Phaedra Parks joins season 16 of Real Housewives of Atlanta

Phaedra Parks has found her energy again!

THE The Real Housewives of Atlanta The 50-year-old star is officially returning to the franchise that made her a household name, as a full-time cast member for season 16.

“You called, I answered,” Parks said on Instagram on Monday, July 29, announcing the news with a photoshoot of herself holding a peach again.

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Her arrival comes nearly a month after news broke that Kenya Moore would be the star of the series. The former Miss USA was reportedly dropped from the show for allegedly leaking explicit photos of new cast member Brittany Eady.

“You are the best fans anyone could ever dream of having and I love you all so much,” Moore wrote on Instagram on June 25, the same day the cast was informed of her firing. “Forever and ever.”

Her departure disappointed fans, who were expecting to see Moore reunite with her longtime friend Porsche Williams, who also returned this season after a long hiatus. Instead, viewers will get to see Williams reunite with Parks, the “frack” of her “frick.”

The two were last together on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 15th Anniversary Special earlier this month.

The parks first joined RHOA in season 3. She left the show amid controversy in season 9, after a headline-making argument with Kandi Burruss.

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