Bravo fans, prepare to “Feel the Rush” of nostalgia.
Adriana de Moura is prepared to rekindle her connection with former castmate Lea Black following her BFF-turned-appearance rival’s on Season 5 of “The Real Housewives of Miami.”
In an exclusive interview with Page Six, the 57-year-old reality star states, “Lea can be a fantastic friend, and she’s always there when you need her.”
“That’s a side of her that I’ve always experienced,” she acknowledges. And to my dismay, when our friendship disintegrated, I always missed that side of Lea since she was a helpful friend.
De Moura fell out with Black, 66, during Season 3 of “RHOM,” which aired on Bravo nearly ten years ago.
Adriana de Moura of “Real Housewives of Miami” briefs Page Six on the current status of her friendship with Lea Black.
They clashed when Black took issue with de Moura’s choice to keep her legal marriage to now-ex-husband Frederic Marq a secret – before the duo celebrated their union in a grandiose wedding ceremony and “Great Gatsby”-themed reception.
“I never felt like what happened was correct in the sense that that was never my intention and I was never doing anything to hurt her or destroy our friendship,” de Moura explains.
“That was the circumstances that she felt in a certain way, but I never really wanted that to happen,” she elaborates, adding that she is “more than happy to go back to way the way we were.”
There is potential for reconciliation, according to de Moura, because she and Black are once again texting.
De Moura and Black fell out during Season 3 of “RHOM,” which aired in 2013.
“We’re friendly in the sense that she asked my kid to her son’s 21st birthday party, and he went, and… they were like brothers at the party,” she recalls, beaming over the bond between Black’s son, RJ Black, and her son, Alex, whom she has with her ex-husband, Roberto Sidi.
De Moura continues, “It melts my heart that she continues to involve my kid in her son’s life and that they are still there for each other.”
“I thanked her by text message, and she said, ‘Yes, we love Alex. RJ is greatly influenced by him.’ Therefore, we esteem one another based on what our boys are to one another.”
In 2021, Peacock relaunched “RHOM” without the self-proclaimed “Mayor of Miami,” albeit she appears in the most recent episode to console longtime friend Lisa Hochstein during the early stages of her divorce from now-estranged spouse Lenny Hochstein.
Black makes a brief appearance in Season 5 of “RHOM” to console Lisa Hochstein following her divorce from Lenny Hochstein.
“It was great to see Lea, especially because I knew that her counsel to Lisa was genuine,” de Moura adds of their on-screen connection.
“This is unquestionably something Lea would do with or without cameras, so it seemed authentic. And it is significant to me.”
The “Fyah” musician believes the present “Miami” cast, which includes Hochstein, 40, Larsa Pippen, Alexia Echevarria, Dr. Nicole Martin, Guerdy Abraira, Julia Lemigova, and “friends of” Marysol Patton and Kiki Barth, is at a “sweet spot,” but she would welcome Lea into the mix.
“I would appreciate it. I believe that would be an excellent addition. I believe Lea contributes something that none of us do. “She is really charismatic and has her own unique personality,” de Moura tells Page Six.
De Moura says of Black, “Lea can be a fantastic friend, and she’s always there when you need her.”
“Therefore, I believe it would be a great addition to the show… Lea will always have a place in the ‘Miami’ brand, I believe.”
Season 5 of “The Real Housewives of Miami” can be streamed on Peacock. New episodes are released every Thursday.
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