Shamea Morton Mwangi (The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 16)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shamea Morton Mwangi

• She led her church’s choir when she was 4 years old.

• She earned the nickname, ‘Little Miss Tiny Star’ during her childhood.

• She would often entertain her family with her ability to sing and change costumes.

• As a child, she enrolled in dance classes where she learned hip-hop and jazz.

• She earned the title of ‘Miss Southwest DeKalb’ during her high school.

• She has taken acting classes at the Alliance Theater, Atlanta and has studied improvisational techniques at Nick Conti’s Professional Actor’s Studio in Atlanta.

• She has been a part of various music groups including the quartet, ‘Co-Ed.’

• She has appeared in various films and TV shows including ‘Drumline’ (2002), ‘Lesson Before Love’ (2011), ‘A Christmas To Remember’ (2015), ‘Ride Along 2’ (2016), and ‘The House Next Door: Meet The Blacks 2’ (2021).

  

• She was a member of the Atlanta Hawks cheerleading squad from 2003 to 2014 and served as the captain of the cheerleading team of the Atlanta Falcons from 2011 to 2012.

  

• She has served as a member of the cheerleading squad of the Georgia Force Arena Football League for 4 seasons.

• In 2012, she was named one of the Most Beautiful Atlantans by Jezebel Magazine in its annual list.

• She has appeared in the reality TV show, ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ from season 8 (2015 ) to season 15 (2023) as a friend of the show.

  

• In 2017, during season 10 of the reality TV show, ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta,’ fellow cast member Phaedra Parks spread rumours that Shamea had hooked up with Kandi Burruss and her husband Todd Tucker.

• She hosted the NBA All-Star Games in 2021 and 2022.

  

• She has served as the co-host on V-103’s ‘The Big Tigger Morning Show’ from 2022 to 2023.

  

• In 2023, her newborn daughter Shiloh Wanjiru Mwangi had to be placed in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) after she was diagnosed with choanal atresia, a congenital condition that makes breathing difficult.

• In 2024, she was recognised for her contribution as a cheerleader for Women’s History Month by the ATL Dancers.

  

• In 2025, her husband gifted her a Rolls-Royce Cullinan, valued at $430,000 at the time.

• She is an official in-game host of the National Basketball Association’s Atlanta Hawks as of 2025, a position that she has held for more than 8 seasons.

• In 2025, she became a full-time cast member in the reality TV show, ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 16.’