The Big Picture
- Shamea Morton brings wealth, talent, and friendship to Real Housewives of Atlanta , setting her up for success.
- Shamea fits the Bravo housewife mold with a successful African husband, a singing career, and upcoming single.
- The upcoming season of RHOA will be unpredictable for fans, but Shamea's potential as a certified housewife is high.
If you were to look at the packaging Shamea Morton came to Real Housewives of Atlanta wrapped in last season, you would surely see the words RHOA accessories included, on the box. Shamea has all the pomp and circumstance required to qualify to carry the peach. Still, unfortunately for her, sometimes reality TV success is less about the qualifications and more about that "je ne sais quoi" that motivates fans to either embrace or deny new cast members. The upcoming season of RHOA is going to be a challenging one for everyone, mainly because the show has lost so much of its OG star power, with Kandi Burruss' resignation and Kenya Moore being mysteriously released from the show earlier this summer.
Kandi and Kenya's consistency was an anchor for the show, but the newbies may give RHOA's loyal fans a run for their money. Shamea is riding the line between the newbies and the returning cast because, although she's never held that precious peach in her palm during the intro, she's been a friend of the show for many years. Viewers of RHOA are familiar with Shamea's BFF friendship with Porsha Williams and have seen her face on various girls' trips over the years. The friends both share an affinity for twerking and turning up, but most importantly, always have each other's backs...well, Shamea has had Porsha's back. With Porsha's highly anticipated return, fans weren't shocked to see Shamea be promoted, but there is no guarantee they will embrace her with the same energy they show her bestie.
