Another peach bites the dust as 'RHOA' revamps its cast around Porsha Williams and Kenya Moore.
To paraphrase the words of reality TV villain/inspiration Kenya Moore, "She really ain't doin' s--- over there."
That's right, the jogger maven Sherée Whitfield won't be returning to season 16 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, Entertainment Weekly has confirmed.
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Sherée WhitfieldBravo announced the cast of the upcoming season today, and only Moore and Drew Sidora renewed their contracts. Music mogul Kandi Burruss, beloved "friend of" turned divisive main cast member Marlo Hampton, and former Olympian Sanya Richardson-Ross have all exited the series — whether they all did so voluntarily, however, is up for speculation.
The new cast includes returning favorite and newly single Porsha Williams, with her longtime on-and-off-camera friend and Shamea Morton Mwangi finally graduating to peach status. Then there's new gals on the block Brittany Eady, Kelli Ferrell, and Angela Oakley.
Another familiar face will also be popping in here and there as former Atlanta Housewife Cynthia Bailey is back as a friend in season 16.
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As for Whitfield, this is her third time exiting RHOA. An OG of the franchise, Whitfield debuted with the series in 2008 and was a full-time Housewife through season 4; she returned as a friend in season 8, then came back as part of the main cast in seasons 9 and 10. She then left again in 2018, citing a "low ball offer" that she was "not interested" in entertaining. But after a lauded guest appearance in season 13, Whitfield was back clutching a peach for seasons 14 and 15.
During her sporadic tenure, Whitfield's been responsible for some of the most iconic moments in Real Housewives herstory, from perhaps the greatest catchphrase across all franchises ("Who gon' check me, boo?"), to her epic showdown with "veeeeery rich" Nene Leakes, the never-ending struggles she faced building Château Sherée (aka Château She Can't Pay, et. al.), and the oft-delayed launch of her clothing line, She by Sherée.
And then there's whatever this is.
Even in the latter seasons, Sherée and her confessional looks were a safe port in the choppy waters of RHOA, so this is a big loss. But since she's been helping to keep the lights on over at Bravo for nearly 20 years, one must assume the door is always open to her.
Whitfield was last seen on Traitors being lied to dead-in-the-face by friend and fellow RHOA alum Phaedra Parks, who bops between Real Housewives of Dubai and Married to Medicine, so Sherée and her joggers should have a place to eventually land. 'Cause the Château ain't paying for itself.
But these new ladies on Atlanta...what an unenviable task to have to fill the shoes of Kandi, Marlo, and Sherée, while taking on sworn frenemies Kenya and Porsha. This could be a recipe for disaster or...disaster, but the fun kind. Season 16 starts production this month so time will tell when this new iteration of The Real Housewives of Atlanta premieres next year.
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