The RHOA newbie also addressed Porsha's mom's "unfortunate" remarks about their friendship.
Shamea Morton Mwangi says she’s taking the high road while navigating her friendship drama with Porsha Williams.
Fans got a taste of the friction in The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 16, Episode 4 (March 30), when Shamea played her “Neva Had” track during a cast dinner. While most of the women were impressed with Shamea’s new single, Porsha immediately told the group that the vocals belonged to Drew Sidora.
“That’s not you. That’s Drew,” Porsha said before Shamea insisted it was her singing. “I don’t know your singing voice?… Are you on it?”
Shamea on her and Porsha's friendship rift: "Y'all will see..."
Shamea addressed the exchange in a recent video on her YouTube channel, admitting she wasn’t thrilled with Porsha’s reaction.
“We go into the dinner, and I play my music for everybody and people are talking over it, not respecting my music,” she recalled. “That was hurtful… Porsha is a good friend of mine, and I would’ve thought she would’ve at least let the people hear the song… Why would I be playing Drew’s song when I’ve been singing since I was able to talk? I don’t know. That’s crazy… I’m promoting my own damn music.”
Shamea said she eventually confronted Porsha over the comments but declined to provide details on the conversation: “Y’all will see how that unfolds.”
Shamea reveals why she was also hurt by Porsha's mom
The Atlanta native also addressed a moment in Episode 3, in which Porsha and her mom, Diane Williams, discussed some in-group drama. Earlier in the season, Shamea had informed Porsha that newcomer Kelli Ferrell was gossiping about the origins of Porsha’s second marriage — a move that caused Diane to question Shamea’s motives.
“I know you don’t wanna hear it... You and Shamea have been friends since y’all were in high school, but you got to watch the dog that brings the bone,” Diane said.
Shamea said the remarks were also “hurtful," but she refused to criticize Diane or any other member of Porsha’s family.
“I’ve had nothing but love for Porsha and her family,” she said. “I will always show love and support them. I have nothing nasty or negative to say about any of them. What Ms. Diane said was hurtful. I’ve done nothing but try to support Porsha in all things.”
Shamea explains why she told Porsha about the marriage gossip
Shamea said she told Porsha about Kelli’s comments because it felt like the right thing to do. She suspected she would’ve received backlash had she not informed Porsha about the gossip.
“If I had not brought the information back to [Porsha], it would’ve been like, ‘Oh, she’s two-faced,’” Shamea explained. “It felt like I was damned if I do, damned if I don’t. And seeing as though I talked to [Porsha] about it, now I’m a ‘dog carrying a bone’… If I hadn’t said anything, it would’ve been like, ‘Why didn’t she tell you?’ That was unfortunate to hear. But you know what? It is what it is.”
She continued: “God knows my heart. I’ve had nothing but positive intentions when it came down to our friendship and the relationship. That’s what I’m going to do. I’m always going to lead with love.”
Porsha recently admitted that her friendship with Shamea changed over the last year. See what she had to say about their current dynamic.
