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Black America Web
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
POTC: Shamea Morton Talks Music, Family, 'RHOA' And ATL Life
Reach Media Some people know the city where they come from like the back of their hand, and there's nothing about Atlanta that you can tell singer/actress Shamea Morton that she hasn't already seen, heard or partied at until the crack of dawn. Now that she's a current fan-favorite on The Real Housewives Of Atlanta , the world sees clearly just how much of a resident ATLien Shamea is. She'll soon be channeling that energy into music as well in pursuit of solo success after years prior of being in girl groups with the likes of Shamari DeVoe, before her time in Blaque, as well as Keri Hilson in a short-lived female ensemble called Pretty Toni. Her first official single,'Neva Had,' is a hit if you ask us! RELATED: Posted On The Corner – Trinidad James Explains Why He's No One-Hit Wonder DJ Misses and Incognito sat with Shamea for a convo that was nothing short of an Atlanta lovefest. From reminiscing on old hotspots and hangouts to a mutual nostalgia of growing up in one of the OG Black meccas in America, it felt like a mini family reunion in the studio. She also speaks on how motherhood acts as her driving force when it comes to everything, and how she manages to balance it all while still finding time to hit the town with her girls and spread love through fun times. Watch singer, actress and RHOA star Shamea Morton join us here at Posted On The Corner below, and go stream her single 'Neva Had' if you need some new R&B vibes: SEE ALSO
Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'RHOA's Shamea Morton Shades Brit Eady in Ongoing Feud With Kenya Moore (Exclusive)
A star is born on the new season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, and that star's name is Shamea Morton. The former "Friend" of the series finally snagged a peach on Bravo's retooled 16th season, and to the surprise of many, she's emerged as this iteration of the long-running show's secret weapon. Morton brings everything you could want from a real housewife: glamour, wealth (her $9M mansion just about broke the internet when it was featured in the premiere), humor, and plenty of shade. In the premiere episode, she was positioned as the nucleus of the newly configured group. Parade caught up with Morton shortly after the premiere aired, breaking down everything from how she feels finally earning a peach and her thoughts on the upcoming Kenya Moore drama to the return of Porsha Williams and who within this new cast she is closest to. 🎬 🎬 "I stand firmly on the belief that all it took was just remixing it, bringing out a youthful, more fun vibe, and I think that's what the newbies are delivering," she explains when breaking down this revamped RHOA. "We are bringing the energy and the fun." As we previously reported, Morton joins the series alongside newbies Brit Eady, Kelli Ferrell and Angela Oakley, with returning castmembers Williams, Drew Sidora, Phaedra Parks and Moore all appearing in various capacities. For some fans, Morton's addition felt a bit random when it was announced, but their tune swiftly changed after the premiere aired, with many referring to her as a "new Shamea." She, however, has a different perspective on this. Related: "No one has ever gotten to know the old Shamea," she quips. "The old and new Shamea are the exact same person. I've always been who I am...a big personality, vibrant, bubbly, and as a friend on the show, I never got an opportunity to showcase it. There are times that I would go to events, and I wouldn't even be mic'd!" "Now that I have a peach, it is very different," she adds. "It's just such an honor to just be here in this space, to be able to just showcase my life in its entirety ... I'm excited and I'm eager to share it with the world, because it's been over a decade that I haven't been able to!" As for this reworked cast, she calls it a "fresh, organic" cast, likening it to a "sister circle." Of course, Morton is best friends with Williams, so reuniting with her onscreen was a plus. "Any time you get a chance to hang out with your best friend and get paid to do it, hey, sign me up," she tells us, while admitting that there were some bumps in the road for them this season. "It's had its challenging times, I would be lying if I said it didn't because with any friendship, there are highs, lows, ebbs and flows," she explains. "But, I feel that we do a pretty decent job navigating through it. We'll see." The elephant in the room this season, of course, is the still unresolved Kenya Moore drama. While we still have to wait a few weeks to watch it all unfold on the show, Moore abruptly stopped filming on RHOA while feuding with newbie Eady, after allegedly unveiling explicit photos of Eady at a filmed event. Related: Morton explains that although she was there to watch the event unfold, she has "no idea" how it will play out on the show. "You know, Kenya went too far ... but Brit did some not-so-nice things as well, and I think as the season progresses, you get to see who Brit Eady is and maybe why Kenya felt the need to go so far. You know, for every action, there's a reaction." "I think that's what happens in this group. You go low and some people just go all the way low, and then it's like this back and forth instead of taking the high road," she adds. There is plenty more to the season than just the Kenya and Brit of it all, Morton promises us, teasing tension between her and Sidora as well. While the both of them have appeared on the show together in the past, this is the first time they're both peach holders at the same time. "Drew, you know, she's on her thing, she's been around for a minute and, you know, she's an actress," she quips. "Even when she's supposed to be serious, she's steady acting, you know how that goes. And scene!" As for the rest of the season, Morton promises plenty for fans to chew on. "It's just different," she says. "Fans are gonna really love it. It's a new wave, a new era, and one that I think everyone can identify with. There is someone on this cast that you will be able to identify with, and you'll grow to love and enjoy." With one last dose of shade, she adds, "You just don't want to be the Brit Eady ... or maybe even a Drew because she lies a lot, but aside from those two, pick one!" The Real Housewives of Atlanta airs Sundays on Bravo.
