RHOA: Sheree Whitfield's New Man Martell Holt Has A Cheating Scandal In His Past

Who gon' check her, boo?

Television personality Shereé Whitfield surprised fans everywhere when she was spotted out and about with "Love & Marriage: Huntsville" star Martell Holt. "We actually met through a mutual friend," Whitfield told TMZ in July 2022. "We've been just hanging out. I'm enjoying life right now," she added. Still, another source told People that the pair were more "smitten" with each other than Whitfield was letting on. According to the insider, the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star had already made "several trips to Huntsville" to spend time with Holt. "Shereé is a strong, independent woman, but at the end of the day, she wants a partner to go on this adventure of life with. He just has to be a real man," the source said. "Martell is certainly more reliable and steady than any of the guys she's dated recently."

Alas, some might argue "reliable" isn't exactly the word to describe Holt. As it turns out, the reality star is no stranger to infidelity and deception.

In case you missed it, Martell Holt went through a tumultuous divorce from his wife, Melody Holt — all while the "Love & Marriage: Huntsville" cameras were rolling. The story goes that Holt was involved in a seven-year-long extramarital affair with a woman named Arionne Curry. Eventually, however, Melody had enough and filed for divorce in 2020. "I was like, 'He hasn't changed at all or grown up. He's figuring out how to do it better. He's figuring out how to be deceptive better.' And that's when I made the decision to leave," she revealed during the show's Season 5 reunion.

According to Martell, however, he cheated out of retaliation because Melody was always rejecting him. "It seemed as if I had no other option but to be out," he claimed during an appearance on the CheMinistry Rejection Panel at the 2022 Essence Festival. "The first time I met the particular person, it was the night my ex-wife was supposed to go with me to a barbecue. We got into it that night; she was on the computer, in the bed. And she made this statement to me. We got into it. She said, 'Go out there and find you a girlfriend.'" Still, Holt admitted that having an affair was a mistake. "It was wrong for me to step out. I take that accountability," he acknowledged. 

But has Holt really changed? Or is he up to his old deceitful ways again? Funny you should ask... 

While it's rumored that Shereé Whitfield is "smitten" with her new beau Martell Holt, some of her nearest and dearest aren't so sure that he's the real deal. "Real Housewives of Atlanta" OG Kandi Burruss is undoubtedly suspicious. "I don't want [Shereé] to be in a situation where it feels like — where she's being used for publicity," Burruss said during an Instagram Live (via The Neighborhood Talk). According to Burruss, prior to being linked to Whitfield, Holt was involved with another friend of hers who also happened to be on a reality television show. "Now that I see this similar situation, I'm like, uhhhhh, is he being genuine? Or is he doing the same thing that he was doing with the other person I know?" Kandi said. "So that's why I was like... WEIRD!"

But that's not all. It appears Whitfield's friend and "Real Housewives of Atlanta" castmate Kenya Moore is no fan of Holt's either, as evidenced in a sneak peek of "RHOA" Season 15. In the footage, Moore can be seen shouting at Holt and calling him an "a**hole," all while Whitfield stands between the two. Yikes! Perhaps, in the end, it will be Whitfield's friends who check her... on her boo.