Why 'Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip' star Candiace Dillard Bassett was 'apprehensive' about going to Thailand with Porsha Williams, and where they stand now

• Candiace Dillard Bassett was "apprehensive" about going on a trip to Thailand with Porsha Williams.
• Candiace and Porsha are two of the cast members on "Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip 3."

"Real Housewives of Potomac" star Candiace Dillard Bassett was most "apprehensive" about going on a girls' trip to Thailand with Porsha Williams following their previous online clash.

Former "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Porsha and Candiace are just two of the housewives who jetted to Thailand last summer to shoot "Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip" season three, which is now streaming on Peacock.

But back in 2020, during season five of "Potomac," Porsha had some choice words about Candiace's physical altercation with costar Monique Samuels, suggesting that Candiace was trying to sue Monique to secure a down payment on a house. Candiace clapped back at the time, accusing Porsha of lying.

As a result, Candiace told Insider she was "most apprehensive about interacting with Porsha" during the trip to Thailand.

"As soon as they announced her, everyone was like, 'Oh god, they're gonna be fighting!' and I was like, 'I don't want it,'" Candiace said.

"I knew it was going to come up, the drama we had going back to season five of 'Potomac' and her comments. I wasn't looking forward to that."

However, once the pair arrived in Thailand, Candiace said she was pleasantly surprised by her costar.

"That was on my mind, and I learned later, that was on her mind as we were embarking on this trip. We had to work through it," Candiace said.

"Porsha has good energy. People say a lot of things about Porsha — she's this, she's that. But I'm a reader of energy, and I believe in energy. We had our moments, but she had good energy. I was nervous at first, but I think it ended up okay."

In fact, things ended up going so well that Porsha, who married businessman Simon Guobadia last year, invited Candiace and her mom Dorothy to one of the couple's many wedding ceremonies.

"We've done a few things together since then," Candiace said of the Thailand trip. "My mother and I were guests at her American wedding, which was beautiful."

Candiace added that "we definitely have some verbal tussles" on "Ultimate Girls Trip," "but in the end, there's a mutual respect there and that trumps petty drama."

"Ultimate Girls Trip" season three also stars Candiace's "Potomac" costar Gizelle Bryant, Heather Gay and Whitney Rose from the "Real Housewives of Salt Lake City," Alexia Nepola and Marysol Patton from "Miami," and Leah McSweeney from "New York City."

The first three episodes of "Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip" season three are streaming on Peacock now, with new episodes dropping weekly on Thursday.