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Porsha Williams revealed where she stood with Shamea Morton and K. Michelle following filming on The Real Housewives of Atlanta season 17 during an interview on Friday.
As she also responded to the suggestion that Shamea’s mom, Sarah Morton, had called her a “Jezebel,” reacted to Kelli Potter muting her name on Instagram, and shared her thoughts on Nene Leakes, 58, returning to Bravo, Porsha, 45, commented on her divorce from Simon Guobadia, 62, offered an update on her ex-fiance, Dennis McKinley, 45, and more.
“It just is what it is,” Porsha said of her relationship with Shamea, 44, amid an August 14 interview with Entertainment Tonight. “I’m continuing to flourish. I’m a very happy person, and I’m really just enjoying the people who are respectful of my boundaries … I’m not really focusing on anything that seems negative for me.”
As for K. Michelle, Porsha admitted she was unsure of what their future held.
“I don’t know. I know what I felt, but I felt this way before. I felt hopeful about us moving forward before,” she explained, noting that her and the 44-year-old singer’s first scene of season 18 would be “telling” of where they go.
“I could see she was coming to a realization of some things [at the reunion] and I think that’s a really powerful person to be able to say, ‘You know what? I think maybe I was wrong. I think maybe that might’ve been the wrong road.’ I think that’s great for somebody to take accountability in that way,” she noted.
As for K. Michelle’s claim that Shamea’s mom had slammed her as a “Jezebel” amid their messy feud, Porsha refused to speak about the mothers.
“My mother is the most important person in my life besides my daughter, and I respect her so much. Honestly, the parents, the spouses, they don’t get paid to do this,” she reasoned. “They are literally coming on this show, sharing my life with me on camera, didn’t ask for it, you know, because they love and they want to support me, and so I really hate that my mom was brought into the situation in such a negative way.”
When asked about Kelli muting the terms “Porsha” and “Drew,” for Drew Sidora, 41, in her Instagram comments, Porsha suspected her co-star’s algorithm would be negatively impacted.
“I don’t think that would be good for her algorithm. She might want to add us back in there cuz what else are they gonna be talking about?” she asked.
Moving on to Nene, and her potential return to RHOA, Porsha explained, “Where there’s a will, there may be a way.”
“Can I see her with this cast? Of course, but I think the last season she left it was like everybody wanted to attack the queen,” she recalled. “So you already see how the little birds are chirping now. The birds are chirping now so if the queen came back, they’d probably be chirping at her too, but she can handle it.”
As Bravo fans well know, Nene recently returned to Bravo for the Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th. Admittedly, her first scene at Porsha’s home was emotional.
“I don’t even know if I’d still be sitting here if I didn’t take what I learned from her over the years, honey, and just to see her back in her rightful position, to see her come back home … we’ve been able to hold it down but when she walked in I think everybody just kind of got chills and like a little teary eyed because it’s like the queen is back home,” Porsha shared.
During RHOA season 17, fans watched as Porsha’s castmates weighed in on her then-impending divorce from Simon, as well as her prenup. Looking back, Porsha described her co-star’s comments as “ignorant” as she reacted to production’s funny edits of scenes, which included the “ghost” of Simon.
“I just thought it was ignorant on their part, and I thought it was entertaining on production’s part, so it is what it is,” she stated. “[But] in real life, the prenup stood the test of time, and the courts prevailed, and it worked out in my favor.”
Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Porsha’s divorce had been finalized, with her getting a million-dollar home and cash settlement — although Simon suggested that Porsha also incurred debt.
“I wish him well. If he says that he won, congratulations to him,” she joked. “I’m just going on with my real life. I’m gonna continue to flourish. I’m gonna continue to secure my future with my daughter, and I just want to move forward.”
Regarding her relationship with Dennis, Porsha said things were “good.”
“He is not being Dennis the menace right now. We’re just being good co-parents again. He’s always in line when we’re just being co-parents. Don’t worry about personal life,” she advised.
Looking ahead to her future with cast, Porsha said she wanted to “start fresh with 99 percent of the girls.”
“Let’s just move forward and be fabulous. That’s what people want to see,” she explained.
She then took aim at the newbies, adding, “I just hope the new girls learn from this season that yes, you may get a storyline by picking on someone who has it going on, but you’ll be better, and you’ll have more longevity on the show if you actually have your own storyline.”
The Real Housewives of Atlanta season 17 reunion concludes on Sunday, August 23, at 8/7c on Bravo.