By: Amanda Anderson-Niles
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes is without a doubt the most successful housewife in the Bravo franchise. NeNe has went on to become a real actress since appearing on the reality show and she also has her very own spinoff “I Dream of NeNe,” which amassed impressive ratings its first episode. And NeNe is aware that her success has been unmatched so far, but she believes she will accomplish even more and it’s half the reason she pushed for her husband Gregg Leakes to sign a prenup before their second wedding. Interestingly enough, NeNe just isn’t the most successful housewife, she’s also managed to become the Queen Bee of the Atlanta cast, and with that label comes suspicions that she has a hand in who stays and who gets axed.
NeNe really had people thinking she was behind firings when she told Andy Cohen at the reunion for season five that she wanted to speak with him about who she feels shouldn’t return for season 6, and she later revealed on “Watch What Happens Live” that she was actually talking about Porsha Stewart, the housewife she now affectionately refers to as her little sister. NeNe later confirmed she changed her mind about wanting Porsha to get the boot, and Bravo decided to bring Porsha back for season six.
However, NeNe says that contrary to belief, she doesn’t have anything to do with which housewives stay and which ones get fired. In a recent interview with “Sway in the Morning,” the reality star and actress tells Sway Calloway that she doesn’t have that kind of clout with Bravo:
“I was the first housewife in and I think that’s why people assume that. I was the very first housewife and I referred Kim and Sheree and DeShawn Snow; that was season 1. I don’t have nothing on Bravo. They do their own hiring and firing, so I had no hand in that.”
NeNe also takes pride in being the last original housewife on the show and says:
“I am the last original housewife standing, so that should tell you a lot.”
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Well she sure does act like she runs the show and makes casting choices. She needs to humble herself.
I think she’s lying. She got Sheree and them on the show, so we’re supposed to believe she has no say so on who gets fired? I seriously doubt that.
LOL I don’t believe her!
Well someone needs to tell Kenya’s thirty a-s this because she stays in NeNe’s a-s like she’ll get fired if she doesn’t.
Thank you.
NeNe gets on my nerves…who agreed to give this moose a TV Show?
That “moose” has more money than you. Bloop!
Yeah right. LOL.
Am I the only one who feel like last season sucked? I’m not looking forward to season 6.
Oh no, it definitely sucked. I’m like two seconds away from giving up reality shows all together. LOL.
BS. She definitely has a hand in who gets fired because it’s always the people she doesn’t like.
Girl bye. You are very involved in who stays and goes on that show. That’s why no one crosses you anymore. Smh.
Before Nene started making a little $$$ she was a miserable B so once she did start making $$$ she became a worse B…. remember God don’t like Ugly Nene please look in the mirror………..
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Deshawn Snow and Lisa Wu both came to a mutual agreement with the producers that they would NOT return to the show because they didn’t want specific areas of their life being portrayed in front of the cameras. Technically, Sheree was the only one who was actually FIRED from the show. So Nene needs to stop with the “she’s the only original housewife that says alot” bullsh*t.
I can’t stand her! Idc what anyone says, Nene will ALWAYS yearn for a friendship with Kim idc how many times she disses her. The closer Kim and Kandi became in the beginning the more furious and envious Nene became. She has so much hatred towards Sheree because Sheree is not scared of her like them other b*tches and do not hold her tongue for her and I love it! Plus she has always been jealous of Kandi because Kandi came on the show already crazy paid (Xscape, songwriter, etc) and had a very successful track record.
Nene is ugly and is too old to constantly brag about how much money she has. Fame has definitely changed her. The day will soon come when people like her and Tamar Braxton get knocked off their high horse and land right on their plastic faces.