‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Adds Two New Cast Members
Bravo has decided to try out two new ladies for the Real Housewives of Atlanta franchise. According toThe Daily Mail, the TV network has cast actress/singer Demetria McKinney and model/host Claudia Jordan to join the six principal cast members.
The women have not been signed on full time, but will shoot scenes with the cast veterans -NeNe Leakes, Phaedra Parks, Kandi Burruss, Cynthia Bailey, Kenya Moore and Porsha Williams- to see how well they fit with the ladies and how the audience responds to them. From there, the network will decide whether or not each woman will become full-time cast members.
McKinney, 32, is most known for her role on Tyler Perry’s “House of Payne.” She is a single mother of a 12 year-old son and is in a long term relationship with former Tyler Perry Studios executive Roger Bobb. Jordan, on the other hand, is a former “The Price is Right” and “Deal or No Deal” model who most recently moved to Atlanta to co-host the Rickey Smiley Morning Show. She has no children and is not married.
Neither of these women are true peaches and neither are married, so what was Bravo’s reason behind choosing them? A Source close to the show gave their idea of why each of the women were chosen.
“Bravo is really high on [McKinney]. She’s likeable, works well with the other ladies and is intriguing without contrived drama,” the source explained. “She has wealth, loves fashion and fine things, and is in a real relationship with a high-powered entertainment executive.”
The source also added, “‘Bravo thinks if NeNe leaves the show after this season she could be the perfect replacement,” whose contract is up after this season.
As for Jordan, the source didn’t have such positive things to say.
“Claudia desperately wants to be on this show despite that fact that she doesn’t remotely fit the Housewives’ format,” the source explained. “She came on the show as a friend of Kenya’s but hasn’t meshed that well with the others.”
The source added: “She dresses like a teenage party girl and isn’t into fine, southern living, so producers aren’t sure that viewers will really connect with her or find her likable.”
Production on RHOA began last month, so it will only be a matter of time before viewers see if the two ladies make the cut.
What do you think of the two new additions? Tell us in the comments below!
(Photo Credit: Mark Davis/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards and Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
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