"Real Housewives of Atlanta" was messy on Sunday. The friendship between Kenya Moore and Phaedra Parks, which seemed better in recent weeks, took a big hit thanks to an incredibly poor decision made by Kenya. For now on, she has hopefully learned her lesson about throwing her friends a surprise party to celebrate their ugly Divorce.
Surprise party fail
Just when it seemed like all of the feuds on this season of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" was in the past, Kenya ignited a new one, regardless of her intentions.
The history between the two made the move even more shady. Phaedra blamed Kenya for the dissolution of her marriage years ago. She was seemingly past that, but this latest shot at her divorce stirred that emotion right back up.
The basis of Phaedra's gripe with Kenya this time around was that a surprise divorce party harms the entire idea of marriage in the first place. Phaedra still has love for Apollo and clearly felt uncomfortable with the idea of roasting him. Cynthia also looked uncomfortable with the reality television stunt, as she remains close to Peter. Needless to say, the drama has returned to this season of the show.
Dramatic history
It seemed like the two stars were becoming friends, but they have a shared dramatic history between them. While fighting over Apollo, Phaedra once took a swing at Kenya. They have also spent the run of the show calling each other all sorts of names, with Phaedra once calling Kenya "oatmeal pie face" and saying that Kenya had bad skin, which only served to further incite the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star.
There's an open question as to whether the surprise divorce party stunt - or any of the feuds between Kenya and Phaedra - is genuine. The ratings for "Real Housewives of Atlanta" are stronger when there are battles or catfights taking place, which then allows the cast members to negotiate higher salaries at the end of the year. This latest incident seems real, though, and can tear the friendship between the two cast members apart.