Porsha Williams Guobadia confirms her return to RHOA for Season 16 after a two-year hiatus just a week after Kandi Burruss departed

Just over a week after Kandi Burruss announced her departure from Real Housewives of Atlanta after 14 seasons, Porsha Williams Guobadia announced her return.

Porsha Williams Guobadia Returning To 'Real Housewives of Atlanta'

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The 42-year-old took to Instagram on Tuesday, revealing her return to the franchise in a brief video.

The reailty star walked in front of the camera with a bright yellow suit coat, and at first seemed to be debunking the rumors of her return.

‘Who said that? Porsha Williams coming back to Real Housewives of Atlanta? That’s false… but Porsha Guobadia is in the building. See ya!’ she said in the brief video.

It was also revealed by Bravo that she signed an overall scripted talent deal with Bravo’s parent company, NBCUniversal Entertainment.

Just over a week after Kandi Burruss announced her departure from Real Housewives of Atlanta after 14 seasons, Porsha Williams Guobadia announced her return

Williams Guobadia joined Real Housewives of Atlanta in 2012 for Season 5, along with another then-new addition to the cast, Kenya Moore.

She was a main cast member for Season 5 and Season 6, and a ‘friend’ of the show for Season 7, before returning to the main cast for Season 8.

She would remain as a part of the main cast until Season 13, though she announced at the end of the season in 2021 that she was leaving the show.

Williams left the show just months after she announced her engagement to Simon Guobadia, who she met in Season 13 of the show.

She returned to the reality TV universe last year when she starred in the spin-off Porsha Family Matters in 2021.

She also starred in Season 3 of Real Housewives Ultimate Girl Trip, as a last-minute replacement for Tinsley Mortimer.

Williams Guobadia said in a statement, ‘I’m incredibly thankful for the vision and faith NBCUniversal has put in me to be a larger part of their family.’

‘I’m looking forward to being back on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, and showing the world my new world!’ she concluded.

Williams Guobadia said in a statement, 'I¿m incredibly thankful for the vision and faith NBCUniversal has put in me to be a larger part of their family'

‘Porsha Williams Guobadia is a multi-hyphenate and we are fortunate to collaborate and tap into her creativity and passion through this partnership,’ said Rachel Smith, Executive Vice President of Unscripted Content, Lifestyle and Documentaries, NBCUniversal Entertainment.

‘Our audience has supported and admired Porsha as she so authentically, hilariously and vulnerably shared her life over the years and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome her back to the NBCU family,’ she added.

Williams most recently starred on the Fox reality series Stars on Mars, where she was one of the finalists, taking third place.

She recently starred alongside Kandi Burruss in the 2023 movie Pretty Stoned and has had guest starring arcs on Zootopia+, Insecure and Star, to name a few.

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