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## Video: Phaedra Parks on Why the Real Housewives Make the Best ‘Traitors’

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_Published 2024-02-09. From past winners of Survivor to a former Bachelor, the reality star power on Peacock's The Traitors is unparalleled, but one contestant has emerged as the undisputed showstopper of the second season: Phaedra Creonta Parks, Esq.—former Real Housewives of Atlanta housewife, lawyer, mortician, author, furrier, businesswoman, activist, and now, possibly the most iconic "traitor" to play in the castle._


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## Transcript

I think being a housewife in a mortician a funeral director. I have lots of jobs, but I think being a housewife makes me understand people's human nature and the need to survive and they will do anything. You know, my Lanta honey. You could go and do the Vietnam War and come out with a win. Lord help me get through this game. Everyone's a liar can't be trusted to win. She's a stone cold killer probably was the best preparation because I could do any round table because we are trying to listen succinctly rebuttal people's accusations or allegations and the training calls for you being a performer, but also to be calm cool and collected do matter how much you want to jump up and kill people.

Instead of killing them with your hands you killed with your words. What did you think of Jen strategy? He was horrible no strategy at all. The stretchy can't be to not play the game. You have to get in the game your Big Brother winner not once but twice almost twice either way you have knowledge of this game. So that was really a mastermind. It shouldn't be a adult of Housewives, baby. That would not be it. So I just really wondered how he won Big Brother. I was very confused after playing with him. The only wanted to kill all the handsome man, and I really like him. So I was so confused by that.

I think the most underrated player with probably Sandra. I mean, she's very under-the-radar quiet sweet and I think she's a real killer and I mean she's obviously queen of Survivor and she is quick on her feet, but she knows how to do those challenges and she she knows her way around those games. best dress I personally love Janelle's style cuz she's very much like she seems like she's going to a tea party everyday and she's so pretty. So I loved her lose Zimmerman dresses there. Just soak them in the same to you and adorable. Let's Rochelle, you know, she likes Chanel when it comes to the guys Alan.

Of course, he's down over every one second. That would probably be Johnny Bananas. You know that we got you a pretty fast, but the clothing was impeccable. I mean, he's very stylish. Burgy is at his you know, you will stay the dressing. So it didn't give much faster than just gave Collegiate wear. We can do it wasn't but it was giving College frat boy. Cutthroat reality stars to celebrities turn master strategist and I don't know if it's because it challenged me in the new way. You know, I was able to meet new people because I love to meet people. I love to meet strange people and it's a strange people on the show.

So I really like strange folks. And so you have people that were very interesting that I would have never had the opportunity to meet. So I said whether I win or not, I've met these people new relationships and it's just something out of my comfort zone and I can mark it off my bucket list. Hey, I did this. Fortunately for me, I am a traitor. Hold onto your Kilts deities the games that just again. I might be a baby but this baby is definitely Fergalicious. don't let the headband fool you I'm really crazy under the Don't let the party don't let the headband for you. There's a lot of thinking going on up under this.

Was the headband but everyone knew she was a traitor. Don't let the headband fool you I'm still the Black Widow. I might have one big brother, but I will definitely not win the traitors. I don't think they've got it in. Oh, this is not the Bachelor and I don't have to kiss your ass for real.

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