‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ Reunion — Even Andy Cohen Is Over Kenya Moore’s Antics
From the archive: published Mar 27, 2016, 10 years ago. Details may have changed since.
Family reunions are always fabulous. Well, sort of. During the reunion special of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, even host Andy Cohen seemed over it.
Andy usually takes no particular side, choosing to listen to everyone’s responses to his questions in an impartial, practical manner. But during the reunion special Kenya Moore, the self-proclaimed star of the show, seemed to get under Andy’s skin. And towards the end of the show, the host couldn’t stop himself from him calling her out on certain topics.
“I didn’t give it to her husband,” Moore said. “I gave it to her, so his opinion didn’t matter. That’s biting the hand that feeds you. I brought you into this group, so you need to understand that.” By the expressions on the women’s faces, this comment didn’t sit well. “She’s on a stage that I’m a star of,” Kenya added.
“Listen, I’m not going to take anything away from the fact that she was a child star,” Kenya stated in response after Andy commented about the many tweets that insinuated that Kenya is jealous of newbie Kim Fields.
“She’s also continued working since then,” Andy pointed out.
“Yes, in the ’90s, she did,” Kenya countered. But Andy shot back by telling Kenya that during the 90’s she was Miss USA.
“Let me finish. I have a career that spans over 30 years myself. I can pay my bills,” Kenya said, changing the subject from her downplay of Kim Fields career and towards her new enemies’ financial troubles. “I don’t have tax liens. I don’t have foreclosures.”
Kim Fields was grateful for the support, saying, ”I’m so excited for that support.” But Kenya only seemed to get further irritated, and soon began taking jabs at the other housewives, specifically when Andy brought up the time when Phaedra Parks called Kenya “oatmeal pie face” during the season. “On your best day and my worst you wouldn’t even be my third runner-up. You wouldn’t even be on the same stage I stand,” Kenya told Phaedra, insisting that, “I’m black, I’m proud, I love it. I love this chocolate and so does anyone else.”
“If you’re walking around saying, ‘I’m gone with the wind fabulous,’ isn’t that your own declaration?”
Of course, Kenya disagreed, but by now the other Housewives started to back Andy up as well. “Can we roll back to what you just said a little while ago? ‘I am the star of this show!’ ” Kandi Burruss asked.
Kenya retrieved her previous statement, saying, “I said a star.”
“No, you said the,” Kandi reiterated.
Part 1 of the three-part reunion ended in heated fashion as Kenya and Kim getting into a shouting match.
To see more of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, make sure to catch Part 2 of the reunion special on Sunday, March 27, at 8 p.m. on Bravo.
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