site added.
Police viewed surveillance video of the confrontation, but it did not show a physical altercation, the site claimed.
The mother-of-one, who has a daughter from a prior relationship, declined medical attention.
The report also noted that she did not have any visible marks or bruises from the alleged interaction.
Nida later spoke with police and admitted that he tried to take his wife’s phone from her during the argument, according to InTouch.
He explained that when he tried to get the mobile device, she ‘turned into a ball’ on the ground in an effort to keep the phone, but he retrieved it from her, it was also alleged.
Nida reportedly confirmed that Almufti went outside for help, but said he followed her to give back the phone.
According to In Touch, which claims to have seen the court documents, Nida was charged with domestic violence and simple assault; pictured with wife Sherien in August 2023
It comes one month after Nida reportedly was charged with a single misdemeanor count of simple battery.
A hearing followed, with court records not revealing whether or not he entered a plea or hired an attorney.
According to In Touch, the court document stated, ‘I, Keith E. Gammage, Solicitor General for the County of Fulton, State of Georgia, in the name and on behalf of the citizens of Georgia do hereby charge and accuse APOLLO EDWARD NIDA with the offense of SIMPLE BATTERY – FAMILY VIOLENCE, a misdemeanor, for that said accused in the County of Fulton, State of Georgia, on or about March 11, 2024 did intentionally make physical contact of an insulting and provoking nature with the person of Sherien Copes, who is the present spouse of accused, by pulling her by the hair and pushing her.’
Almufti later told the publication the incident ‘was a huge blow out between a married couple that has brought us much closer since then. We have worked through our issues and have been going to couples therapy.’
Parks and Nida share two sons, Ayden, who was born in 2010, and Dylan, born in 2013
Apollo’s new wife Sherien has one daughter from a previous relationship
Parks is reportedly ‘negotiating her return’ to The Real Housewives of Atlanta, which is in production on its 16th season
Parks is reportedly ‘negotiating her return’ to The Real Housewives of Atlanta, which is in production on its 16th season.
LoveBScott.com reported earlier this month that Phaedra was not able to iron out the details of her contract before Bravo cameras began rolling at Cynthia Bailey’s event at Lake Bailey.
The day of the soiree, Phaedra posted a BTS snap of herself via Instagram getting her makeup done.
It was captioned: ‘I stay ready, so I never have to get ready.’
