Check out a flashback of Marlo Hampton, this season’s background character on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, with one of her D-boy boos from her hometown of Florida.

We all have to start somewhere, right? Well, JaMarkus Marlo started out in the early 90’s with a goal in mind.  She was a hood chick on the come up, and while I don’t have the TEA on dude in the pic (yet), I’m sure he’s just one of Marlon’s many “starter” sugar daddies.

In related news, Marco Marlo celebrated a landmark birthday recently surrounded by some of the best “F” words money can buy!

Hampton’s interior decorator hosted a birthday dinner at his home and Marlo was “surprised” by her hair stylist, “closet freak” Miss Lawrence Washington (aka Sheree Whitfield‘s former bff), make-up artist, personal assistant and a few others on her payroll.

As usual, Marlo was covered from head to toe in her coveted designer duds and looks amazing compared to last week’s catastrophic coochie cutter get up. [Sidebar: What a difference a week and paid photographer makes!]

Marlo & her personal assistant Daniel Hawkins

Hampton has been on a  huge campaign to win back the Gays she lost following after uttering that “F” bomb (rhymes with maggots) during that fight with Sheree Whitfield in Africa and surprisingly Miss Lawrence is right on board.

It’s kind of odd though…. being that in next week’s episode, Lawrence confronts her about the slur and she loses her memory about the situation.

Then again… I almost forgot Lawrence switched teams after falling out with Sheree when she blamed him for her hair loss. But again… I digress.

Oh… and there were no “real” real housewives in attendance… not even Marlo’s “bff” NeNe Leakes bothered to attend. That should probably tell y’all a lil something,

Enjoy more photos from Marlo’s sparse 40th birthday celebration…

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