Is Keisha Knight Pulliam (Rudy on ‘The Cosby Show’) joining ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’?
Keisha Knight Pulliam may be on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta." CREDIT: AP
“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” features child star Kim Richards, who was in the Disney “Witch Mountain” films in the 1970s.
Is Bravo willing to pony up enough cash to hire Keisha Knight Pulliam (Rudy on “The Cosby Show”) for “The Real Housewives of Atlanta”?
Michelle Brown of Straight From the A, who has a solid track record sniffing out Atlanta housewife scoops, said the “House of Payne” actress has joined the cast for season five, taping now.
Bravo is staying mum on new cast members to date. We know for sure that Cynthia Bailey, NeNe Leakes, Kandi Burruss and Phaedra Parks are back. Kim Zolciak, now that she’s pregnant again, is on the cast as well but may be limited in what she’ll be able or willing to do. Straight from the A has also reported that model Kenya Moore is a sixth “Housewife.” Pulliam would be a seventh. That’s the maximum number of cast members the “Housewives” franchise has ever had in a single season.
With “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” taping over, Pulliam is now attached to a new syndicated sitcom called “Mr. Box Office” also starring Bill Bellamy, Vivica A. Fox and Jon Lovitz. It has been greenlit for 104 episodes. If the show is shot in Los Angeles, it makes me wonder how she’d have time to shoot a reality show like “Real Housewives.” And she’s not a housewife to boot.
And for folks who wish Zolciak would just go away, she won’t. Her “Don’t Be Tardy for the Wedding” finale episode last Thursday drew an impressive 2.4 million viewers. She Tweeted a photo of her baby bump on vacation over the weekend with the family.
She told the Huffington Post she’d like her spinoff, like Bethenny Frankel. She said she was only close to Kandi on “Real Housewives” so her presence on the cast now is less and less relevant.
Kandi is on the cover of Vibe:
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NeNe's NayNay
June 19th, 2012
2:58 pm
Keisha,
Don’t Do It, Girl! You will regret it for the rest of your life.
Unless you are already doing backdoor Japanese p0rn with farm animals, you truly cannot get any lower than this show.
Von
June 19th, 2012
3:38 pm
That is a nice pic of Kim and her family and I enjoyed watching her finale show last week. Her mama was off the chain. GREAT JOB KIM and I bet BIG NeNe wished she had her own show, LOL. I see you Kandi and Tamar…that’s another cute picture. Who is that girl on the end? I never heard of her.
Cammi317
June 19th, 2012
10:26 pm
ROFL@”backdoor Japanese p0rn with farm animals”
Wes
June 19th, 2012
11:03 pm
They need to get some less trashy women to represent Atlanta. It is an embarrassment.
I Love Reality!
June 20th, 2012
5:33 am
@Von says:
GREAT JOB KIM and I bet BIG NeNe wished she had her own show, LOL.
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I am willing to bet NeNe is sooooo NOT worry about Kim securing one won show. Because, NeNe is one of the cast members of a new show on NBC…So, the one wishing is Kim….No apologizes for being Team NeNe!
Donna P.
June 20th, 2012
6:16 am
Is Keisha married? I think this show is not for her. She is a real actress (with talent). It could hurt her career.
John
June 20th, 2012
6:36 am
Donna P. I agree with you Keisha is way too classy to be on a show with women that do not embody the style and sophistication of Atlanta.
Orlando
June 20th, 2012
6:48 am
Keisha is not married, nor does she have kids…..real housewive? NOT…. I also think this is bad for her career. Although i cant wait to see her house, she lives in A Niskey Lake Subdivision.
D
June 20th, 2012
6:49 am
I dont recall having ever seen Keisha with a boyfriend or male escort she’s always by herself. I know its her business thats why I dont see her on this show. I think it would be in her best interest to stick to acting and keep your private life private.
Yeti
June 20th, 2012
6:52 am
What about the dude who is marrying the Atlanta Falcon. He is the coolest one on the show. I like his long blond hair. Is he still on the show?
Savvy
June 20th, 2012
6:57 am
I was going to comment “…but she isn’t a wife or married.” but neither are most of the ladies on this show!
Roekest
June 20th, 2012
7:51 am
Rudy is better than this
Cosby Fan
June 20th, 2012
7:55 am
Keisha, this is not for you. Look for better things to be a part of.
