Overview

• NeNe Leakes told the Humble Brag podcast that she does not see herself returning to RHOA as a “friend of the cast” because of her status as the franchise’s original star.
• She indicated she remains open to a comeback as a full-time Housewife if offered a main-cast contract.
• Leakes’s professional rapport with Bravo and Andy Cohen is still unsettled following her 2022 lawsuit alleging racism and a hostile work environment.
• She turned down an appearance on Peacock’s The Traitors season 4 because her son Brentt remains hospitalized.
• Brentt Leakes, 26, has been in the hospital since his July 2024 heart transplant and his recovery continues to guide her career decisions.