Yahoo Lifestyle Bravo & ‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ Alum Nene Leakes To Join Ariana Madix For E!’s Emmys After Party Special
Nene Leakes is returning to the NBCUniversal mix as a Live From E!: Emmy After Party presenter.
The former Real Housewives of Atlanta (RHOA) and Bravo star will join Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix and E! News‘ Justin Sylvester to give their takes on the biggest moments and snubs from the Primetime Emmys.
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Leakes, Madix, and Sylvester will go live on E! at 11 p.m. ET and 8 p.m. PT.
For the RHOA alum, her appearance on E! is a return to the NBCU family following her lawsuit against Bravo and Andy Cohen, in which she claimed a hostile and racist environment. Leakes dropped the lawsuit in August 2022.
The former RHOA star is one of the franchise’s most recognizable personalities, and amid the cast shakeup and Kenya Moore’s exit, fans have advocated for her return.
In August 2023, Leakes said she had no hard feelings against Cohen and was open to returning to RHOA.
“I don’t have any hard feelings,” Leakes said about Cohen in an interview on the Reality with the King podcast. “I’m a Sagittarius. So at some point, I may be mad with you, but then I get over it. I’m not the kind of girl that carries a grudge or hold[s] the grudge forever. I’m also not [an] ass kisser.”
She continued, “I hate that we’re in this place. I really wish it was a way for us to find our way back to each other because, you know, life is short and you just don’t want to carry ill feelings for the rest of your life. You don’t have to work together to do anything. But it would be nice to either just to just work through the issues.”
On returning to RHOA, Leakes said in 2023, “If I had to go back it will be 100% for the fans. The check is not a bad check although I think my check should be bigger… the check is not a bad check.”
Leakes most recently appeared on Lifetime, starring in the clip show Outrageous Love with Nene Leakes, in which she gave her hot takes on couples’ love lives.
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