Nichole
June 20th, 2012
7:56 am
Ok, what is the exact criteria to be a considered an Atlanta Housewife?!!?!? I thought you had to be married?? So why are all these NON-HOUSEWIVES being casted, which is helping to make Atlanta look even worse?!?!?!?!
Don Waddell
June 20th, 2012
8:11 am
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June 20th, 2012
8:16 am
I am confused, isn’t a housewife someone who stays home and raises kids, runs the house, spends their rich husbands money? Keisha is a working actress, albeit on a terrible Tyler Perry show, but still she isn’t a “housewife” and also get people who actually live in Atlanta to be on this show, not people from norther suburbs who think they are big time.
Don Waddell
June 20th, 2012
8:20 am
I need a black woman BAD!
Kay
June 20th, 2012
8:25 am
????,
You really are confused, there is nothing wrong with House of Payne, It’s a great show, better than anything NBC call comedy Thursday, but I go agree with the rest of you statement
Catgut
June 20th, 2012
8:33 am
Broke, uneducated, no morals, stripper, call girl, porta potty, 4 kids with 3 different men, BK, foreclosure, speak Ebonics, your EX is an EX baller,entertainer,athlete, u drive a range rover, zero manners, yup, if you have these traits, you are in the running to be on this show.
Mike
June 20th, 2012
8:46 am
I heard that Stacey Weiss was also in the running. Is Keisha even married, and does she have any children?
gadem
June 20th, 2012
8:48 am
Kenya Moore doesn’t even live in Atlanta…
Keisha is a C-list actress at best…
Hopefully this show will go away…far far away
gloria
June 20th, 2012
8:51 am
If it’s true that Keisha will be joining the cast of Real Housewife, I think she’s making a big mistake. I don’t see how this can do anything but hurt her career.
I also watched the finale of Kim’s wedding. That was the only one of that show that I did watch. I only watched because I like fancy wedding and that’s probably why most people watched, will not watch it if it stays on the air. Just not interested in her, plus I think she uses the “B word” way too much and in front of her kids. You never see any of the other cast members doing that.
PEACE BE STILL
June 20th, 2012
9:10 am
I agree with most who have said Keisha does not belong in this venue. I hope she does not ruin her name by doing this reality show. Also, to be a housewife you have to be married. Only 3 out of 7 women on the show are married. Nene was married.
Angela
June 20th, 2012
9:15 am
Please don’t do it, Keisha. You are better than this foolishness!! Where’s Bud, when you need him?
Jaye
June 20th, 2012
9:30 am
Nene does have a show and has been featured prominently in the commercials for it. It will air on NBC in the Fall and is called “The New Normal”. It was rumored a few years ago that Keisha was going to do a reality show with her live-in boyfriend but I never heard anymore about that, or whether or not they’re still together.
Eric's
June 20th, 2012
9:45 am
@rona-I wanted to ask the same question but I decided to ignore ignorance!
Kris Jones
June 20th, 2012
9:48 am
Who cares? That show is soooo ghetto. They should rename it “The Ghetto Housewives of Atlanta”. Cancel it!
Miss Jai
June 20th, 2012
9:49 am
Kim Zolciak needs to go AWAY FAR FAR AWAY. She is just plain ole everyday trailer trash and Kroy is a hillbilly. Just smile and look kind of pretty. Kim has no friends on the Atlanta Housewives so why is she still on there??? Now that she has fallen out with Kendra Davis (Kim was renting her house and Kendra was in a couple episodes), Sheree has been axed (Thank goodness), NeNe and Cynthia do not communicate with her, who does she have to talk to? If Kandi were smart then she would have nothing to do with her either. I’m sorry but I didn’t watch Tardy for the Wedding because it seemed like garbage and not even showing her real hair was enough for me to tune in. Bring back Marlo!!
DNG
June 20th, 2012
9:49 am
It would be nice to have some real people doing real things on the show. For all the couples out there, check us out at http://www.datenightgurus.com
Beau Bock
June 20th, 2012
10:03 am
So sad to hear Rudy is living in a trailer park now. I thought she was doing well with syndication money from Cosby.I hope she makes good money if she joins the “Real Trailer Trash of Atlanta”.
Flizzle
June 20th, 2012
10:07 am
Keisha (Rudi) ain’t GOT no man, Rodney!
