Real Housewives of Atlanta Stars React to Brit Eady Skipping the Season 16 Reunion in New Trailer

The first part of the 'RHOA' season 16 reunion airs on Sunday, July 13

Brit Eady continued to surprise her The Real Housewives of Atlanta season 16 castmates up until the day of the reunion.

On Friday, June 27, Bravo released the first sneak preview of the upcoming three-part reunion of the hit reality series. During the quick trailer, fans got a peek at how the women reacted to fellow castmate Eady's decision to skip the reunion. 

Towards the first half of the trailer, host Andy Cohen tells Porsha Williams, Phaedra Parks, Shamea Morton Mwangi, Kelli Ferrell, Angela Oakley and Cynthia Bailey, that “Brit Eady has decided not to join us.”

The clip then cuts to a shocked Ferrell, 40, who says, “Wow,” while another woman is heard in the background saying, “What?”

Eady’s decision to skip the reunion followed PEOPLE’s reporting on Thursday, June 5, that she and Kenya Moore would not be attending, Eady on her own volition, while Moore, 54, was not invited by Bravo to participate. 

Moore was the longest running RHOA star when season 16 began filming back in April 2024. But her time in the season was cut short in June 2024, after she exposed sexually explicit photos presumed to be from Eady's past to guests at the opening of her Kenya Moore Hair Spa. She was suspended — and after an internal investigation — exited the series.

On the same day as the reunion taping, Thursday, June 5, Eady, 37, addressed her decision not to attend the reunion on her Instagram Stories, alleging that the photos Moore shared a year ago weren't of her to begin with. 

“I do not know who was in that photo, but upon seeing it for the first time recently, I now know it was not me,” Eady continued in her statement. “I look forward to seeking accountability and moving past this dark part of my life."

During the reunion trailer, Williams, 44, seemingly acknowledges the incident and says, “Kenya had gotten information from a current housewife about Brit’s past.” Cohen, 57, then turns his attention to Ferrell and asks, “Did you send her the pictures?” His question left Ferrell shocked and speechless. 

The trailer then cuts to other moments that tease tensions between Parks, 51, and Oakley, as well as Williams and Morton Mwangi, 43, which prompts Williams to leave the reunion set. 

The Real Housewives of Atlanta airs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo, and streams the next day on Peacock. The season’s reunion will air in three parts on July 13, July 20 and July 27.