Shereé Whitfield, a connoisseur of collecting “bones” from others, seems to be discovering a few hidden skeletons in her own closet this season on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.”
In the latest episode, which aired last Sunday, the reality star chose to celebrate her birthday at Atlanta’s Nobu restaurant. During the “RHOA After-Show,” Sanya Richards-Ross revealed an eyebrow-raising detail — Whitfield’s “friend” Martell Holt asked the cast and others who attended to contribute toward the $1500 dinner bill.
When Atlanta Black Star recently spoke with Whitfield, she remained firm in her stance that Martell didn’t orchestrate the dinner; he was, in fact, merely an “invited guest” like everyone else who arrived separately.
“He did not put this together. Had he put it together, had he been instrumental in saying, ‘Oh, OK, I’m doing a dinner for Shereé,’ then, yeah, I expect you to pay. He was actually an invited guest himself.”
According to Whitfield’s point of view, it makes sense that he wouldn’t have treated her and her guests. Meanwhile, a few on social media wondered why production didn’t film her birthday dinner or Holt asking guests for CashApp payments at her party.
She said it felt “strange” for Richards-Ross, who was also an invited guest, to “presume” that another guest would pay for her and her husband’s meal. Fellow cast member Marlo Hampton also criticized Holt for not paying for the dinner of a woman he’s been dating for nearly a year.
“None of my other friends complained about anything,” Whitfield expressed. “So it was really hard for me. When I found out that it was Sanya and Marlo who complained when I actually went to bat for them the entire season and even Marlo, like last season. I catch a lot of s—t because of Marlo, you know, because of being her friend.”
Whitfield noted that Holt first met Richards-Ross and her husband for the first time last year after the season 14 “RHOA” reunion.
“We saw them in the lobby, so they joined us for dinner, and Martell actually picked up that tab, so that’s why I was shocked when it was Sanya who was actually saying something because it really wasn’t that serious.”
The mother of three claims that one of her friends, who was sitting at the end of the dinner table, had already taken care of the bill, which “Martell reimbursed him” for. She said he also brought her flowers, a gift, and took her to get couples massages for her birthday.
