Fans of The Real Housewives of Atlanta are discussing NeNe Leakes' life after leaving the show last year, and we're here to talk about the former reality star's rise and fall. Since announcing her departure ahead of RHOA season 12, the OG housewife has launched a full-on war against Bravo and Andy Cohen. Her allegations of discrimination and mistreatment have left Bravo viewers scratching their heads, wondering how things fell apart so fast for the iconic former housewife.
Back in February, NeNe took to social media to call out the alleged discrimination she was facing, amid reports that she was being dropped by her team. It had been five months since she took to YouTube to announce her exit from the franchise. She had helped to make that franchise popular. NeNe remained a standout in the franchise and was credited with being the highest-paid housewife across all franchises. She claimed she left due to failed contract negotiations. However, insiders claimed she was fired and removed from the network.
Since her departure, the series has had drastically lower ratings for season 12. However, NeNe has burned a lot of bridges over at Bravo, so it seems like she won't be coming back anytime soon. Most recently, Bravo brought together a number of iconic housewives for the first-ever All-Stars cast. NeNe's absence was noticeable, and many fans wished she was there with Teresa Giudice, Luann de Lesseps, Kyle Richards, and other famous housewives. Her disappearance from the franchise left one Redditor asking, "When did the downfall of nene happen?" In the Reddit thread, they explained how they "never watched rhoa" but made it up to season two. "I’m loving nene so I search her on the sub to find she’s been fired and she became really unlikable, can someone explain?" they asked.
Longtime viewers of the show joined the discussion to give more background on franchise villain NeNe's departure from RHOA. "She got REALLY mean at some point. Not fun shade, more cruel," one person said. "She started treating the other woman like she was better than them in a particularly nasty way. It wasn’t as fun to watch her act like that," added someone else. Another commenter accused her and fellow OG Kim Zolciak-Biermann of letting fame go to their heads. "The early seasons, I found her (and Kim!) so sweet as they adjusted to being notable," they said, adding: "Then they both became monsters. Best examples of fame getting to your head."
Since her exit, The Real Housewives of Atlanta has added newcomers Drew Sidora and LaToya Ali to the mix, to help bring new drama to the series. However, the season 12 ratings and storylines were still considered dismal by many viewers. With all the controversy surrounding Porsha Williams' recent engagement announcement, it looks like she might be the housewife that helps to boost show ratings in NeNe's absence.
Source: Reddit