Phaedra Parks is not only a former "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star and a high-powered attorney, she's also a mortician — and the grimmer side of her career is sadly "booming" right now.

The reality TV star — she's now on "Marriage Boot Camp" — spoke to Page Six on Wednesday about the swell of business due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We are booming. Unfortunately. We have been jam-packed since the pandemic started," Phaedra, a licensed funeral director and mortician, said.
Typically, Phaedra said, this time of year isn't very busy. But due to deaths related to the pandemic, the business is running at full steam.
"I'm not [a] physician, however, I do have a mortuary and I'll tell you this: Normally in the summer months, we're waiting for a boating accident or a motorcycle crash, because otherwise, we're pretty empty," she said. "We are jam-packed. We are working like it's our heaviest season, so… I tell people when they say, 'It's a joke, it's not that big of a deal,' well, let me put it to you in real terms, I'm getting 17 calls a day for pickups and that's at one location. Last week, all of the people were under 59."

While every death is tragic, Phaedra said it's incredibly tough to see younger people passing away, especially considering she is a mother of two.
"It makes it extremely frightening. I've seen several mothers come in burying their children," she said. "The pandemic really wreaks havoc on families, so we've buried three or four people in one immediate family. It's really sad. It definitely takes a toll on you emotionally seeing a mother, a father, a son, an aunt… this pandemic is really serious and people should realize that, because it's not a joke."