NeNe Leakes Announces ‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ Exit 

Bravo is starting to run out of “Real Housewives”! Atlanta-based star NeNe Leakes is now the reality empire’s latest exit. 

“This is so hard for me to type! I cry as I do so! I am so Grateful for all the love and laughs!” NeNe shared in an Instagram post on Monday. “Thank you so much to everyone that has watched and supported me over the years on this amazing platform! With lots of thoughts and prayer I’ve decided to step out on faith and not fear. #nomoRHOA4me”

NeNe has been with “RHOA” since the beginning, making her debut on the hit series’ first season in 2008. With seven years of memories now behind her, she admitted the choice to leave wasn’t an easy one.

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“This was definitely a hard decision for me,” NeNe told People of her departure. “Me and my husband [Gregg Leakes] have been going back and forth on it for weeks now. But my contract is up and I just think this is the right time. This is my opportunity to spread my wings and do different things.”

NeNe is one of the franchise’s biggest breakouts, having made appearances on “The Celebrity Apprentice” and “Dancing with the Stars.” The entertainment and fashion mogul also branched out into acting with recurring roles on “Glee” and “The New Normal.” With her “RHOA” days almost up, NeNe hinted that further small screen pursuits are definitely on the horizon. 

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“I’m actually going to be doing a new primetime television show with a big legend,” she revealed. “All of my fans will get to see me be really happy, witty and funny and tell all of those one-liners that I always have said on ‘Housewives.'” 

Those one-liners may have been a hit with fans, but given her past conflicts with fellow “RHOA” casts members, NeNe’s aware that not everyone will be sorry to see her go. 

“I think some of the girls will be happy,” NeNe confessed. “They always felt like I was the star, and they were never able to really shine with me there, so here’s their opportunity to shine.” 

While she did say that she “won’t be gone forever,” NeNe also confirmed that a new chapter is exactly what she needs.

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“I feel a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders,” she said. 

— Erin Biglow

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