The Real Housewives of Atlanta - Season 3

First aired: 10/3/2010 18 episodes

Facing a devastating and highly public divorce, NeNe Leakes finds a sophisticated safe harbor in newcomer Cynthia Bailey, an elegant supermodel suffocating under the immense financial strain and family skepticism surrounding her upcoming wedding to Peter Thomas. The ladies are also introduced to eccentric entertainment attorney Phaedra Parks, whose rigid Southern etiquette and highly mysterious pregnancy timeline immediately rub the more modern women the wrong way, especially a cautious Sheree Whitfield. Meanwhile, Kandi Burruss's business relationship with Kim Zolciak implodes over tour royalties, but Kim is far too distracted to care after fast-tracking a whirlwind romance with a young professional football player she met at a charity event.

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Episodes

1. New Attitude

Aired: 10/4/2010

Gossip spreads fast when Kim reveals her lesbian affair in the tabloids, and NeNe rekindles her roller coaster relationship with Kim just in time to get the inside scoop. NeNe’s got drama of her own -- her marriage is on the rocks and her old friend Dwight has been spreading rumors behind her back. Shereé pursues her long-time dream of becoming an actress and Kandi starts getting back into the dating scene. NeNe, Kim and Sheree hit up a couture shoe event and run into new housewife Phaedra Parks – the pregnant, classy, but sassy attorney-to-the-stars, who arrives with her old pal Dwight.

2. Model Behavior

Aired: 10/11/2010

NeNe attends Atlanta's Dogwood Festival with her friend Cynthia and gives her side of the showdown with Dwight. Cynthia, a model who has recently relocated to Atlanta, lends a sympathetic ear. But NeNe’s troubles don’t end there. Her home life is crumbling, having recently thrown Brice out of the house. Sheree agrees to go on a blind date with a doctor, and surprises herself when she enjoys the dance club he takes her that’s located in the wrong part of town. Kim is invited to perform at the White Party, a huge gay circuit party in Palm Springs. Meanwhile, Kandi records a hot track with multi-platinum artist, Ne-Yo and then decides to test out some new material at Atlanta hot spot, Uptown Supper Club, which is owned by Cynthia and her boyfriend, Peter.

3. White Hot

Aired: 10/18/2010

Kandi travels to Palm Springs to offer advice and support to Kim, who’s been invited to perform at one of the biggest gay circuit parties –- the White Party. With only one song on her playlist is Kim ready for her first concert appearance? NeNe has an honest talk with Brentt about Brice's brush with the law. After Sheree takes the high road with Dwight and his claims to have paid for the She By Sheree fashion show last year she reunites with her oldest daughter, Tierra who has moved back to Atlanta after being away at college. New housewife Cynthia struggles with her feelings about marriage, while Phaedra and Apollo don’t see eye to eye when it comes to parenting.

4. Petty Boughetto

Aired: 10/25/2010

Despite the toll her marital problems and troubles with Bryson are taking on NeNe, she is determined to get her "happy" back, even if that’s through plastic surgery. Phaedra and Cynthia finally find time to get to know each other better as they attend Atlanta's premiere horse racing event, the Steeple Chase. Inspired by a late night host, Kim is ready to be a two-hit wonder and asks Kandi to write her next song. Dwight helps Phaedra plan her over-the-top Kentucky Derby-themed baby shower. Kandi, Cynthia and Kim quickly realize this shower is unlike any other shower they've ever attended.

5. Hot Mama's Day

Aired: 11/1/2010

Kim states her views on cheating as a guest on Kandi's web chat show "Kandi Koated Nights." NeNe reveals more than just her new nose to Cynthia, and Sheree has a finger lickin' good time on a date with the "Love Doctor." Meanwhile, Phaedra gets personal with a jar of pickles for her pregnancy photo shoot. When the ladies get together at Cynthia's to celebrate Mother's Day, the topic of sex becomes the main course, but by dessert, NeNe's marital issues take the cake.