[In my Martin Lawrence voice]
G Reon
June 20th, 2012
10:37 am
You all need to stop trying to dog Kenya Moore!
Fray
June 20th, 2012
10:39 am
Oh gosh, I love how Atlanta is the new hollywood. What a fabulous city.
FM Fats
June 20th, 2012
11:25 am
Kim’s daughter better start hitting the gym soon.
MARS
June 20th, 2012
11:26 am
Don’t like it!!!! She is not a housewife anyway. Yes, I watch the show sometimes, but someone as sweet as Keisha should not be on there with those ghetto bunnies.
Antwoine From Atlanta
June 20th, 2012
11:28 am
Now I know what it feels like when your best childhood friends little sister grows up… and all you can think of is wife’ing her down… KEISHA IS FINE as as some vintage wine!! She can get it!!
garadf
June 20th, 2012
11:35 am
I am NOT joining the cast of RHOA this season… Next season or any season. I honestly don’t know where this rumor is coming from!! Pls RT
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Peachy
June 20th, 2012
11:58 am
television has dipped to an all-new low
Von
June 20th, 2012
12:20 pm
@I Love Reality and @ Jaye….
Hey guys, I had to Google Nene’s (new TV show) “The New Normal” to see what the show was about. NEWS FLASH: she is NOT the starting star/actress on this show which means this is NOT HER OWN SHOW! I believe I stated that in my last comment yesterday! Kim on the other hand, has her OWN SHOW (SEE MY COMMENT) which focus on KIM (the star of the show) and her husband Kroy and BIG NENE hate that. I know she does!!!! Also for the record, I saw Nene “acting” or trying to act on The Game and Let’s Stay Together which was horrible. So dry, FAKE and BORING just like she is! I mean a toddler could have done a better job. Please take some acting classes NeNe before your “new show” starts this FALL. By the way, I will NOT watch The New Normal…..I’ll see you back on RHOA! Bye girl!!!!!
klue
June 20th, 2012
12:28 pm
DON’T DO IT!!!!!
Diane
June 20th, 2012
12:37 pm
Can we PLEASE change the name of the show to Crazy Women of Atlanta. Who on this show is married and why are people are still watching?
If you have to say you aren't racist then....
June 20th, 2012
12:40 pm
Somebody call Bill Cosby. Maybe he can talk her out of it.
Kim Zolciak
June 20th, 2012
1:11 pm
@ FM Fats leave my child alone please.
Jack Diamond
June 20th, 2012
1:15 pm
Wendy from Q100 is available.
Marsh
June 20th, 2012
2:16 pm
Kim, want your children left alone? Stop tricking your family out on TV. You snagged a rich athlete, so cut it or you have no right to complain about what you’ve invited into your life.
M
June 20th, 2012
2:45 pm
Rudy NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don’t do it!!!
bigeasy830
June 20th, 2012
3:02 pm
NeNe’s NayNay
June 19th, 2012
2:58 pm
Keisha,
Don’t Do It, Girl! You will regret it for the rest of your life.
Unless you are already doing backdoor Japanese p0rn with farm animals, you truly cannot get any lower than this show.
Man I pi$$ed on myself after reading that post, funniest post I have ever read.
FancyKat
June 20th, 2012
3:25 pm
APB – There is another show that is trashier and worse than RHOA and it is called “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta”!!
4 total nobodies wanting to be singers, one jump off that believes everything her man “Stevie J” says even though he does everything right in front of her for 15 years. Reminds me on Eddie Murphy’s comedy: Woman walks in on her man doing another chick, she says “I can’t believe you are effing her??”, he turns it around and says “That’s right I am effing her!! because I make love to you!”
And let me just quote Pam from True Blood to apply to these so called women “F$cktarded”
Keisha Knight Pulliam won’t be joining ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ | theGrio
June 20th, 2012
3:34 pm
[...] Keisha Knight Pulliam will not be joining the cast of Real Housewives of Atlanta. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bravo network isn’t saying much on the topic. However, the former Cosby Show star’s [...]
Plain Jane
June 20th, 2012
3:47 pm
Poor Marsh believes that was actually Kim Z.
But seriously, @ FM Fats, it’s cruel, unnecessary and juvenile to criticize someone’s body Kim’s daughter is just living the life she was born into, which I’m sure is plenty difficult. Why be mean to someone you don’t even know?