In an exclusive with Variety, we can officially confirm all of the members of the cast of Season 14’s Real Housewives of Atlanta.
According to the publication as of Monday morning, the deals have all closed.
Season 13’s Kandi Burruss, Kenya Moore, and Drew Sidora are returning; once and future “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast member Shereé Whitfield is coming back;
and Marlo Hampton, a longtime “friend” of the “RHOA” ladies, has finally gotten her peach to become an official member of the cast.
Additionally, track star Sanya Richards-Ross — a four-time Olympic Gold medalist — has joined the group full-time.
Richards-Ross may be new to “RHOA,” but she isn’t a stranger to reality TV: “Sanya’s Glam and Gold,” about her family and marriage to former NFL cornerback Aaron Ross, ran for one season on We TV in 2013.
Variety has also learned that none of the “friends” from last season will return for the show’s 14th season.
So we won’t see Tanya Sam, who disappeared from filming in Season 13 after she was accused of having a threesome with Williams and Bolo, the stripper.
Nor will we see Latoya Ali, who bonded with Moore (until she didn’t), and clashed with Sidora.
Falynn Guobadia also won’t be back this season, which will be a disappointment to those who would have wanted to hear her talk about the messiness that Williams has now engaged to her recently ex-husband, Simon.
We know from reports that Porsha Williams is no longer with the show, nor is Cynthia Baily. Porsha released the trailer for her new show on Monday and Cynthia has recently shared that her reason for leaving has a lot to do with maintaining her marriage.
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