6. Trashed Collection

Aired: 11/7/2010

With Bryson's 90-day deadline to get a job or get out approaching, NeNe hopes introducing her late bloomer to Cynthia's boyfriend and club owner Peter will inspire her son to find a career path. While visiting his daughter, Noelle, Cynthia's ex-fiancé, actor Leon Robinson, discuss Cynthia reservations about marriage. Even while planning a high-end yard sale, Kim begins work on her new track with help from Kandi, but things get heated between the two when creative differences arise. Already puzzled with Phaedra's ever-changing due date, the ladies are shocked to hear she’ll be inducing her baby "early." NeNe's marriage troubles come to a boiling point when she reveals a dark relationship secret to Cynthia.

7. She Can Dance?

Aired: 11/14/2010

Sheree is determined to prove she can dance, and signs up to participate in Dancing Stars of Atlanta, a local charity event. Meanwhile, Cynthia is caught off guard when Peter surprises her with a sneaky proposal, and Phaedra packs her finest lingerie in preparation for the birth of her baby. Kandi is fed up with Kim's disrespectful attitude towards the new song she wrote for her, while Kim’s preoccupied with her latest crush -- NFL player Kroy Biermann.

8. Is There a Doctor in the House?

Aired: 11/21/2010

In preparation for the birth of their child, Phaedra and Apollo arrive in Augusta where her doctor will induce the baby. Back in Atlanta, the other girls convene at Kandi's birthday party where Kim and Cynthia grill Dwight on Phaedra's mysterious due date. Meanwhile, Nene meets with a local TV station in hopes of snagging a job as an entertainment reporter. Kandi later visits the soon-to-be-in-labor Phaedra and finally solves the mystery of Phaedra's due date. Sheree invites the ladies over for a party, but drama ensues when NeNe realizes that she knows something scandalous about Sheree's date, Dr. Muhammad.

9. Nene Get Your Gun

Aired: 11/28/2010

Phaedra adjusts to motherhood as she brings her new baby home from the hospital and proving it doesn't get easier, Kim wrestles with her daughter's questions about sex. Sheree decides she has had enough and confronts "the doctor" about his evasiveness. Kandi rewrites "The Ring Didn't Mean a Thing" to make it more Kim friendly and plays the new track at Kim's parents' dinner party. Cynthia plans her dream wedding with a celebrated stylist friend and high-end wedding planner, while NeNe's marriage nears the breaking point as her relationship problems are exposed in a very public way, leading to a dramatic confrontation with Gregg.

10. Auto-Tuned-Up

Aired: 12/5/2010

It's time for Kim to face her fears and work with the vocal coach who once told her that she didn't know what she was doing. Meanwhile, Sheree is ready to take her newfound passion for acting to the next level by auditioning for a talent agency and considering a role in a local play. While Phaedra and Apollo bask in the joys of new parenthood, Cynthia is caught in an uncomfortable position when Peter confronts NeNe about taking all of Cynthia's attention away from him. It all comes to a head at the "Fast Life Drag Race" when Kim thinks that the other ladies are getting too close for comfort with her girlfriend Tracy and NeNe does not appreciate the cold shoulder she gets from Peter.

11. Contract Player

Aired: 12/12/2010

It's time for Kim to start rehearsing for her upcoming tour with Kandi, but she's more interested in get-skinny-quick treatments than learning the choreography for her show. Sheree receives some good news about her talent agency audition and enlists Kandi's help to prepare for her role in a local play. Tension lingers from NeNe and Peter's blow-up phone fight. The ladies think that Cynthia's priorities are a bit off, but Cynthia has a plan to smooth things over with NeNe. Meanwhile, Dwight tells Phaedra what everyone has been saying about her mysterious pregnancy. Phaedra is not happy and intends to confront the ladies about the gossip.

