Who’s the name on everyone’s lips? It’s Dennis McKinley! Yes, Dennis aka the Hot Dog King aka Porsha’s baby daddy was so involved in the drama on this week’s episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta that they might as well just give him a peach. In last week’s premiere, Bravo gave RHOA a head-to-toe makeover and introduced us to a gaggle of new Housewives, all glued together by Shamea. Meanwhile, Drew’s questionable relationship with Dennis took center-stage. Is it business? Is it pleasure? Maybe it’s some weird combination of the two? Everyone was trying to get to the bottom of it in The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 16, Episode 2, “Hot Dogs and Hot Mics.”
What happened in The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 16, Episode 2?
Following up on the momentum of the Season 16 premiere, Episode 2 continued the delicate process of introducing us to these new Housewives. Also, the drama between Porsha, Drew, and Dennis started spilling over into the rest of the group, and in the end, we finally got an appearance from the Hot Dog King himself. Of course, he had his own bizarre take on the situation. Keep on reading for the full breakdown of RHOA Season 16, Episode 2.
Throwing shade in Sterling Hall
Episode 2 picked up at Shamea’s birthday party. She had just unwrapped her Rolls Royce, Porsha showed up extremely late, and the ladies gathered in one of the many rooms in Sterling Hall to discuss the Dennis situation.
With a full audience of Housewives past and present, Shamea stepped up and questioned Drew about her relationship with Dennis. It was like she had to tee up the ball for Porsha.
According to Shamea, multiple people saw Dennis and Drew “booed up” together at a club. Supposedly, they were so “booed up” that they were wearing matching outfits. However, Drew maintained that their relationship was strictly business. She said he’s helping her develop her music career because he’s not just a hot dog expert. He’s also a music producer. Allegedly.
Drew claimed she told Porsha about this business relationship, but Porsha hit back and called her a “lowdown dirty individual.” That’s when we really got to the meat of this beef. It’s more than just their relationship. It’s about RHOA.
Porsha explained that Drew had been trying to get Dennis to film scenes with her for Season 16. For Porsha, that crossed a line. She doesn’t want to share Dennis with another Housewife.
The other thorn in Porsha’s side
Of course, Dennis isn’t the only man driving Porsha crazy this season. The cameras were rolling in real time as she navigated the divorce drama with Simon. In Episode 2, she sat down with Kenya to talk about it.
When the two ladies sat down, you couldn’t help but appreciate all of the nostalgic RHOA vibes. They showed a montage of some of Kenya and Porsha’s lowest moments just to help illustrate how far they’ve come. It’s a shame we won’t get to see more of their dynamic in Season 16 because of Kenya’s limited role.
Either way, the conversation helped shed some light on Porsha’s relationship with Simon. She explained that it wasn’t until recently that she started learning about his criminal past and immigration issues.
If you include the marriage that was allegedly part of an immigration scam, Porsha is Simon’s fifth wife. Between this mess and Dennis, Porsha sure knows how to pick them.
Brit is manifesting a baby
Although most of this episode was about Porsha and her terrible men, it wasn’t all about them. The producers took some time to give us more intros to the new Housewives. Brit’s was especially eye-opening because so far, the only things we know about her came via the Kenya Moore Hair Spa scandal.
Alas, we got to see Brittany and her husband Mike. The two met through her job as an insurance agent and honestly, we don’t think we’ve heard anyone talk about insurance this much on Bravo since Vicki Gunvalson.
Brit and Mike are still relatively young in their marriage. They tied the knot during the COVID-19 pandemic during a Zoom ceremony. Now, Brit is ready to take the next steps in their relationship. She wants to have a baby!
Like a true Real Housewife, Brit has very specific plans for this baby. Since Mike already has a teenage son with another woman, they want to have their child via IVF to ensure that they have a girl. Plus, Brit wants her mom to move into their house to help take care of the baby. It’s textbook Real Housewifery
Is Shamea acting like Porsha’s “lapdog?”
Elsewhere in Atlanta, Drew decided to briefly revive Drop It with Drew by hosting a workout session with Angela and Shamea. Apparently, Drew and Angela have been friends for years, and Drew said she had been in a group chat with Shamea and Porsha for ages. Kudos to Bravo for reiterating that these women do know each other outside of the show.
Before Shamea arrived at the gym, Drew told Angela more emotional details about her split from Ralph. She said Ralph is in her basement, demanding a lot of money, and the process is starting to burn a hole through her purse. According to Drew, this music pursuit with Dennis is about getting her emotions out through the music while also creating more financial stability for her family.
When Shamea arrived at the workout, the vibe quickly shifted. Angela clocked in and started questioning Shamea’s intentions for bringing up the Dennis drama at her party. She was like, “Are you Porsha’s assistant?”
Could Shamea give a solid reason for making Porsha’s business her business? No. Does she need to? Also no. However, Drew said in a confessional that Shamea was acting like Porsha’s “lapdog.” All of a sudden, we can see where this is going. The Dennis drama is suddenly becoming everyone’s problem.
Porsha, Dennis, and the hot mic
During the last part of Episode 2, we saw Porsha and Dennis come together for a playdate with Pilar. At first, it seemed like cute co-parenting bonding time, but it quickly devolved into a pure, unadulterated mess.
Right in the middle of the play space, Dennis and Porsha started talking about the Drew situation. Porsha tried to express her frustration about them trying to film scenes together for Season 16, but he completely blew it off.
He said he would “never touch” Drew, but he would most certainly film RHOA with her. With that, Porsha took off to the bathroom and cried to a producer.
Twenty minutes later, Porsha and Dennis got caught on a hot mic while driving away from the playdate. Why they left the playdate together when they didn’t arrive together is a mystery for another day. It was what Porsha said on the hot mic that really left us gagged.
“Another Housewife is insane,” Porsha told Dennis, practically begging him not to film with Drew.
Then, she told Dennis that if he kept up these shenanigans with Drew, then it wouldn’t bode well for their daughter. The hot mic moment made it abundantly clear that she really, really, really doesn’t want Dennis to be a part of Drew’s Season 16 storyline. Unfortunately for Porsha, he already is.
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