RHOA's Phaedra Parks Dishes on Her Romance with a Younger Man, Says He's Never 'Sore' in the Morning: 'It's Been Fun'

Mar. 15, 2025

Phaedra Parks.Photo:Jenny Kim/Bravo via Getty

Jenny Kim/Bravo via Getty

Phaedra Parkshas plenty of romance in her life right now!

The Real Housewives of Atlantastar, 51, recently spoke withE! Newsand spilled the details on her current relationship status. Explaining that she isn’t looking for anything too serious, Parks shared that she has been seeing a younger man — and fans might get to see him on their screens soon.

“I met him onMarried to Medicine,” she said, going on to reveal that her co-star Latesha “Sweet Tea” Lunceford “witnessed it all unfold” after introducing the two.

“Good old Sweet Tea, honey,” Parks said. “She’s in an age-gap relationship, so she had this little event and it was the best event of the season.”

Phaedra Parks.Euan Cherry/PEACOCK via Getty

Euan Cherry/PEACOCK via Getty

“I’m just having fun,” she continued. “It’s nothing so serious and I don’t know if I’ll ever be serious. Maybe there’s another man out there for me. I’m an equal-opportunity employer. It’s been fun dating, but I have no desire to remarry. I wanna keep all my money.”

Although Parks didn’t share the exact age of her new beau, she told the outlet that dating someone younger comes with its perks.

“When you are in your 30s, you can do most things and not be sore in the morning,” she said. “Sometimes maturity might be a disadvantage, but I think that there’s more advantages than disadvantages with a young guy.”

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Phaedra Parks.Disney/Eric McCandless

Disney/Eric McCandless

“[Marriage] isn’t something I’m interested in. I’m very wealthy, I can take care of myself. I like being able to call the shots,” she said at the time. “Women know when you have a husband, sometimes you have to be… nice.”

In addition to her busy dating life, Parks spent the past year expanding her reality television wings. In addition toMarried to Medicine,she participated inThe Traitorsand competed onDancing with the Stars.She alsoannounced her return toRHOAin July.

“They called and I answered,” shetold PEOPLEthe following month. “We were the No. 1 franchise of Housewives and I was a part of making that franchise a successful franchise. And I would love to bring the franchise back to its heyday.”

“I will say this, it’s going to be an amazing season,” she added. “I mean, it will definitely be reminiscent to theHousewivesyou love originally.”

source: people.com