Phaedra Parks has taken the world by storm as the breakout star of Peacock’s highly regarded show, The Traitors, but let’s not forget her time on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Now, she’s discussing both shows, and what many want to know is if she’d ever make a RHOA return.
Phaedra is one of the titular Traitors in Season 2, wreaking havoc among her costars. They include Shereé Whitfield, Larsa Pippen, and former Big Brother winner and fellow Traitor, Dan Gheesling.
Undoubtedly, being a villain is hard work, especially when your back is against the wall during those intense roundtable discussions as you attempt to convince the rest of the group you’re a Faithful. But when it comes to handling yourself in high-pressure situations, Phaedra Parks, Esq. knows a thing or two about verbal sparring.
Will Phaedra return for Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 16?
The Traitors isn’t Phaedra’s only reality TV gig right now. She’s also starring in Season 10 of Bravo’s Married to Medicine alongside vets Dr. Heavenly Kimes, Quad Webb, and Toya Bush-Harris. But after the talk of a cast shakeup with the ladies of RHOA, could the classy attorney return to snag her peach?
“People ask me that all the time. I was on there for eight years. Don’t regret a moment of the show. However, it was during the heyday, when it was the best of the franchise, and then I left, and it turned into the Titanic, and it sunk,” she said.
“But now it looks like there will be a reboot, and I’m very excited because I want to see it become what it was. The cast I was with was the best show on the network. So, I would love to see a return to its glory. I would never say never, but if I could help them get back to being the number one franchise, I would love to see them back on top.”
Phaedra describes how being a lawyer helped her Traitors game
“I think being a lawyer. I can do any roundtable because we are trained to listen succinctly, rebuttal people’s allegations,” Phaedra told Time Magazine. “The training calls for you being a performer, but also to be calm, cool, and collected, no matter how much you want to jump up and kill them. Instead of killing them with your hands, you kill them with your words.”
Dan got a taste of Phaedra’s lethal tongue during Episode 6’s roundtable, ultimately leading to his banishment from the game. During his last confessional, he gave props to Phaedra, noting she “shredded” him. So, what does the dolled-up Housewife think of Dan’s strategy as a Traitor?
“He was horrible. No strategy at all,” she said. “The strategy can’t be to not play the game; you have to get in the game. So I just really wondered how he won Big Brother. I was very confused after playing with him because he only wanted to kill all the handsome men, and I really like handsome men. But I guess, you know, I am a straight woman, so handsome men would be my delight.”
New episodes of The Traitors stream on Peacock on Thursdays at 9/8c.
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