‘Ole Sexy Funeral Director’: Phaedra Parks’ Fans Say Latest Look Can ‘Wake Up the Dead’

A new day means a new look for Phaedra Parks’ fans to gush over.

Rather than calling attention to her curves in her latest number, however, the entertainment attorney rocked a sophisticated jumpsuit that would be perfect for the courtroom.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum sported a black jumpsuit, which she informed a curious fan was from Black Halo. Parks accessorized the look with a gold-colored belt draped across her waist and simple gold-colored dangle earrings. Her blond ombré-colored hair was styled in an updo with some fringe hanging down to frame her face.

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Phaedra Parks. (Photo: @phaedraparks/Instagram)

Fans were left raving about the mortician’s look.

“Ole sexy funeral director…… wake up the dead 💀”

“You are glowing sis!! Glow on with your purty self! 😆❤️ 🤗”

“Ms parks is serving 😍😍😍😍”

Others applauded Parks for her happiness.

“Ms.parks.the sun is shining on you.god bless you and your family. Yes blessed.”

“When life is peaceful your smile looks like this…😘”

“That’s right Miss Phaedra keep a smile on your face honey and keep on preparing at table for your enemy so they can eat and see how well you’re doing love you Miss Phaedra”

And part of Parks’ smiling face is likely her relatively new romance with actor Medina Islam. Parks began dating the star of OWN’s “The Haves and the Have Nots” this past summer, and photogs snapped them getting cozy in Santa Monica, California, as they enjoyed a lunch date in July.

It’s Parks’ latest public romance after kicking Chicago TV and radio personality Tone Kapone to the curb.

“I dated a guy and that didn’t quite work out and so I found another guy that’s more suitable for me and I’m quite excited and happy about him,” she told the Daily Mail of moving on from Kapone and getting next to Islam. “He’s very smart, very intelligent. He’s kind, we are both socially active. He’s really sober and smart. He’s a great father. So I’m excited about it.”

Parks explained she and Islam met through the dating app Raya, which many high-profile people and celebrities use to meet one another.

This is only the second boyfriend Parks has gone public with since divorcing Apollo Nida in 2016. She famously declared she would not begin dating again until her eight-year marriage was legally over.

“I am a Christian, and I don’t feel it’s appropriate to date until you’re legally divorced,” she said to E! News. “Once I divorce I will definitely consider dating, but at this point my sons are my first priority.”

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