The cast of the Real Housewives of Atlanta organized their own self-funded promotional materials for the upcoming season and some fans are calling it unfair.
The ladies of the Georgia-based series of the beloved reality TV franchise took the promo into their own hands and released a peach-themed photo and video.
Journalist and Housewives Superfan Anthony Dominic tweeted earlier this week that the ladies decided to take the marketing and PR of season 14 into their own hands.
“A lot of people are asking me about the #RHOA promotion,” he tweeted. It’s true that the women funded this themselves, Bravo had nothing to do with it. In fact, Bravo had no clue they were doing it. The ladies felt they needed to take marketing/pr into their own hands for the upcoming season.”
A lot of people are asking me about the #RHOA promotion. It’s true that the women funded this themselves, Bravo had nothing to do with it. In fact, Bravo had no clue they were doing it. The ladies felt they needed to take marketing/pr into their own hands for the upcoming season. pic.twitter.com/1wJL95847E
— Anthony Dominic (@alloveranthony) April 27, 2022
Dominic went on to say that the Atlanta ladies are unhappy with their promos only getting refreshed every three to four years while other franchises, like The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, get new promos for every season.
The hosts of the Bravo While Black podcast said they feel that RHOA funding their own shoot is “definitely unfair.”
“I heard from DJ Richie Skye that Bravo has their own way of promoting and they encourage the other franchises that they can self-promote or do a promotion and take initiative and do it instead,” they told Newsweek. “So this was completely optional and that the Atlanta girls wanted to do it on their own because [it is] supposed to be like a new and refreshed season.”
Conor Behan, host of the Housewives And Me podcast, believes it is “really impressive that the woman of this cast took matters into their own hands and…