[READ: GONE! Kim Zolciak Confirms RHOA Departure + Nene Leakes Calls Out Her Lies]
I’ve been telling you for months now that Kimmie was booted from the cast of The Real Housewives of Atlanta after the ladies all banded together and refused to tape another segment until Bravo handled what they felt was preferential treatment for Zolciak, who almost NEVER taped outside of her rented mansion.
[READ: Nene Confirms Kim was FIRED! + Kim Responds About Her ‘Promotion’]
The fight that started it all was finally aired last night during episode 5 of RHOA!
This is the realest The Real Housewives have ever gotten… #TRUST #RHOA #StraightFromTheA (I told you about it this Summer)
? Michelle Brown (@ATLien) December 3, 2012
The season had been rather weak up until this point and Zolciak’s expulsion gave it a bit of much needed life!
Watch the FULL video of the 5th episode of RHOA season 5 below + 5 Things I learned from it this week…
For the first time in what seems like FOREVER, the entire cast of RHOA was in the same room at the same dayum time!
Let me start with Cynthia Bailey and Peter Thomas.? The couple invite friends Nene Leakes and her hubby Gregg over for a visit and they all discuss coordinating a couples getaway to Anguilla.
[FOR DISCUSSION: Cynthia Bailey vs. Halle Berry? The “Baby Daddy” Debate… (PHOTOS)]
Peter confides to NeNe and Gregg while Cynthia is out of earshot that he’s trying to surprise Cynthia with a ceremony on the beach to renew their vows.
[Sidebar: that answers the “wedding” spoiler that Phaedra Parks spilled earlier this year. We all thought it would be Kandi & Todd but the hands in the preview trailer gave it away.]
[FLASHBACK: Phaedra Reveals RHOA Wedding Surprise + Bares “Donkey Booty” in a Thong! (PHOTOS)]
Nene also makes a statement that I thought to be quite profound, saying that she and Gregg’s relationship was the “New Normal”… ahem *clears throat* I think I said the same thing last week…. [insert side-eye]
I told y’all Greg & @neneleakes were the new normal! Greg’s girlfriend @pampinnock is unusually close to the fam straightfromthea.com/2012/11/27/nen? #RHOA
? Michelle Brown (@ATLien) December 3, 2012
[READ: Is Nene “The New Normal”? Gregg’s Girlfriend Spends Time With Nene’s Son… (PHOTOS)]
I’ll leave that alone.. for NOW. At any rate, here are a few quick things I learned, I’m sure you guys will add to it…
1. Kim can dish it but she can’t take it! Did you see how fast she jetted out of that restaurant when confronted by everyone saying the same thing! yeah… Zolciak can hurl names and accusations but when she’s caught in a LIE it’s time to bolt!
Remember when @kimzolciak tried to say her HAIR fell out because she had cancer? We already know she’s a lair…. #RHOA#StraightFromTHeA
? Michelle Brown (@ATLien) December 3, 2012
2. It’s official. Porsha Stewart is a dingbat. I’m sorry… it’s true. The RHOA newbie is appearing like more and more of an airhead as the season goes on.
As Porsha, Nene and Cynthia got acquainted, they chatted about Stewart’s grandfather Hosea Williams and his Feed The Hungry organization. It was during that conversation that Porsha revealed she’s a lost cause, stating that the organization not only helps people during the holidays, but “265” days of the year.
who doesn’t know how many days is in a year??? Dayum @porshadstewart I didn’t think they could make you look even dumber but ummm…. #RHOA
? Michelle Brown (@ATLien) December 3, 2012
And you know that old adage of “the more you talk the dumber I get?” Well Leakes had her own airhead moment while spending time with Stewart.
Hold up… wait! Did @neneleakes say “Hosea feed the Williams”???What’s that??? #RHOA #StraightFromTheA
? Michelle Brown (@ATLien) December 3, 2012
3. Kenya Moore is really TRYING IT with all her flirty comments toward’s Phaedra’s husband, Apollo Nida! She may SAY she’s not down with “OPH” – Other People’s Husband’s but it’s looking like she’s down for anything right about now. And we already know Walter Jackson didn’t have a chance sitting next to fine “A”zz Apollo…
You saw the bulging muscle but did you see that WEDDING BAND on Apollo’s finger @kenyamoore? #CloseYourTHIRSTtoMarriedMEN #RHOA
? Michelle Brown (@ATLien) December 3, 2012
4. Phaedra is a stand up chick! Say what you want about the high-powered entertainment attorney turnt housewife… she’s crafty but she stands behind what she says. Cynthia confronts Phaedra yet again about the butt dialing incident that Nene snitched about during episode 4 and Phaedra admits she may have said it. All is forgiven and we’re free to move on from the “donkey booty butt dialing dilemma”.
And last but not least, I learned that I miss Marlo Hampton way more than I thought I would.
I would even take “the slasher” (aka @iheartmarlo) over @kimzolciak. Even if she’s a high priced ho, she’s still less trashy than Kim. #RHOA
? Michelle Brown (@ATLien) December 3, 2012
NOTABLE QUOTES FROM EPISODE #5 via Rodney Ho of the AJC
?I?d rather live in a box.? ? Kim, comparing living in her townhome vs. living with her mom (not estranged)
?There?s this wonderful thing God created and it?s called birth control. You?re going to take it and I?m going to make sure of it.? – Brianna, Kim?s daughter, who finds out her latest brother was an accident.
?It?s not about just feeding the hungry on Thanksgiving. It?s an every day situation. This is 265 days a year,? ? Porsha, explaining Hosea Feed the Hungry while trying to get NeNe and Cynthia to do PSAs.
?That was validation that I?m not crazy and Kenya is? ? Cynthia, after hearing Porsha tell a ?Kenya is disrespectful? story.
?She probably has an extra pillow in there to make it look bigger, anything for more drama.? ? NeNe, on Kim as she walked in pregnant.