The wait is nearly over for Bravo fans clamoring for the return of The Real Housewives of Atlanta! Nearly a year and a half after the series wrapped for season 15, it's slated to return for 16 season in March — this time with a rebooted cast featuring the return of longtime cast members Porsha Williams and Phaedra Parks as Housewives and Cynthia Bailey as a Friend.

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However, in the show’s eighth season Rossi — her final one as a series regular, as it would turn out — delivered an elaborate proposal to Smiley, and he said yes. Rossi and Smiley are still together, recently celebrated their 16th anniversary, and have a daughter, Skylar Gray Smiley, who was born in July 2019. They never did get married.

Rossi will be returning as a friend of the cast Gretchen Rossi is ready to visit some old friends. Rossi, 46, will be making a return to The Real Housewives of Orange County for season 19, PEOPLE can confirm.

The "Real Housewives of Atlanta," everyone's favorite guilty pleasure and hot mess to watch, will premiere a new season next month featuring familiar faces and new cast members. Why it matters: Don't act like y'all don't watch — or aren't at least curious about — the show that's become an Atlanta cultural phenomenon.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta will enter a new era when its sweet season 16 premieres with a supersized episode on Sunday, March 9 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Bravo. Episodes will be available to stream next day on Peacock.