The premiere of Season 7 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta is fast approaching and there’s been quite a bit of talk about the cast changes.

[FLASHBACK: #RHOA Shake Up! Claudia Jordan Snags Porsha’s Peach… (WATCH Season 7 Trailer)]

Andy Cohen recently did a segment of ‘Ask Andy’ where he addressed specific reasons why Porsha Williams lost her peach, and while many of you feel that Porsha was ‘fired’ after dragging Kenya across that Reunion show stage, Andy confirms that she’s still very much a part of the show.

In a nutshell… Porsha didn’t have much of a storyline so they decided she would be better as a background character.

Check out Andy’s answer to ‘Why Did Porsha Lose Her Peach’ in the video below…

Andy’s answer also pretty much refutes all those crazy rumors about Porsha getting her own show.

Clearly if Porsha has no story line, she could never maintain a show on her own! But I digress.

Here’s the new season 7 group shot (minus Porsha)…

Not much changed. Besides the addition of Claudia. But all of the ladies have new tag lines for the 7th season.

Nene – “Why be so nasty and so rude, when I can be so fierce and so successful?”

Kandi – “I’m not about the drama. Don’t start none, won’t be none.”

Cynthia – ‘Life is about choices and I choose Cynthia.”

Claudia – “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful. Hate me because I’m here to stay.”

Phaedra – “When it comes to my family, I’m the judge and the jury.”

Kenya – “People get exhausted trying to figure me out, and I just let them.”

What do you think of Andy’s explanation about Porsha losing her peach?