'Real Housewives Of Atlanta' Season 7 Cast Announced: Meet The New 'RHOA' Stars Claudia Jordan, Demetria McKinney
- Iesha M.
- Oct 3, 2014
- 2 min read
The cast of “The Real Housewives Of Atlanta” underwent some major renovations ahead of its Season 7 premiere next month. While longstanding stars like NeNe Leakes, Phaedra Parks, Kandi Burruss and Cynthia Bailey are set to reprise their starring roles in the Bravo hit series on Nov. 9, others were not so lucky.
With Porsha officially downgraded to a guest star, Bravo is bringing in two new women to stir up the drama next season. The network announced Wednesday that the casting shakeup will include TV and radio personality Claudia Jordan and actress and singer Demetria McKinney. So just who are the two new ladies?
Despite being a “Housewives” newcomer, Claudia, a Los Angeles transplant, has a long history in entertainment. Not only did she hold two pageant titles, “Miss Rhode Island Teen USA” and “Miss Rhode Island USA,” she is also worked on series such as “Deal or No Deal,” “The Price is Right” and most recently on NBC’s “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice.” Due to her past in the pageant circuit, she is already close with Kenya, another former pageant queen. “Claudia loves the social scene Atlanta has to offer and is good friends with Kenya Moore who enjoys having such a fun friend around,” said Bravo.
Demetria may have a small role on “Housewives” but her career in Hollywood is no blip. The new Bravo star has made her mark on television in years past starring as “Janine Payne” on the TBS sitcom “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” and on Lifetime’s drama series “Devious Maids.” Despite her successful acting career, Bravo says the reality-TV newcomer’s true love is music. When she’s not busy singing (she is currently preparing to drop her first album “Officially Yours” she is spending time with her 14-year-old son and longtime boyfriend Roger Bobb. “Balancing her career and relationship while raising a son as a single mother hasn’t always been busy, but Demetria believes family comes first,” said Bravo.
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” Season 7 premieres Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. EDT on Bravo.
Article by: Rebecka Schumann
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