The rumors are true: NeNe Leakes recently signed a contract to return to Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta.”
NeNe will only appear in “Real Housewives Ultimate Road Trip,” according to Bravo.
The 58-year-old reality star will “have a notable presence” in “Road Trip,” according to the network.
Judging from recent photos, NeNe had some body work done in preparation for her return.
NeNe makes her long-awaited return after she was fired in 2020 for insubordination on the set.
She filed a lawsuit against Bravo, parent company NBCUniversal and Andy Cohen in 2022, accusing them of fostering a hostile work environment on the RHOA set.
At the time, NeNe’s attorney said she was “the target of systemic racism from co-star Kim Zolciak-Biermann, which was tolerated by Bravo executive producer Andy Cohen and other executives.”
NeNe dismissed her lawsuit in August 2022 after reaching an agreement with Bravo, NBCUniversal and Cohen.
Bravo executive Frances Berwick said the door was open for NeNe to return. And NeNe confirmed to BOSSIP that she and NBCUniversal were on better terms.
Andy Cohen has said repeatedly that she wasn’t welcome back on the show.
But he announced that “Ultimate Road Trip” would celebrate “20 years of the Real Housewives of Atlanta” with iconic Housewives past and present.
“This is going to rock your world,” he said at the recent BravoCon 2025 event in Las Vegas.