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 16, Episode 1 Recap: Welcome to the New Atlanta
It's been 546 long days since we last had a new episode of . When we last saw them, Drew was singing to her estranged husband about their messy breakup. Her cousin was running around wreaking havoc. The show we loved and cherished had slowly faded away into a mess of nothingness. Since then, the bigwigs at Bravo put on their thinking caps and spent as much time as they needed to get RHOA just right. We all wanted to trust and believe that Bravo could restore the once glorious franchise, but then a nasty little revenge porn scandal threatened to send Season 16 into a tailspin. Despite the controversies, the premiere has arrived. Bravo made us wait all of this time, but was it worth the wait? We certainly think so. Keep reading for our full rundown on Real Housewives Atlanta Season 16, Episode 1, 'Welcome Back Peaches.' In the RHOA Season 16 premiere, we hopped on Shamea's elevator and got introduced to her fabulous circle of friends. Meanwhile, her bestie Porsha found herself caught in a sticky situation thanks to a legal threat from her estranged husband. The stress was so serious that she had to go to a strip club to decompress! By the end of the episode, we got a glimpse into Season 16's first feud. If you thought the RHOA Season 16 reboot was going to be all about Porsha, you couldn't be more wrong. Of course, she's a big part of this, but the premiere wasted no time establishing that it's Shamea who is the nucleus of this group. In the first five minutes of the episode, Shamea introduced us to her $9 million home, which is outfitted with more elevators than your local mall. If you wanted wealth out of this reboot, Shamea's got it covered. She even gave the house a name, Sterling Hall, so we can add this to the map of Bravo landmarks. As a longtime RHOA watcher, it feels a little shocking knowing that Shamea was just running around as Porsha's sidekick this whole time. However, she made it clear in this premiere that she earned this promotion from second fiddle to main character. While showcasing hr multimillion-dollar house, which was allegedly paid for through her husband's HVAC work, she explained her connections to the original cast and the new friends she wants to introduce at her upcoming birthday party. It has Housewives written all over it, and that's where Atlanta's new chapter begins. Drew spent her year away from the cameras adjusting to life without Ralph. She's also been getting oddly close to Porsha's ex, Dennis McKinley, the Hot Dog King. She claims it's because he's helping her with her music. Kenya showed up at Drew's house ready to talk about all of it, because yes, Kenya is a part of this show. You'd never know it based on the cast pictures, but she was present in the Season 16 premiere. At Drew's house, the two started talking about Dennis, and Kenya had a hard time wrapping her head around the idea of him helping Drew with a music career. If he's in the studio with Drew, who's going to cook the hot dogs? 'Apparently he's been doing music for a very, very long time,' Drew told Kenya with a smile. Of course, Kenya hit back with some very important follow-up questions. First of all, how does Porsha feel about this? Second of all, if he's so big into music, why didn't he produce a track for his baby's mother? She's a singer sometimes, too! The first real newbie we met in the premiere was Kelli, and she's one of those cast members who seems like they were printed at the Housewives factory. Seriously, she checks all of the boxes of your average Real Housewife star. She's got money, she's got twins, and she's got a big mouth ready to spread some gossip. Kelli nicknamed herself the Waffle Queen because she owns a chicken and waffle restaurant that exploded into a huge business. If you need gold-infused syrup for your waffles, she's your girl. In the premiere, Kelli established herself as the messy one of this new group. At a lunch with Shamea and Brit, she started stirring the pot. Someone has to do it. The ladies were talking about Shamea's upcoming birthday party, when Porsha's name came up. Kelli immediately started talking about Simon and how Porsha shouldn't have been messing around with him in the first place. Is Kelli wrong? Absolutely not, but she's putting Shamea in a rough spot. Her friendship with Porsha is going to be tested as she starts to mix friend groups together. In Kelli's defense, we were all watching this episode and thinking about Porsha's divorce. It's the elephant in the room, and since Bravo cameras weren't allowed in her home, she brought them into her lawyer's office. There, she and her lawyers plotted an emergency request to have a judge allow filming in the marital home. It's just a glimpse into the nastiness still to come with Simon, who in real-time has been detained by ICE. The situation with Simon is so draining that Shamea decided to take Porsha to a strip club to take her mind off of things. The two took shots, ate chicken wings, and watched booties bounce. You have to get creative when you can't film at home! Overall, Porsha has a lot on her plate this season, and when Shamea gave her a heads up about what Kelli had been saying about her, it was like it flipped a switch in Porsha. She's back in the game of Housewives, and she's ready to play. The last part of the premiere episode brought us back to Sterling Hall for Shamea's birthday bash, which served as the first all-cast event of Season 16. That included Cynthia, who is part-time but had more confessionals than some of the newbies, and Angela, a full-time newbie married to a former NBA player. As Shamea ushered in the new generation of RHOA, you could see little sprinklings of drama start to pop up throughout the party. Kenya gave an icy introduction to Brit. Kelli and Porsha haven't met but have been talking about each other through Shamea. Then, there's also the Dennis and Drew situation that has everyone talking. It's a lot, and Shamea's elaborate party could only distract from the drama for so long. At the end of the episode, the ladies took an elevator ride to another wing of Sterling Hall to have an all-hands chat about the rumors floating around. The premiere episode ended with a 'to be continued,' but it looks like this is about to get juicy. The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 16 continues on Bravo every Sunday at 8/7c. TELL US – WHAT WERE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA SEASON 16 PREMIERE? ARE YOU SURPRISED THAT SHAMEA IS THE NUCLEUS OF THE NEW GROUP? SO FAR, WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE OUT OF THE NEWBIES? The post Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 16, Episode 1 Recap: Welcome to the New Atlanta appeared first on Reality Tea.
