On the latest episode of “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” Porsha and Shamea’s friendship is in focus. The cracks are showing. Here are the highlights for, “Meditation and Mediation.”
Porsha and Shamea link up with Ralph.
Shamea meets up with Ralph who recently reached out to her to discuss a new podcast idea. Not too long after, Porsha pulls up to the restaurant to join the conversation. She denies her point was to be petty in a confessional. However, Shamea confirms she wants to meet with Ralph to get tea. She wants to know if Drew has been sleeping with Dennis because “the people of the United States of Atlanta” want answers.
Ralph blames the divorce on Drew. He alleges he filed for divorce because Drew was allegedly having an affair with former WNBA player, Ty Young. Shamea says she wants to hear Ralph’s side because she believes Drew is a liar. Ralph denies ever being unfaithful during the marriage.
Porsha then pulls out her phone and shows them a text message from Dennis. In the text, Dennis said he told Drew that he wasn’t going to “f” her and to run him his money. Porsha took this to mean that Drew tried to sleep with Dennis but he turned her down.
She’s also offended because Drew was “talking about her child” when she said that her collaboration with Dennis would pay for Pilar’s college education someday. Shamea was the one who relayed this to Porsha. While Shamea understood that Drew wasn’t serious, they are all offended now because it was so “disrespectful” for her to say.
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Angela addresses the gossip.
Kelli visits Angela. Angela lets Kelli know that she didn’t like that she participated in gossiping about her marriage. She sets the record straight about the side baby story. Angela confirms she encouraged Wendy Williams to stay with her husband after it was revealed he was having a baby outside of the marriage. In turn, Wendy called out Angela in person as well on her show. Wendy alleged that Angela also told her that she stayed with Charles after he had a baby with another woman.
Angela insists she never said that. Instead, she told Wendy that her daughter’s father had a child with another woman, not Charles. But she and Charles did go through a rocky patch in their marriage. There was infidelity. This led to them taking a break from their marriage.
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Cracks in Shamea and Porsha’s friendship are discussed.
They switch topics and discuss Shamea. Angela expected more from Shamea as a married woman but she refuses to hold Porsha accountable for anything. During a previous conversation when they were both out hanging out with Drew, Shamea said that she and Porsha have issues in their friendship. It didn’t seem like Porsha wanted Shamea to be on the show. And it was hurtful for Porsha to skip out on attending her wedding.
In response, Angela encouraged Shamea to have an honest conversation with Porsha. Shamea said she was afraid to have that talk.
Since they somewhat hashed things out, Angela and Porsha meet for a round of tennis at one of Angela’s other properties. Drew is brought up. Porsha is now upset with Drew about her saying her collaboration with Dennis could help pay for Pilar’s college education. Angela takes this moment to tell Porsha about Shamea’s concerns with their friendship. This leads to Porsha becoming emotional. She denies not wanting Shamea to be on the show and questions why Shamea would go outside of their friendship to vent.
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Porsha and Shamea clash.
Porsha throws an event to promote her bed sheet line. Although she’s not really feeling Drew at the moment, she invites her anyway, hoping the event will remain peaceful. However, Kelli sees to that not happening. When Shamea doesn’t feel like participating in the meditation exercise, Kelli tells her that Angela repeated everything she said back to Porsha.
Kelli later puts the besties on the spot and encourages them to talk. She says it just seems like Shamea isn’t allowed to shine as bright as Porsha. This irritates Shamea, who insists she can speak for herself.
Porsha tells her sister Lauren that it makes her “feel like ****” when people say she is purposely holding Shamea back. This has never been her intention.
Shamea says she has never been about badmouthing her friends behind their backs. She always defends Porsha to other people but she doesn’t think this is reciprocated.
Angela says it just seems like Shamea is afraid to say how she feels to Porsha.
Porsha’s absence at the wedding is brought up.
Porsha addresses her absence from Shamea’s wedding. She says the real reason she didn’t attend is because they weren’t speaking a couple of months before the big day.
Shamea confirms Porsha never told her this. Instead, Porsha told her she couldn’t be on a plane due to health issues.
Porsha doesn’t think this matters because she did go to the traditional wedding that was held in Atlanta.
They continue to argue and Cynthia blames the others for breaking up the friendship.
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What are your thoughts on the episode?
I have no sympathy for Shamea. She has no problem doing Porsha’s dirty work so how Porsha treats her is none of my business.
I agree!
People need to watch what comes out their mouths. Drew had no right talking about someone’s child in a conversation. I would be upset 😡 too knowing my friendship with someone who is supposed to be my friend showing me their really not my friend.
I agree but none of them are really friends. Drew should not have said that but she wasn’t speaking on Pilar directly. Is it any different than Portia saying she was going to f* someone’s husband and blame it on the alcohol?! If you want respect you have to also be respectful. Shema meeting with Ralph is one thing AND she invited Portia 😳. Now the record shows that Dennis wasn’t turning any ask down in the past and he declined Drew 🤨. I think the text was taken out of context. These people on the show will use anything to be the victim. I can’t figure out if Portia is being her authentic self or for a storyline, either way it’s horrible.
I don’t like that Cynthia and others are blaming the show for them falling out. That friendship always had problems. If your friendship/relationship is solid, a reality show won’t hurt it. Robyn and Gizelle are proof.
Sĥamea ALWAYS coming for Drew and her music. I think she BOTHERED because Drew NEVER talk bad about Shamea music. Drew is DEFINITELY the better artist.
I never seen a Man-Child like Ralph sat up there with two women and let them talk about his wife like that. And he should have never been there in the first place. When Portia said F**k Dennis he should have shut it down this Man Child has never defend or support Drew since he come on the show last year his so call cousin talk about Drew to him and he said nothing he remind me of a guy who nice to everybody but his wife hung in there Drew its going take a minute but God has the last word Ralph is live off of Drew he couldn’t do that scene on the show of it wasn’t for Drew he’ll be gone soon.