RHOA's Kenya Moore & Brit Eady Speak Out on Missing Season 16 Reunion
Don’t expect to see Kenya Moore in the hot seat.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star addressed her absence from the show’s season 16 reunion taping June 5 following her abrupt exit from the series, writing in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that she was “disappointed to not be a part of” the upcoming special.
During an April episode of the Bravo reality series, the 54-year-old displayed explicit images—allegedly of costar Brit Eady—at the launch of her Kenya Moore Hair Spa amid tensions between the two, after which Kenya departed the cast.
In her new social media post, the reality star addressed the situation and issued an apology to Brit, 37, for the incident.
“Please know I take full accountability for my actions,” she continued, “and deeply apologize to all those affected including Brittney, the cast, crew, guests and viewers.”
Kenya, who shares daughter Brooklyn, 6, with ex Marc Daly, ended her message by teasing a possible return to the franchise, adding, “I look forward to seeing you all back on Bravo soon.”
Notably, Brit was not included in the reunion seating chart posted on Bravo’s Instagram page, indicating that she was also not present for the taping. She later addressed her choice to skip the event, insisting that the move “was my decision” and addressing the photo scandal from earlier in the season.
“The events of this season have devastated me,” she wrote in a post on her Instagram Stories June 5, “and while I cannot say much right now, I do want to set the record straight about one thing: the graphic sexual photo surrounding the events in Episode 5. That photo was not me.”
The seating chart did feature Porsha Williams and longtime best friend Shamea Morton—who have been at odds at various points in the season—seated on opposite sides of host Andy Cohen, with fellow cast members Phaedra Parks, Cynthia Bailey, Angela Oakley, Kelli Ferrell and Drew Sidora also in attendance.
Back in November, Andy spoke about Kenya’s photo scandal, for which she apologized during an appearance on The Tamron Hall Show.
“I was happy to see her take accountability,” he told E! News at the time. “She and I have spoken a lot over the last few months.”
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