[3][4] The cast of the current eleventh season consists of Dr. Heavenly Kimes, Dr. Jackie Walters, Dr. Simone Whitmore, Toya Bush-Harris, Quad Webb, Lateasha Lunceford and Phaedra Parks, with Dr. Contessa Metcalfe and Dr. Mimi Sanders serving as friends of the show.
By February 2013, the first-season cast was revealed with Toya Bush-Harris, Mariah Huq, Quad Webb-Lunceford, Jackie Walters, Kari Wells, and Simone Whitmore starring in the series.
Sources revealed on April 27, 2016, that the show had been renewed for a fourth season by Bravo, and the current cast were already six weeks into filming.
On June 19, 2017, it was confirmed that majority of the cast would be returning for the upcoming fifth season, with the exception of Cloud and Shelton, the latter of whom made a guest appearance alongside Wells.
Manning returned as a guest with Wells, whilst Buffie Purselle was made a friend of the cast.
[19] This marked the final appearance of the show's creator, executive producer and main cast member, Huq, who departed the series after seven seasons.
On January 13, 2021, the show was renewed for an eighth season which premiered on March 7, 2021; introducing Anila Sajja as a main cast member.
[22] Former cast members Metcalfe and Sajja made guest appearances in the series' tenth season.
Former cast members Frimpong, Egolum and Sajja made guest appearances in the series' eleventh season.