NeNe Leakes said what she said!
The Real Housewives of Atlanta icon, 57, is getting candid about what it would take for her to return to the Bravo reality show — and why she’d be reluctant to appear as a “friend” like former costar Cynthia Bailey.
Cynthia, 58, talked up the benefits of returning to the Housewives franchise as a “friend” — namely, not having to feature your family or dive into your love life — to NeNe, who was the guest on the Monday, July 7, episode of Cynthia and Crystal Kung Minkoff’s “Humble Brag” podcast. (Cynthia was a full-time RHOA Housewife from seasons 3 to 13 before returning as a guest during season 15 and now a “friend” on season 16.)
NeNe said that while she likes the “friend” role, “If I were to ever step back on that platform, would I be friend? I really kind of feel like I don’t know that I would be a friend. … I just would think, NeNe, season 1, the first Housewife, and I’m a friend? I don’t know.”
In recent years, NeNe has appeared open to working with Bravo and parent company NBCUniversal again.
During her appearance on “Humble Brag,” NeNe said she was asked to be part of the cast for Peacock’s The Traitors season 4 but had to turn it down.
“So I was asked to do Traitors — I was really excited about doing it, by the way,” NeNe said.
“I couldn’t do Traitors ‘cause my son’s in the hospital. And he’s still in the hospital,” she added, referring to son Brentt, 26, who she said is dealing with complications from a heart transplant in July 2024.
