Phaedra Parks, 51, revealed she’s got a thing for fellow reality star Harry Jowsey during Page Six’s inaugural Virtual Reali-Tea Awards, held at City Winery in New York City on Wednesday night. The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum said she’s open to love and didn’t hide her crush on the Too Hot to Handle star, 28.
During the ceremony, co-hosts Danny Murphy and Evan Real teased Parks about her Emmy Awards red-carpet moment the previous Sunday. “I kind of love that you treated the red carpet almost as a dating app,” Murphy quipped, to which Parks replied, “I did.” Real then invited the sold-out crowd to weigh in, asking if they’d seen Parks getting flirty with notable attendees — including Jowsey — on the carpet, prompting Parks to declare, “Harry Jowsey, make that happen. He is so cute.” Jowsey weighed in later, noting he wasn’t afraid to keep his options open. “I don’t count a cougar out,” he said as Real reminded the room that Parks had playfully urged the Too Hot to Handle alum not to count a cougar out.
Also at the ceremony, Parks accepted the Made to Shade award and joked about her finances, telling the crowd: “I got good credit. I’m very wealthy.” The moment underscored Parks’ high-profile persona, built on her work as an attorney and her status as a longtime cast member of Real Housewives of Atlanta. The event also noted the arc of her personal life: she was married to Apollo Nida from 2009 to 2017, with the couple’s split beginning in 2014 after Nida pleaded guilty to bank fraud and identity theft and received an eight-year prison sentence.
Harry Jowsey has been linked to several women over the years, including his Too Hot to Handle co-star Francesca Farago, as well as Jessica Vestal from Perfect Match and actress Lucy Hale, reflecting the publicity that accompanies his reality-TV trajectory. Parks has dated since her divorce, taking up relationships with figures such as actor Medina Islam and radio host Tone Kapone, though neither relationship has been described as long-term.
The notes emphasize that exes remain connected by their public histories as Parks and Nida continue to co-parent two sons, Ayden, 25, and Dylan, 12, while Jowsey has navigated dating and friendships across his own reality-world circle. Since her divorce, Parks has leaned into dating and public appearances, a pattern common among stars who balance professional commitments with a highly visible personal life.
The pairing of Parks’ social-media savvy and Jowsey’s orbit through multiple reality franchises illustrates the era’s ecosystem: celebrities cultivate cross-show connections, leverage media appearances, and sometimes pursue romantic possibilities in real life, all while fans track every update. The Virtual Reali-Tea Awards, described as sold out, highlighted continuing public interest in these intertwined stories and the potential for new collaborations or dates on the horizon.