Grab your peaches and fasten your wigs, ‘causeCarlos Kingis staging the ultimateReal Housewives of Atlantathrowback!
The acclaimed television producer — known for hit shows likeBelle Collective,BET Presents: The Encore, Styling Hollywoodand the two top-rated installments into hisLove & Marriagefranchise — has brought back together season 1 Atlanta HousewivesKim Zolciak-Biermann,DeShawn Snow,Shereé WhitfieldandLisa Wufor a surprise reunion.
The ladies come together for the June 11 episode of his OWN new talk show,The Nightcap with Carlos King.
PEOPLE has an exclusive first Look at the episode, which will be teased this weekend on theOprah WinfreyNetwork. The half-hour program will find all four stars sharing life updates and, of course, rehashing that juicy season 1 drama.
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It’s the first time all four of the women have been in the same room in more than 14 years when they tapedRHOA’s season 1 reunion back in 2008.
Snow, 49, was the first to step away from Bravo, departingRHOAafter its first season. Wu, 51, was a full-time Housewife for the show’s first two seasons and has returned in guest appearances on occasion.
Whitfield, 52, is currently anRHOAagain after returning to the series for season 14. She was previously a full Housewife on the first four seasons and seasons 9-10, and she appeared as a Friend in season 8. Zolciak-Biermann, 44, left the show during season 5 to launch her spin-offDon’t Be Tardy, which aired on Bravo for eight seasons. She was back onRHOAas a Friend in season 10.
Bravo viewers know King’s formidable history with the Atlanta Housewives. Before founding his full-service production company Kingdom Reign Entertainment, King got his start as a producer on the first season ofRHOA.
“My first reality show wasRHOA,” King explains in the clip. “I was this little producer who didn’t know what the f— he was doing. And my career is where it’s at because of the four of you.”
King went on to work on the show for a total of eight seasons, evening acting as showrunner for a few years, including his last — the highly rated season 9. He also helped produce the first two seasons ofThe Real Housewives of New Jerseyand had a significant role inTeresa Giudice’s infamous table flip.
He tells Zolciak-Biermann, Snow, Whitfield and Wu onThe Nightcap: “This is really a celebration for you ladies.”
The Nightcap with Carlos Kinglaunched on OWN on May 14. It’s the network’s first ever late-night talk show and comes on the heels of King’s successful introduction into the world of podcasts, where his Sirius XM newly launched Stitcher podcast —Reality with the King— debuted at No. 1 on the television and film on the Apple podcast charts back in April.
The numbers appear to back it up. His television shows, and often his own name, trend on Twitter each week. Why,Love & Marriage: Huntsville’s recent season 3 reunion on OWN ranked as Saturday night’s No. 1 telecast across broadcast and cable in key markets.
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As for King’s upcoming season 1RHOAreunion, all of the original cast participated in person save forNeNe Leakes, who is currently accusingBravo,Andy CohenandThe Real Housewives of Atlantaproduction companies of racism and a hostile work environment in an ongoing lawsuit.
Leakes, 54, was a mainstay onRHOAfor its first seven seasons, returning in a full-time capacity in season 10 and departing the show again after season 12.
Zolciak-Biermann’s appearance onThe Nightcapwill be the first time she addresses the lawsuit. Both she, and her former costars, are said to share their opinions on the ongoing litigation.
The Nightcap with Carlos Kingairs Saturdays (at 10 p.m. ET/PT) on OWN.
source: people.com
