NeNe Leakes took to Instagram on Wednesday to comment on her much-anticipated return to “Real Housewives of Atlanta.”
“This has been a really long, long journey, and gosh, I’m happy, overjoyed to say that I will be returning to Bravo,” the 58-year-old reality star said. “I almost can’t believe the words that are coming out of my mouth. I’m so happy.”
She took the time to thank her RHOA costars and the people behind the scenes who made it happen for her.
NeNe continued: “I’m excited to see all of you girls. It’s gonna be a time. It’s going to be a tiiiime! Yes! B–es, I am back. Now pick your faces off the floor. OK!? See you on Bravo. Love you.”
Nene with a post about returning to Bravo! #RHOA pic.twitter.com/Q4YTsOAC9t
— The RHOA Talk (@TheRhoaTalk) January 14, 2026
On his Sirius XM show, Andy Cohen confirmed NeNe will only appear in “Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th.”
“She’s gonna be making an appearance. People are very happy about it. Listen, we are going to be celebrating 20 years of Housewives, and it would be hard not to without her, and so I’m happy about it.”
Andy previously swore NeNe would never set foot on a Bravo set after she was fired in 2020 for insubordination.
NeNe 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 reportedly 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.
