Sunday marked Pheadra Parks’ first full episode since her return to the 16th season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, and viewers were shocked to see the Southern Belle throw a lot of unnecessary shade her fellow castmate’s way.
Phaedra meets Drew Sidora, Angela Oakley, and Brit Eady for the first time. In a confessional, she made derogatory remarks about Angela’s looks.
“Angela is the oldest young woman I’ve ever met,” Phaedra gagged. “I hope her personality is more youthful than her face.”
Phaedra, no #RHOA pic.twitter.com/T0FMe84Q3e
— Queens of Bravo (@queensofbravo) June 2, 2025
By contrast, Angela told producers that she had heard a lot about Phaedra’s past but wanted to get to know Phaedra for herself, which is the fair thing to do.
She then made a negative remark about Drew’s acting career, pointing out that Drew had been in a lot of “Black Movies,” seemingly turning her nose up at the genre.
In response to Phaedra’s debut, viewers took to social media to criticize her for being a “mean girl,” highlighting the fact that she had claimed the reason she left Married to Medicine was that the other women were behaving like mean girls toward her.
All Phaedra has done is unnecessarily throw shade at the new girls after fleeing M2M for their “mean girl” behavior. #RHOA pic.twitter.com/yQWgHex8kz
— Glowja Cat@selfcarecoka (@c0kahina) June 2, 2025
So Phaedra left M2M because the women were mean girls but here she is on #RHOA being a mean girl to Angela…a woman she’s meeting for the first time pic.twitter.com/AXAEkrmkP2
— (@RobynDMarley_) June 2, 2025
Phaedra is so cringe to me. She was not needed in this season whatsoever. These tacky shady comments she made about the ladies were unnecessary and unwarranted. She will do anything for a check and it shows. https://t.co/EzKRyIYmLJ
— WAKE UP!!!! (@Kwame_OnOne) June 3, 2025
phaedra talks way too much shit considering her past and face card. she's definitely not that pretty, pretends to be all holy but, is a horrible person. https://t.co/cWoFbVxY48
— micaaaaa. (@themLONERvibes) June 3, 2025
Phaedra is being a confessional gangster talking mad cash money shit about these ladies she never even met or had any conversations with meanwhile not talking about anything of substance about herself. Why was she brought back again #RHOA pic.twitter.com/QtSt4dWsKP
— Lashanda Walker (@majesticbeauty5) June 2, 2025
I think Phaedra feels like she has to say something shady in every confessional bc she wants to secure her position on the show. We haven't seen her work this hard even on Married to Medicine. But to talk about someone looking old in the face… #RHOA pic.twitter.com/tzQvhIHRA3
— K E M P I R E (@TheKempire) June 2, 2025
The Real Housewives of Atlanta airs Sundays at 8/7c and streams the following day on Peacock.