Fans once wanted Phaedra Parks to return to The Real Housewives of Atlanta, but after the terminated alum spoke out against Lil Nas X's recent performance, a lot of people don't want her to come back. Phaedra has lived a low-profile life since her removal from the franchise. However, she still appears to be the subliminally shady housewife she portrayed on the show.
Phaedra was axed after the four-part The Real Housewives of Atlanta season 9 reunion when the shocking allegations she made about Kandi Burruss were revealed. She became the first and only housewife to get the boot for making up a nasty lie about one of her co-stars. During her time on the show, it was no secret that Phaedra was a traditional Southern Christian. She prided herself on her relationship with the church, and on maintaining family values despite her ex-husband's questionable behavior on and off the show. In her first season, the cast made fun of her for seemingly lying about when she got pregnant because she didn't want her mother to know that she conceived before marriage.
With her being that traditional of a Christian, Phaedra didn't feel the need to hide her distaste for Lil Nas X's performance at the BET Awards. The openly gay rapper performed an Egyptian-inspired performance to his hit song "Montero." At the end of the sultry number, Lil Nas X planted a kiss on one of his male performers. The jaw-dropping moment has received a number of reactions, including expected backlash from the religious community. There was one Instagram user who posted a video ranting against Lil Nas X's performance. They said, "as gay men we got to do better." One Reddit user shared a screenshot showing that the video received a supportive comment from reality star turned mortician Phaedra, who felt like the Instagram user was speaking "FACTS."
Phaedra was blasted. She was accused of being homophobic. "Tell me again why she's a queen who needs to come back?," one Redditor asked. "Thank you. Phaedra may be funny but as of now, her behind can stay gone," added someone else. There has been talk of Phaedra returning to the show after a dismal season 13. With NeNe Leakes gone, viewers have been suggesting that one of the OG housewives should return, such as Sheree Whitfield, Kim Zolciak-Biermann, or Phaedra. One fan doesn't think the energy Phaedra might bring will be needed on the show. "Shade get's a lot less fun when you realize it comes from a truly malicious person though," they said.
Someone else claimed that the lawyer Phaedra never came off as funny or lighthearted. "I never found her funny 🤷♀️ just mean," they said. "I could tolerate Nene better, which is saying something lol." While NeNe has received criticism over being too shady to the cast, she has also made fans and costars laugh. "THANK YOU and all these people on this sub are dying for her to come back after she has shown time and time again that she’s an awful human being even by housewife standards," another person added.
It looks like Phaedra's comments about Lil Nas X reminded viewers how much they dislike Phaedra. Most aren't ready for her return. Hopefully, Andy Cohen didn't catch this latest shade. When it comes to Phaedra's potential The Real Housewives of Atlanta return, it just might be the nail in the coffin.
Source: Reddit