Angela Oakley Is That Girl: Why She’s Our Favorite Housewife This Season—Hands Down

C. Aigner Ellis
Jul 22
2 min read

When most folks bring up Angela Oakley, they call her the “best newbie” on The Real Housewives of Atlanta. And while that’s cute… we’ll do you one better.

Angela’s not just our favorite rookie—she’s our favorite Housewife. Period.

Yes, we said it.

Sorry to the legends—Cynthia, Porsha, Drew—but Angela’s blend of poise, grace, and poetic shade has us fully locked in and living. She’s giving us flashbacks to peak #RHOA, but in a way that feels fresh, mature, and gloriously unbothered.

🎯 Surviving Brit Eady With Clean Precision

Let’s talk about the chaos magnet that is Brit Eady—who, by the way, may have succeeded in knocking Kenya Moore off the throne (even if that came with a scandal and a suspension). But Angela? She’s not going down so easy.

From the jump, Brit’s energy toward Angela has been hostile.

We’re talking raised voices, aggressive posturing, and messy accusations. And each time, Angela has responded with the kind of elegant clapback that belongs in a museum.

Most recently, after Brit implied Angela wasn’t satisfying her husband (in yet another unprovoked attack), Angela gently sipped her wine, looked across the table, and called her a whore—with the same calmness most people use to ask for a napkin.

A read. A sermon. A moment.

👀 The Porsha Problem

And while we’re here—let’s not forget Porsha allegedly “joking” about sleeping with Angela’s husband. Between that and Brit’s verbal assault, Angela has been under siege all season.

But does she play victim?

No. She steals the show.

And she does it without screaming, throwing drinks, or needing to hurl a purse across the room. Instead, she relies on vocabulary, vibes, and surgical delivery—and we are so here for it.

👑 Housewife Hall of Fame Energy

Angela Oakley brings a rare energy to RHOA that we haven’t seen in a minute:

✔️ Mature, but not boring

✔️ Confident, but not condescending

✔️ Classy, but she will gather you—neatly

She’s the kind of woman who reminds us why this franchise still matters. And if Bravo knows what’s good for them, they’ll be renewing her contract faster than Brit can flip a table.