Real Housewives of Atlanta: Everything To Know About Phaedra Parks

Phaedra Parks made a name for herself on The Real Housewives of Atlanta for her shady moments, intense business ventures, and dramatic firing from the series in 2017. Set to return during a special Watch What Happens Live event with former Bravo boss Andy Cohen, Phaedra’s legacy on and off the show makes her one of the most memorable housewives in the entire franchise. After all, she was making headlines long before she even starred on The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

Before, throughout, and even after Phaedra Parks’ career on RHOA, she has proven herself to be provocative and mysterious enough to go down in Bravo’s hall of fame. As an experienced lawyer, Phaedra showed early signs of her ambitious spirit by taking on several high-profile cases. Phaedra first made a name for herself when she served as a lawyer for Bobby Brown during his 2004 court cases. Bobby Brown himself noted Phaedra’s aptitude for being the center of attention, noting in his Every Little Step book that “her later television stardom didn’t surprise me because she always seemed like she was craving attention and publicity.” Phaedra also gave testimony to media outlets during Michael Jackson’s 2005 court battle, exhibiting her ability to get cameras on her with or without RHOA‘s peach in her hand.

Of course, Phaedra Parks’s most memorable moments were during her seven-season stretch on Real Housewives of Atlanta between 2010 and 2017. The reality star immediately stood out with the interesting business ventures she pursued outside of the series. Starting off with flaunting her legal expertise, Phaedra made a name for herself as one of the most accomplished Atlantan housewives, giving audiences a taste of her skills when she represented fellow housewife Shereé Whitfield in court over child support disputes. Law was only the beginning of Phaedra’s compelling career experience on RHOA, as she soon entered the field of funeral direction as well. Undoubtedly the most macabre of any Housewives profession, Phaedra’s dedication to becoming a mortician gave fans insight into Phaedra’s uniquely peculiar personality.

Beyond her career endeavors, Phaedra Parks excelled as a housewife and was vital to the success of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Known for her signature quick wit and shade, Phaedra joined the series’s third season and swiftly proved that her years of media exposure were not in vain. Whether she was feuding with Kenya Moore over fitness videos or delivering unforgettable one-liners like “You can’t be a housewife because you can’t get a husband,” Phaedra’s performance on the show exhibited that, on top of flourishing in the legal and funeral fields, she was built for making great reality TV. Unfortunately, Phaedra’s journey as a housewife came to a brutal end when castmate Kandi Burruss got fed up with Parks spreading the rumor that she and her husband Todd Tucker wanted to allegedly “drug” Porsha Williams and “take her to a sex dungeon.” Kandi was understandably irate when she discovered Phaedra was the root of this false rumor, and it ended up getting her fired from the show.

Fortunately, Phaedra has maintained a career in reality TV since she departed from The Real Housewives of Atlanta. She appeared on Marriage Boot Camp with her now ex-boyfriend Medina Islam, and her return to Bravo for Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live event supports fan theory that the Georgian is trying to get a second act as a housewife. From courtrooms to Housewives and beyond, Phaedra Parks is an unforgettable embodiment of what it means to be a reality star.

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Christopher Davis is a freelance reality TV writer for Screen Rant. Since his graduation from Emerson College with a degree in visual and media arts back in 2019, Christopher has pursued the ever-evolving field of entertainment journalism. In his free time, Christopher loves to write, rewatch old seasons of RHONY, and work on his death drop.

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