The world of The Real Housewives of Atlanta is known for its ever-evolving friendships, but another layer of friction has officially disappeared from the screen. Rumors have been circulating for weeks about a growing rift between some of the RHOA ladies, specifically involving the former star Kandi Burrus and new addition K.Michelle. I want to put the speculation to bed, breakout star Shamea Morton Mwangi sat down with reality TV mogul Carlos King on his podcast, Reality with the kingto make it clear what exactly happened behind the scenes.
According to Reality blurbthe tension erupted after a night out where Shamea and K. Michelle hung out together. When Shamea left to meet Kandi, she opted not to invite the R&B singer. The reason? Kandi’s Unwavering Loyalty to Love & Hip Hop Star, Rasheedawho happens to be a known opponent of K’s.
Shamea explained the conversation with Carlos King and shared the exact moment K. Michelle questioned why she was left out of the meeting.
“Michelle asked me, ‘Why don’t you invite me?'” Shamea revealed. “I’m like, ‘Well, girl, you know. Like, now you know damn well, like Kandi and Rasheeda, she… Kandi is loyal to a fault. She ain’t gonna…’ I never said Kandi hates you. She doesn’t like you.”
Shamea went on to explain that when she arrived at her meeting with Kandi, she openly said that K wanted to join them. Kandi reportedly doubled down and replied, “No, I’m not, you know, you know, I can’t do that. I mean, I like her, but I can’t… Rasheeda is my girl.”
Although Shamea didn’t see the interaction as a big deal at the time, it grew quickly. In a preview of an upcoming RHOA In the episode, K. Michelle expressed her frustrations in a confessional, hinting that Kandi was actively causing division in her friendship with Shamea. “I support Shamea more than anything,” she said in the preview. “But if you keep telling me, ‘No one in Atlanta wants me to be your friend,’ I don’t want to hear any damn Kandi Koated Nights.”
For her part, Kandi wasn’t happy that her name was popular again. Taking to social media platform Threads, the
Shamea Morton addresses RHOA friendships
In addition to the social circle drama, Shamea used her platform with Carlos King to fiercely defend her professional reputation against explosive allegations from season 16. Main cast member Angela Oakley recently suggested online that Shamea had been involved in romantic relationships with professional players from both the Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Falcons.
Shamea, who has worked within the NBA and the Hawks organization for more than a decade, noted that these reckless rumors have ramifications far beyond reality television, revealing that she actually had to actively prove her innocence to protect her contract.
“As much as I’ve won with Air Wick and Wayfair and everything I’ve won, I’ve lost some things that I really loved… Possibly even a job,” Shamea admitted. She made it clear that she has “never, like ever” slept with Hawks or Falcons players, noting that the only athlete she ever dated was for a brief college relationship in 2003.
Shamea also pulled back the curtain on her deeply fractured relationship with longtime co-star Porsha Williams. Although viewers often assumed the two were lifelong best friends, Shamea revealed that they weren’t particularly close in high school, only becoming strictly bonded after Porsha’s public divorce from Kordell Stewart.
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