Phaedra Parks can now add “competitive dancer” to her resume.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta mom returned to the small screen this week when she became the latest Bravolebrity to compete on Dancing with the Stars. Phaedra made her debut in the Season 33 live premiere shot Tuesday night in Los Angeles, where a few familiar faces gathered to show their support.
Tamra Judge applauds Phaedra Parks' DWTS debut
Among Phaedra’s cheerleaders was The Real Housewives of Orange County cast member Tamra Judge, who also competed against Phaedra in The Traitors Season 2. Tamra was accompanied by her longtime husband, Eddie Judge, who drove her all the way from the OC to LA’s Fairfax District.
“On the way to support our girl [Phaedra Parks] on [Dancing with the Stars],” Tamra captioned a clip of her and Eddie’s travels.
The OC ’Wife posted a few videos and photos during Phaedra’s big night, in which the Married to Medicine mom performed a Cha Cha with Valentin Chmerkovskiy. The duo danced to Whitney Houston’s “I’m Every Woman” and received a score of 19/30.
Tamra congratulated Phaedra on her “amazing” performance and shared some encouraging words for her good friend.
“So glad I could be there on premiere night to cheer on my girl,” she captioned an Instagram. “Keep shining, inspiring, and owning that stage like the star you are!”
Dorinda Medley and MJ Javid cheer Phaedra on
But Tamra wasn’t the only Bravoleb who stepped out to support Phaedra. The Real Housewives of New York City alum Dorinda Medley and Shahs of Sunset’s Mercedes “MJ” Javid also attended the live taping and encouraged their fans to cast their votes for Phaedra.
Phaedra says she's committed to a DWTS win: "I'm a super-focused person"
Phaedra joins a long list of Bravolebrities who’ve competed on DWTS. She follows Lisa Vanderpump, Teresa Giudice, Ariana Madix, Erika Jayne, Kim Zolciak, Lisa Rinna, and Mauricio Umansky.
The mother of two spoke about the competition in a recent interview with People magazine, claiming she didn’t receive any advice from the ’Wives who previously appeared on the show.
“I didn’t ask them,” she told the outlet. “Because I want to go in the situation sort of fresh. We had a chat and so they gave me their thoughts about it, but I didn’t really want their tips because I need to win. They haven’t won yet.”
She continued: “I had heard that [the experience] is extremely fun, but it’s a lot of hard work. But I’m a super-focused person, so I’m not afraid of hard work, but it’s definitely no less than four hours a day.”
