‘Real Housewives’ Star Nene Leakes Says Bravo Treats Black Women Unfairly

On the latest episode of Bethenny Frankel’s ReWives podcast, Nene Leakes alleged that as the only Black original cast member on Real Housewives of Atlanta, she endured “a lot of unfair treatment” and was offered fewer episodes than her white counterparts.

“I felt that over the years that I was treated differently,” Leakes said. “Lisa Vanderpump walked off [The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills], never returned. She still got [Vanderpump Rules] and she can still sit over there and talk to Andy [Cohen] all day long if she wants to. [Teresa Giudice] can go to prison and stay for 10 years and they’ll wait until she gets back and then the show will start again. But the Black girls do not get that same treatment.”

Leakes was a main cast member on Atlanta during Seasons 1 through 7 and 10 through 12, and appeared as a recurring guest in Season 8 before announcing her departure from the show in 2020.

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