Kenya Moore is open to once again sharing a screen with her former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” co-star Porsha Williams.
Though the “frenemies” have often sparred on the Bravo reality series, Moore tells Pvnew in an exclusive interview that she acknowledges the impact of their highly entertaining chemistry.
“I think we made great TV together. You know, I think we’re the best frenemies. Some of the best times on that show have been created with me and Porsha,” the Kenya Moore Haircare founder, 53, shares.
“Some of the most iconic moments have been created with us being on screen together. So I feel like that magic could still exist if she comes back.”
Williams, 42, made the “difficult decision” to quit the show in September 2021 ahead of Season 14 after a decade on the program.
At the time, she explained that she was ready to “begin [her] next chapter.”
Since then, the civil rights activist has gotten married. She said “I do” to Nigerian businessman Simon Guobadia in November 2022.
Moore goes on to add that casting for the forthcoming Season 16 of “RHOA” is almost “finalized.”
The actress predicts the process will be complete “within the next 30 days” and that filming will begin in the spring.
“I think they’re 100 percent focused on creating a dynamic new cast with some oldies and some newbies,” she teases. “So we’ll see. We’ll see. Season 16 might just be as sweet as you want it to be.”
While Moore is holding out hope for Williams’ return, she can’t say the same for series OG NeNe Leakes, who filed a racism and discrimination lawsuit against the Bravo network, executive producer Andy Cohen and others in April 2022.
Though she dropped the suit four months later, Moore is certain Leakes, 56 — who exited the program in September 2020 ahead of Season 13 — sealed her fate.
“I pretty much know the door is closed on NeNe,” the mother of one tells us. “You know, I think Andy has said it out of his own mouth that, you know, he’s going to keep her name out of his mouth. So I think I have to say that’s not a possibility.”
Our chat with Moore preceded the news that Kandi Burruss would not be returning to “RHOA” after starring on the show for a record-breaking 14 years.
“I decided I’m not coming back this year,” Burruss revealed on Sunday’s 2024 Grammy Awards red carpet.
“It’s been 14 seasons, and they allowed us to sit around for a little too long,” she said of the unusually lengthy hiatus between Season 15, which concluded in September 2023, and Season 16 amid reports of a major cast shakeup.
“But during that time, I had started working on a lot of other things, and I got some nice big projects coming soon, so I’m super excited about those things.”
The multi-hyphenate, 47, noted that it wasn’t just the stall between seasons that impacted her decision to bow out.
“It’s just like, you know, after you really have time to think, and a friend of mine was like, ‘Why do you keep doing it?’ And I was like, ‘Well, I think because I’ve just been doing it so long, feels weird to think not to do it?'” she reflected. “So I was just like, ‘You know what? I’m going to take a break. I’m going to take a moment.'”
The Season 15 cast starred Burruss, Moore, Shereé Whitfield, Drew Sidora, Sanya Richards-Ross and Marlo Hampton.
