Candiace Dillard-Bassett wasn’t too thrilled when she discovered Porsha Williams could be changing Tinsley Mortimer on Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip season three.

Forward of Thursday’s premiere of the Peacock collection, which was primarily based out of Thailand, the Real Housewives of Potomac star spoke of her long-running feud with the Real Housewives of Atlanta alum whereas additionally shading Gizelle Bryant and slamming Alexia Echevarria and Marysol Patton for talking sick of Leah McSweeney, who she applauded because the MVP of RHUGT.

“Instantly it was like, ‘Oh gosh, Porsha and Candiace are gonna have beef,’” Candiace recalled throughout a March 22 interview with Entertainment Tonight. “And I used to be like, ‘I don’t need to have any beef with Porsha!’”

As followers might recall, Porsha spoke ill of Candiace following her season 5 encounter with Monique Samuels.

“I knew that might be some extent of competition. So, that was form of scary, however I used to be excited that Porsha was coming as a result of she is nice tv,” Porsha famous.

In previews of RHUGT season three, Candiace targets Porsha’s by questioning her about her relationship with husband Simon Guobadia, who was previously married to her good friend and former RHOA co-star Falynn Pina. Nevertheless, as she defined, she really enjoys Porsha, whose wedding she attended in November 2022.

“I at all times mentioned, if I met Porsha, I believe I would really like her. She looks as if my form of woman. Like, a girly woman, like a enjoyable woman. After which that stuff occurred in season 5, and it form of soured issues, however we bought to a good place in Thailand,” she confirmed. “I bought to know her.”

That mentioned, Candiace didn’t precisely love that Porsha was so near Gizelle, regardless that she didn’t know the extent of the claims Gizelle made towards her husband, Chris Bassett, amid RHOP season seven.

“Thailand didn’t finish effectively for Gizelle and I, in any respect,” Candiace revealed. “It actually simply cemented what I’d be taught later once I would watch Potomac, and after we did get to the reunion … She proved herself to be precisely who she is by the top of Women Journey.”

Along with her points with Gizelle, Candiace additionally isn’t in a very good place with Robyn Dixon. In truth, whereas she’s reached out to her RHOP castmate, whose been underneath hearth for preserving Juan Dixon‘s communication with another woman underneath wraps amid season seven, Robyn hasn’t responded.

“I could be disillusioned in her and likewise empathize with the place she is, and that’s the place I’m, however she’s slowly exhibiting me the place we’re in our friendship, and I understand how to take a touch — and as soon as I take the trace, I’m quiet,” she famous.

As for the latest information of Juan losing his job as a basketball coach at Coppin State College, which got here amid accusations of failing to correctly deal with sexual misconduct claims, Candiace mentioned she is “actually unhappy” for the household.

“Possibly she knew it was going to go that method, and he was in the end going to lose his job, however she introduced it to us in a a lot completely different method. So, for me, I used to be very surprised, and for her youngsters, very damage, and I do nonetheless want them effectively and I pray that is doesn’t have long-lasting results on his profession and on their repute, as a result of it’s intense,” Candiace said.

As RHOP followers might have heard, Gizelle just lately mentioned she didn’t point out Juan’s missteps on RHOP as a result of she “forgot” it occurred.

“It’s simply, as an viewers member, I’d be insulted,” Candiace mentioned in response.

Wanting again at her time on RHUGT, Candiace mentioned Gizelle was her largest “disappointment” whereas Leah was the MVP.

“I’m going to offer it to Leah, as a result of homegirl — for me, my worst nightmare is having to go and be admitted to a hospital,” she defined, giving a nod to a well being disaster Leah went by way of in Thailand. “To be 12,000 hours from residence and be admitted to the hospital and nonetheless need to go away and are available again and be part of the journey? Leah, she received.”

Candiace was a giant fan of Leah and didn’t like listening to that Alexia, Marysol, and Gizelle mentioned they don’t need to journey together with her once more.

“How horrible!” Candiace replied. “Y’all are some haters! That’s so nasty. Leah is a enjoyable woman. They had been simply– so, Gizelle was bullying her the entire time, Porsha was serving to. Alexia and Marysol, like, y’all shut up. They’re simply hating. They don’t imply it, ask them once more.”

Additionally in the course of the interview, Candiace admitted to feeling “disgrace” and “embarrassment” after she and her RHUGT castmates had been known as out by their host.

“I needed to cover my face, as a result of here’s a type, candy man, we’re operating him up in his home and he’s studying us for filth!” she shared. “Yeah… we had been all actually embarrassed. Yeah, we had been dropping it, we had been– it was good that somebody known as it out and will see it for what it was and was affected by it. He was actually emotional, and it made us sit again and go, ‘Wow, we should always possibly shut up…’”

New episodes of Actual Housewives: Final Women Journey season three start streaming Thursdays on Peacock.