Former Bravo executive producer Carlos King has officially given his review of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” and it is nothing but 10s.
“A-plus, 10s across the board, I love this premiere,” King, who has taken his reality TV expertise over to OWN where he produces hit shows including “Belle Collective” and “Love and Marriage,” said on his podcast and YouTube series “Reality with the King.”
The review came Monday following the series’ Season 16 premiere the night before. “I’m here to be honest with my raindrops and the listeners and the cast and the producers and everybody involved,” the host continued. “I, Carlos King, am here to say that the season premiere of ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Season 16 was a 10 out of a 10. Bitch we are back!”
He briefly paused to fight back tears: “I can literally cry right now. That premiere, excuse my French, that premiere was the s—t. I smiled the entire … Oh my God, I’m about to cry. Carlos King, crying on camera by yourself is weird, do not do that. OK, do not do that. Here is the thing, I know how much pressure that the producers and the cast had, and everybody involved had, to make this show great. I’m telling you all on some real s—t, this was a 10 out of a 10.”
He then gave his review of two of the show’s new housewives, Kelli Ferrell and Brit Eady.
“Bitch, I like Kelli. I love Kelli. Kelli, I mean, again, it’s still early. It’s still early, but that Kelli … Kelli got something. It’s too early to see if she has the I and the T,” King said. “You can tell she is messy, but I like Kelli a whole lot.”
He then moved on to Eady.
“I f—k with Brit, too! I like Brit, I’m sorry. Brit reminds me of the ’90s era of video vixen. The way she purrs … Brit gives you like … stand at attention. Brit gives you, like, boss and boobs, honey. Brit, your name is boss and boobs.”
King is not just any former Bravo executive, he is the producer that crafted “RHOA” into Bravo’s first most-watched “Real Housewives” franchise through his work on its sixth season while also making history as the show’s first Black, male EP.
And it looks like his predictions came into fruition as he previously told TheWrap that he thought “RHOA” Season 16 was going to be a hit.
“I think this is going to be one of the best seasons, for sure. And I am going to tell you why: Porsha is back, and Porsha is so fun to watch. We get to see the uncovering of what happened in her filing for divorce [from Simon Guobadia],” King previously explained. “And then Cynthia Bailey’s back as a ‘friend of.’ Honey, Phaedra Parks comes in towards the end of the season. There are so many surprises that are going to happen that I have a very strong feeling it’s going to be a great season. I’m looking forward to seeing ‘Frick and Frack’ coming back.”
Check out King’s full review below. You can listen to the “Reality With the King” podcast here. “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” Season 16 airs on Sundays at 5 p.m. PST.
