PHOTOSPhaedra Parks Calls Out 'Real Housewives Of Atlanta' Fakery — 'Reality Shows Are Not Real'
July 17 2019, Updated 7:21 p.m. ET
Phaedra Parks starred on the Real Housewives of Atlanta for eight seasons but she's not very eager to return. The former reality star exposed the show's fakery in a new interview and noted that producers made up storylines to keep the viewers entertained.
The mother-of-two claimed that she was well aware of the fact her life would be manipulated for the cameras.
"That's just nature of the beast, you can't cry over spilled milk. It is what it is. Reality shows are not real. They're for entertainment at everyone else's expense, except the people that make it, so you can't regret anything. You just have to accept what it is and keep it moving," she explained.
She continued, "I know there's lots of rumors swirling around about me returning to the Housewives, but I haven't had any discussions about returning. I never say never to any opportunities, but I had a good run and you know, I'm very happy right now. I was on Real Housewives for eight years. Both of my children were born on air, my ex-spouse went to prison on the show. I had a lot of big events happen in my life on there so I've got a lot of great memories. I would never say never, but I'm in a very great place in my life... and you see this glow. I was just a character that they're manipulating for their own benefit."
The successful lawyer revealed how producers reportedly completely fabricated a storyline about her dating an African prince.
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"They completely made up one story that I was dating an African prince the day Apollo went to prison. I was seeing some African man named Mr. Chocolate while I was breastfeeding my baby, going to mortuary school, my husband's going to prison and I've got a two-year-old. I mean, it was the most ludicrous, crazy thing in the world. I was never unfaithful in my marriage at all. But of course the show ran with it because it made for good TV," she admitted.
Costar Kandi Burruss vowed to leave the show if Phaedra ever returned and the mortician took that as a compliment.
"I find it amusing, because if she is that concerned about me three years later, I must have really impacted her life. So I'm glad I touched her like that," Phaedra quipped.
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