The RHOA cast member had some interesting thoughts on what may have caused her and Angela's Season 16 drama.
Phaedra Parks says her relationship with Angela Oakley has taken a turn — presumably in a positive direction.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta mom shared the update at the 2025 Virtual Reali-Tea Awards hosted by Page Six in New York City. Phaedra was among the Bravolebrities who took the stage for a live interview, dishing on everything from her reality TV career and dating life to RHOA rumors and her rocky relationship with Angela.
Phaedra Parks says she and Angela Oakley are "in a different place"
Hosts Evan Real and Danny Murphy pointed out that Angela recently congratulated Phaedra on her Primetime Emmy’s gig, which saw the Housewife on the red carpet conducting celebrity interviews.
“Congratulations Phaedra, you are truly the Godfather!” Angela commented on Phaedra's Instagram.
The message suggested the Atlanta ’Wives had finally squashed their beef; however, Phaedra remained pretty tight-lipped about their suspected reconciliation.
“I talked to her,” Phaedra said. “We’re in a different place.”
What caused the rift between Phaedra Parks and Angela Oakley?
Phaedra Parks at the Page Six Virtual Reali-Tea Awards held at City Winery on September 17, 2025 in New York, New York; Angela Oakley attends "Run" Atlanta Premiere at Regal Atlantic Station on August 20, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The drama between the ladies played out toward the end of RHOA Season 16, when Angela accused Phaedra of recruiting a man named Marcus to spread cheating rumors about her husband, Charles Oakley. Angela continued to push the allegation during the RHOA Season 16 reunion, claiming Phaedra and Marcus had family connections in Athens, Georgia.
“First and foremost, he told me it was Phaedra,” Angela said in reference to Marcus. “Everything you said about me was a lie.”
“I have not said anything about you, darling, because no one knew about you,” Phaedra fired back.
The women failed to resolve their rift at the reunion, even after a few receipts were presented and a call was made to Phaedra’s brother; however, Angela suggested she was open to burying the hatchet someday.
“I feel like there’s still more issues that need to be ironed out,” she said. “But I feel like we can move forward as a group.”
Phaedra Parks shares a bold theory about Angela Oakley drama
