Lateshia Pearson Is Done Playing It Safe — ‘Belle Collective’ Season 6 Marks a Whole New Era

“This season is my reset,” she says with unmistakable calm. “You’re going to see a group of authentic women living in our truth. That’s not always pretty, and it’s not always tied up with a bow.”

From day one, Lateshia’s mission was bigger than ratings. Belle Collective was designed to showcase the grace and grit of Southern Black women who build, lead, and love boldly. “I wanted to show who we are beyond the surface,” she explains. “We run businesses, we raise families, we love hard, we fall, and we get back up. All of that deserves the spotlight too.”

As both the face and the force behind the show, she knows what it means to live inside the story she created. Each episode carries a weight that extends beyond entertainment—it’s legacy work. “I built this space to show the truth of southern women—business owners, mothers, wives, leaders—and sometimes that truth cuts close.”

Managing multiple businesses while mentoring women and raising her family, Lateshia still leads her cast with quiet command. “We’ve grown, but growth doesn’t mean we lost our spark,” she says with a smirk. “The fire’s still there—it’s just burning smarter.”

That balance of fire and focus extends into her personal life, too. Her marriage to Glen has been both admired and analyzed by viewers, but this time, she’s sharing what growth really looks like. “This is the first time we both put in the work together at the same time,” she says. “We recommitted, but we’re also learning to give each other space to grow. Right now, I’m focused on my gifts, my purpose, and realigning myself. You can’t build an empire if you lose yourself in the process.” She calls this new chapter a lesson in grace—the kind that comes after storms. “There are blessings that don’t look like blessings when they show up, but they change you,” she says quietly.

And she’s bringing that evolved mindset into how she runs her set, too. After years of being both the producer and the peacemaker, Lateshia isn’t sugarcoating boundaries anymore. “You can’t lead if you’re trying to please everyone,” she says. “This season, I stopped shrinking to make people comfortable. I’m not the villain—I’m the visionary.”

That’s the spark fans will notice immediately. She’s still the southern lady with class, but now she’s unfiltered when it comes to business, loyalty, and leadership. Behind the scenes, cast members have even joked that Lateshia’s “CEO energy” is different this season. She laughs when asked about it: “It’s not ego. It’s alignment. I know what I built—and I’m finally standing in it.”

Season 6 also introduces fresh Belles and, with them, bold opinions. Lateshia personally extended the invitation to one of the newcomers, fully aware it might shake up the status quo. “Every group needs new voices,” she says. “It keeps the conversation honest.” Honest, of course, doesn’t always mean easy. “People are being held accountable this season,” she teases. “And that includes me. You can’t hide behind editing when it’s your idea. That’s the beauty and the burden.”

The dynamic among the women is electric—friendships deepened, rivalries redefined, and business partnerships tested. Lateshia says she’s less interested in policing the chaos this time and more interested in letting people show who they really are. “At some point, you have to let people tell on themselves,” she says with a grin.

That’s not shade—it’s self-assurance. It’s the kind of line that will light up social media because it’s exactly what makes Lateshia magnetic. She says what everyone else is thinking, and she says it with poise.

“This show started as my vision,” she says. “But it’s become something bigger. It’s about women rewriting their stories, even when people try to write them off.”

By the time the finale airs, audiences will see a woman who has walked through the fire and decided to own the smoke. “This season is epic,” she says. “It’s emotional, it’s shocking, and it’s necessary. We’re peeling back layers—marriage, friendship, legacy, all of it.”

And if you’re wondering whether Lateshia plans to play nice this time around, she answers that without hesitation: “Nice doesn’t build empires. Truth does.” And that is exactly what Carlos King, Belle Collective Executive Producer and Founder/CEO of Kingdom Reign Entertainment saw in her. Not a day goes where Lateshia isn’t grateful for he seeing her vision to shine such bright light upon these women of Mississippi.

That’s the Lateshia Pearson effect — Southern charm with steel underneath. She’s far more than just a castmate on Belle Collective. She’s THE BELLE of the ball and reminding us who’s in charge of this party.

OWN’s Belle Collective Season 6 premiered October 3rd, 2025.