Meet the New and Returning Stars of &x27;The Real Housewives of Atlanta&x27; Season 17 Christina IzzoSun, April 5, 2026 at 8:21 PM UTC 0 It's peach season! Okay, not really, but on Bravo it is, as The Real Housewives of Atlantareturns for Season 17 on Sunday, April 5 at 8 p.m. (Episodes will be available to stream next day on Peacock.) And after all of that drama last season with Kenya Moore and Brit Eady, both of whom have since departed the longrunning franchise, Atlanta fans will surely be tuning in to see how this season's mix of familiar faces and fresh peaches gets on with each other.
Meet the New and Returning Stars of 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' Season 17
Christina IzzoSun, April 5, 2026 at 8:21 PM UTC
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It's peach season! Okay, not really, but on Bravo it is, as The Real Housewives of Atlantareturns for Season 17 on Sunday, April 5 at 8 p.m. (Episodes will be available to stream next day on Peacock.) And after all of that drama last season with Kenya Moore and Brit Eady, both of whom have since departed the long-running franchise, Atlanta fans will surely be tuning in to see how this season's mix of familiar faces and fresh peaches gets on with each other. (Check out the official trailer for a sneak peek at the upcoming episodes.)
"With fan favorites and new faces joining the mix, friendships are pushed to their limits," Bravo teased the new season. "Atlanta is hotter, bolder, and more unpredictable than ever, and keeping it peachy is the ultimate challenge." Ahead of this week's premiere, let's get to know the new RHOA season 17 cast, including returning stars likePorsha Williams and Phaedra Parks, and franchise newcomers like Pinky Cole and K. Michelle.
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The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 17 cast
Porsha Williams in 'The Real Housewives' of Atlanta Season 17Season 17Bravo (Bravo)Porsha Williams
A staple on The Real Housewives of Atlanta for 10 seasons, Porsha Williams is back for season 17, which will see the 44-year-old step into a new era of her life now that her divorce from Simon Guobadia was finalized on June 11, 2025, after a contentious legal battle. With the split officially behind her, Williams is " approaching relationships and dating with an open mind," per Bravo, with not one but two potential love interests going into the new eps.
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Phaedra Parks in 'The Real Housewives' of Atlanta Season 17Bravo (Bravo)Phaedra Parks
After an eight-year absence from RHOA, Phaedra Parks made her much-anticipated return to the show as a full-time cast member last season, a status she maintains for season 17. Equipped with her "signature wit and razor-ship reads," Williams is stepping back into the friendship circle and is open to mending fences with Angela and proving she's still cool and unbothered by it all, while still having fun in the dating pool," per her official Bravo bio.
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Drew Sidora in 'The Real Housewives' of Atlanta Season 17Bravo (Bravo)Drew Sidora
Continuing her Real Housewives tenure (she joined as a RHOA regular back in season 13 and has starred in every installment thereafter), Drew Sidora isn't just ready for a new season of reality TV but also the next stage of her life following her divorce from ex Ralph Pittman. Per Bravo, "she is keeping her dating roster open but is still guarded on how much she wants to share with the ladies." Outside of her personal life, she'll be balancing her acting and music career, all while juggling her most important job as mom to her three kiddos.
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Shamea Morton Mwangi in 'The Real Housewives' of Atlanta Season 17Bravo (Bravo)Shamea Morton Mwangi
A longtime "Friend of the Show," Shamea Morton Mwangi joined The Real Housewives of Atlanta as a full-time cast member in season 16. She continues that peach-holding post for the show's seventeenth season, which finds Shamea "ready for a major pivot, investing in herself like never before and launching her own rum company," according to her Bravo bio. However, stepping into that entrepreneurship won't come without its challenges. And she'll have personal difficulties to deal with, too, including lingering tensions with Porsha, clashes with Drew and her continued fertility journey.
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Angela Oakley in 'The Real Housewives' of Atlanta Season 17Bravo (Bravo)Angela Oakley
Coming off last season, Angela Oakley and husband Charles Oakley are "stronger than ever as she navigates life and family challenges in the wake of her mother's passing," says Bravo. That heartbreaking tragedy has seemingly left the 44-year-old reconsidering the relationships; this time around, she's working to repair her fractured friendships from last season, including those old wounds with Phaedra.
Kelli Ferrell in 'The Real Housewives' of Atlanta Season 17Bravo (Bravo)Kelli Ferrell
Joining the RHOA main cast last season, Kelly "Queen of Waffles" Ferrell is back for season 17 to deal with two major life changes: her eldest daughter is heading off to college and Kelli herself is opening her second restaurant location. Along with balancing motherhood and her career, Kelli will have to juggle "heated conflicts and defending herself against salacious rumors from within the group and her personal life," reports Bravo.
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Pinky Cole in 'The Real Housewives' of Atlanta Season 17Bravo (Bravo)Pinky Cole
The first of our two RHOA newbies is Pinky Cole, the entrepreneur behind the $100 million Slutty Vegan empire, who nearly lost that beloved business forever until she fought valiantly to buy it back. The 38-year-old is the wife of an equally successful husband, Derrick Hayes, the founder of Big Dave's Cheesesteaks; together, the food-world couple share three children.
K. Michelle in 'The Real Housewives' of Atlanta Season 17Bravo (Bravo)K. Michelle
The second franchise newcomer is Kimberly "K. Michelle," an award‑winning, Billboard‑charting musical artist and newlywed who arrives on the Real Housewives scene with "with a renewed sense of purpose as she builds new bonds with the ladies." After making a name for herself in R&B, she's now venturing into the world of country music, "all while balancing a thriving career, a new home, her son, and a fresh chapter in love," says Bravo.
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Cynthia Bailey in 'The Real Housewives' of Atlanta Season 17Bravo (Bravo)Cynthia Bailey
And it wouldn't truly be The Real Housewives of Atlanta without Cynthia Bailey, who returns as a "Friend Of" this season. (She was previously a main cast member from seasons 3 through 13.) "With friendships constantly tested and drama unfolding at every turn, she proves to be a steady, calming force in the heart of the storm." the network teases.
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