The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Cast Index | The OGs | Season 2-5 Additions | Post-Season 5 Additions | Friends Of The Housewives
Cast Index | The OGs | Season 2-5 Additions | Post-Season 5 Additions | Friends Of The Housewives
Though she’s no longer just a friend, an honorable mention must given to the one and only Marlo Hampton who finally got her peach in Season 14. Marlo was the first official Friend Of introduced into the Atlanta series and occupied that position for many, many, MANY years. Her tenure as a Friend has established her as one of the most familiar faces for a non-full-time cast member in the entire Housewives universe.
Friends of the Housewives
Tropes applying to all of them
- Satellite Character: All Friends Of function as this to one of the full-time Housewives on the show:
- Prior to her promotion to main cast, Marlo served as this to several of the Atlanta Housewives.
- Phaedra: Season 4.
- NeNe: Season 4; 11-12.
- Kenya: Season 8.
- Shereé: Season 10.
- Shamea for Porsha (and Kandi to a lesser degree).
- Demetria for Claudia.
- Latoya for Kenya.
- Monyetta for Kandi and Kenya.
- Courtney for Shereé, Marlo, and Drew.
- Prior to her promotion to main cast, Marlo served as this to several of the Atlanta Housewives.
Shamea Morton
Porsha's best friend
"She brings a youthful side to auntie."
—Shamea on Porsha and Phaedra's friendship. Season 9 Reunion.
Friend of the Housewives: Season 8
Guest: Season 5-7; 9-13; 15
Shamea's tropes:
- Best Friend: To Porsha. She has also become very close with Kandi.
- Friend of the Housewives: Via Porsha.
Demetria McKinney
Demetria McKinney
Roger Bob's girlfriend!
Friend of the Housewives: Season 7
Guest: Season 8
Demetria's tropes:
- Friend of the Housewives: She is this to Claudia.
- Zig-zagged. Originally, Demetria was supposed to be the peach-holder. Production ended up casting Claudia instead at the last minute and made Demetria a "friend of" instead.
- The Ghost: Her boyfriend, Roger Bob, is this to her. They are in a long-distance relationship and Demetria frequently brings him up to the cast. This unfortunately leads to her getting embarrassed at by a guest at one of Kandi's events.
Tanya Sam
Latoya Ali
Latoya Howard (formerly Ali)
Friend of the Housewives: Season 13
Follow her on YouTube @Latoya Forever
Latoya's tropes:
Monyetta Shaw-Carter
Monyetta Shaw-Carter
Friend of the Housewives: Season 14-present
Monyetta, Season 15 (2023)
Monyetta is a friend of Kandi's introduced in Season 14. She becomes good friends with Kenya.Monyetta's tropes:
- Friend of the Housewives: Via Kandi.
- Nice Girl: She mentions that kindness is her superpower.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue oni to Fatum Alford, Shereé's friend. Production had to ask Fatum to step away following a bitter dispute with Drew. On the other hand, Monyetta got along a lot better with the other ladies though she wasn’t as vocal or boisterous.
- The Voiceless: In her initial season as a Friend. Shereé calls her out on this in a confessional during the first episode of Season 15.
Courtney Rhodes
Courtney, Season 15 (2023)
Friend of the Housewives: Season 15-present
Courtney Rhodes
- Friend of the Housewives: Via Shereé.
- Long-Lost Relative: She is a distant cousin of Drew's (estranged) husband, Ralph Pittman. This revelation is new to the both of them.
- Zig-Zagged: Courtney explains that Ralph's great-aunt is her father's sister, so they don't share blood, just a relative in common.
Prominent Guests
Tania Richardson
Guest: Season 2
"I got room to grow to be your size one day!"
Tania is a friend of Shereé's who made appearances back in Season 2. She is the former partner of Kordell Stewart with whom she shares a son.—To NeNe.
- The Cameo: Blink and you'll miss it but Tania can be seen at Shereé's party for her granddaughter.
- Doomed Predecessor: To Porsha. They both shared romantic links to Kordell Stewart: Tania was his ex-girlfriend and they had a son together; Porsha married him and was Tania's son's stepmother for a brief period.
- Sixth Ranger: She was supposed to be this in Season 2, joining the cast along with Kandi. Unfortunately, she didn't make the cut.
- Small Role, Big Impact: Tania is the first person to come on the show to leave NeNe speechless when the two have a light reading session.
- Wham Line: Her quote above.
- Underestimating Badassery: NeNe and Lisa weren't prepared for Tania's quick wit when they meet at a party at Shereé's house.
Mynique Smith
Guest: Season 6
"Oh, no. I don't think she read me. I don't feel read."
—Mynique to Kenya, NeNe, Cynthia, and Porsha on her tiff with Phaedra (Season 6, Episode).
- Third Love: To husband Chuck, who previously dated both Phaedra and Kandi.
Tammy McCall Browning
Guest: Season 8
Tammy was introduced to the show via Cynthia. She is a very close friend of many years to Bob Whitfield, Shereé's ex-husband.- Demoted to Extra: Tammy was supposed to become a Housewife in Season 8 alongside Kim Fields. She even was in the season's cast photo. She stepped away from filming after an altercation with her nephew during the group's trip to Miami.
- The Rival: To Shereé. Bob cheated on Shereé multiple times and she mentions that Bob mentioned Tammy as one of his mistresses. Tammy refutes that she ever slept with, or was even attracted to Bob. Shereé also mentions that she heard that Tammy tried to tell Bob not to marry her.
Yovanna Momplaisir
Guest: Season 11-12
”I was Yovanna! That bitch from Clark! CAU!”
— (Season 11, Episode )
- Friendship Denial: She faces one of these from Eva who doesn't remember her from their days at Clark Atlanta University.
Falynn Guobadia
Guest: Season 13
Fatum Alford
Guest: Season 14
Fatum is a friend of Shereé's introduced in Season 14. Almost soon as she's introduced, she has an issue with Dtew.- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Monyetta's blue.
