NeNe Leakes Open to ‘RHOA’ Return if ‘Check Was on Point’

Could NeNe Leakes be returning to the Real Housewives of Atlanta yet again?

According to Leakes, 57, herself, there’s a possibility — as long as the price was right, among other contributing factors.

During an interview with TMZ, published on Friday, January 10, the reality TV star responded to RHOA superfan Cynthia Erivo’s recent call for Leakes to return to the series. “Cynthia, I love you, thank you so much and I totally agree,” she told the outlet.

When pushed on whether a return to the show was truly a consideration, Leakes expanded, “I don’t know, if the opportunity was right and the check was on point, why not?” before closing out her response with a cheeky laugh.

The topic was sparked by comments made by Erivo, whose favorite show is RHOA, during an interview with W Magazine that was published on January 3. The Wicked star told the outlet at the time, “I am a Nene Leakes fan. I love her. Where is she? Bring her back, please. She’s great.”

Leakes was one of the original cast members of RHOA, appearing in the first seven seasons of the hit Bravo series which premiered in 2008. Although she opted out of entering into season 8, Leakes made a cameo during the cast’s trip to Jamaica, and returned to the franchise for seasons 10 and 12 before saying a permanent goodbye in 2020.

Leakes told TMZ that she has “too many things” going on right now in her professional life. “Right now, Sierra [Gates, better known as Sierra Glamshop] and I are here in New York City promoting our new podcast,” Leakes detailed, referring to the Thursday, January 16 launch of the pair’s “Me & My Homegirl” podcast.

She added that RHOA fans can expect to hear the duo keeping it “1,000% real” as they talk about “any and everything, nothing is off limits, from pop culture to relationships to love to finances,” in addition to occasional guest stars.

Leakes also touched on the topic of remarriage following the death of her husband, Gregg Leakes, in 2021. “I don’t know about getting remarried, I don’t mind marriage and if I find the right one, I’m all theirs.”

Erivo, 38, isn’t the only celebrity fan of the Real Housewives franchise. Nicki Minaj and Rihanna are also self-proclaimed superfans, in addition to Colman Domingo, Jon Hamm and Jessica Chastain.

Rihanna, 36, went so far as to demonstrate her support for her favorite iteration, the Real Housewives of New York, by wearing a piece of Leah McSweeney’s Married to the Mob streetwear items.

“You’re not exactly my demographic, so it’s all good. I already have Rihanna wearing my sh–, I don’t need you wearing my sh–,” McSweeney, 42, said on the show when her RHONY costar Ramona Singer took a dig at the clothing line.

The response then spurred Rihanna to share a photo of herself in a “Bitch Mob” shirt in addition to a clip from the scene and captioning the post via Instagram at the time, “What was said @ramonasinger?😂#RHONY.”