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Be prepared to see some new faces on season 7 of RHOA .. Claudia Jordan And Demetria McKinney Cast On “The Real Housewives Of Atlanta” Remember when Bravo introduced us to Mynique Smith and Natalie Macklin, wife of R&B singer Christopher Williams last year??? Well the producers are preparing to make a similar move on season 7 with  Demetria McKinney and Claudia Jordan who’ll be “B Characters”; people tested out on the show for possible permanent positions. The Daily Mail reports: Bravo is trying out two new women for their Real Housewives of Atlanta franchise. The TV network has cast actress/singer Demetria McKinney and model/host Claudia Jordan as what they call ‘B characters,’ MailOnline has learned. Both women will shoot scenes with the principal cast members — NeNe Leakes, Phaedra Parks, Kandi Burruss, Cynthia Bailey, Kenya Moore and Porsha Williams — and the network will wait to see how the audience responds to them before determining if they’ll make them full-time cast members. They don’t hail from Georgia and Claudia just moved to Atlanta from Los Angeles. Both are unmarried. Demetria is apparently well liked so much so that producers one day think she can NeNe’s top spot… McKinney, 32, is a single mom of a 12-year-old son and former star of Tyler Perry’s sitcom House of Payne. Born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, McKinney has been in a long-term relationship with former Tyler Perry Studios executive Roger Bobb. ‘Bravo is really high on her. She’s likeable, works well with the other ladies and is intriguing without contrived drama,’ a source close to the network tells MailOnline. ‘She has wealth, loves fashion and fine things, and is in a real relationship with a high-powered entertainment executive. Bravo thinks if NeNe leaves the show after this season she could be the perfect replacement.’ NeNe’s contract – worth a coll $1m -is up after this season and she’s not expected to renew. She has a development deal for a talk show with Debmar-Mercury and wants to focus on acting. And as for Claudia… Jordan, 41, is a former The Price is Right and Deal or No Deal model who recently moved to Atlanta to co-host the Rickey Smiley Morning Show syndicated radio program. She doesn’t have children and is not in a serious relationship. Most recently, the Providence, Rhode Island-bred host appeared on Donald Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice All Stars” where she had a very ugly spat with reality TV vixen Omarosa Manigault. ‘Claudia desperately wants to be on this show despite that fact that she doesn’t remotely fit the Housewives’ format, the source explained. ‘She came on the show as a friend of Kenya’s but hasn’t meshed that well with the others. What do YOU think about your two newest characters on the program???? Check out more flicks of Claudia and Demetria after the flip.

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Hate It Or Love It?!?! Claudia Jordan And Demetria McKinney Added As ‘B Characters’ On ‘The Real Housewives Of Atlanta’