12. Not So Fine Print

Aired: 12/19/2010

With her tour quickly approaching, Kandi has only a week to finish her new album and make sure that Kim is stage ready as her opening act. Cynthia tries to reconcile with NeNe and make up for the awkwardness of her "friendship contract," but NeNe's got bigger problems when she's put on the spot to deliver a big celebrity interview for her local entertainment segment. Mother definitely knows best when Sheree and daughter Tierra go furniture shopping, and Phaedra, fresh out of the maternity ward, is in full protective mommy-mode and confronts Kim about all the bad-mouthing she has been doing about her due date.

13. Tour-ture

Aired: 1/9/2011

Phaedra is worried about having Kim at their ultra southern baby debut - Ayden's Sip n' See party, but when Kim shows up with her nursing license, Phaedra is ready to hear her out. Meanwhile, NeNe has no worries about nailing her interview with Jermaine Dupri, until she is thrown a curve ball. When Cynthia's fiancé, Peter, reveals that his restaurant is on the brink of financial collapse, Cynthia's dream wedding is in jeopardy and not even a counseling session can solve their problems. After a tearful goodbye with her girls, Kim is confident she's going to kill it on Kandi's promo tour. However, when the tour kicks off in Charlotte and Kim proceeds to complain about everything from the schedule to the size of her bunk, Kandi realizes she had no idea what she was in for.

14. Flamingo Road Block

Aired: 1/16/2011

NeNe's "keeping it real" as she presents her first on-air interview with star producer Jermaine Dupri for her local news segment; but Kim takes NeNe's on-air mention of 'Tardy for the Party' as a deliberate jab. With their wedding only two weeks away, Peter reveals to Cynthia that their financial situation is dire, putting both their wedding plans and their relationship on the rocks. Phaedra struggles with being both a lawyer and a new mom, while Sheree sends her kids off for a visit with their dad. Kandi has all but had enough of Kim and Sweetie's antics on their bus tour, and when NeNe joins them in Orlando for the last leg of the trip, a massive fight erupts among the ladies.

15. Floridon't

Aired: 1/23/2011

Kandi's tour bus makes it to Miami, where Phaedra, Sheree and Cynthia are awaiting its arrival. Their plans for a fun, relaxing weekend to celebrate Cynthia's bachelorette are quickly dashed when the bus doors open to reveal Kim and NeNe in the middle of a blowout fight. Kim and Kandi celebrate the final show of their promo tour and NeNe invites her best friend Diana down to stay at the house with the ladies. A brief respite from the battle comes as Cynthia walks in a Miami Swim Week swimsuit fashion show, but Cynthia's own thrill of being back on the runway is short-lived. When pressed by the other women to talk about her upcoming wedding, Cynthia breaks down in tears over the stress of her nearing nuptials.

16. The Bride and the Doom

Aired: 1/30/2011

Back from the Miami trip, Cynthia's rocky road to the altar is nearing the end, but as she struggles with last minute wedding jitters, her mom and her sister urge her to reconsider getting married altogether. Phaedra has a surprisingly emotion reaction to heading back to work after her maternity leave. Sheree's acting chops are challenged at her very first movie audition, and Kandi finally confronts Kim about their financial arrangement regarding their new song, "The Ring Didn't Mean a Thing."

17. Reunion (1)

Aired: 2/13/2011

Hosted by Bravo's Andy Cohen, the ladies of Hotlanta, Cynthia Bailey, Kandi Burruss, NeNe Leakes, Phaedra Parks, Sheree Whitfield, Kim Zolciak get together to set the record straight on some of the most talked-about antics of the season and answer some of America's most burning questions.

18. Reunion (2)

Aired: 2/20/2011

Hosted by Bravo's Andy Cohen, part II of the reunion has the ladies of Hotlanta, Cynthia Bailey, Kandi Burruss, NeNe Leakes, Phaedra Parks, Sheree Whitfield, Kim Zolciak get together to set the record straight on some of the most talked-about antics of the season and answer some of America's most burning questions.