nene leakes is an american television personality actress presenter producer author fashion designer
and businesswoman she's best known for having appeared on the reality television series the real
housewives of atlanta as an original cast member for a total of 10 seasons from 2008 to 2015 and
from 2017 to 2020 and for her recurring character roz washington on the fox comedy drama series glee
nene leakes has an estimated net worth of 14 million us dollars about nene leakes early life
lenithia monique johnson was born on december 13 1967 in queens new york and raised in athens
georgia one of five children nene leakes and one of her brothers were sent to live with an aunt in
athens georgia while the other three children stayed with their mother it was believed that
her mother couldn't take care of all five after graduating from clark central high school in
athens she decided to further her formal education at morris brown college in atlanta for two years
before becoming pregnant nene leakes is five foot nine inches tall or 1.78 meters tall
about nene leakes personal life nene leakes married greg leaks in 1997
they together have a son brent leakes who was born in 1999 before nene leakes marriage to
greg leakes she had a son bryson bryant who was born in 1989 from a past relationship
while greg leaks had five children from a previous relationship twins damien and daryl katrina dexter
and denton nene leakes and greg leakes separated in 2010 and she filed for divorce on april 29
2010. the divorce was finalized on september 29 2011 after season four of the real housewives had
finished shooting in january 2013 nene leakes and greg leakes reunited and announced that they were
engaged bravo filmed their wedding planning and ceremony for a spin-off entitled i dream of nene
the wedding nene leakes and greg leakes remarried on june 22 2013 at the intercontinental buckhead
hotel in atlanta in june 2018 she revealed that greg leaks had stage three colon cancer but
announced in may 2019 that he was cancer-free in june 2021 she announced that the cancer recurred
and that he was in the hospital recovering after surgery greg leaks died from colon cancer on
september 1st 2021 at the age of 66. about nene leakes career before nene leakes met the producers
of the real housewives of atlanta she had appeared on tv shows like the parkers in 2008 nene leakes
made her first appearance on the real housewives of atlanta as an original cast member she was
a main cast member for the first seven seasons after the first season in june 2015 nene leakes
announced that she would not be returning to the real housewives of atlanta for its eighth season
however she was featured in season eight of the real housewives of atlanta in a supporting
role reportedly earning her full salary from the previous seven seasons nene leakes later returned
to the show as a full-time housewife for the 10th through 12th seasons in 2020 she announced that
she would not return to the real housewives of atlanta for its 13th season nene leakes has also
transitioned into scripted television playing the secretary rocky rhodes in the nbc comedy series
the new normal ryan murphy cassinini leaks on his series glee in the third season in a recurring
role as synchronized swim coach and olympic bronze medalist coach roz washington in 2011 nene leakes
was a contestant on the 11th installment of donald trump's nbc series celebrity apprentice during the
10th episode of celebrity apprentice after arguments with fellow cast member star jones
nene leakes walked off the show on march 4 2014 she was announced as one of the celebrities who
would compete in the 18th season of dancing with the stars she was paired with professional dancer
tony devilani nene leakes and tony devillani were eliminated in week 7 of competition which
was latin night on april 28 2014 finishing in seventh place nene leakes made her broadway
debut on november 25th 2014 as madam in rogers and hammerstein's cinderella she played the role
until the production closed on january 3 2015. in november 2015 she was cast as playing matron mama
morton in chicago on broadway for four weeks nene leakes has guests hosted anderson live the talk
appeared in betty white's off their rockers and the price is right nene leakes was one
of the regular panelists on abc's revival of the 1950s game show to tell the truth in april 2020
nene leakes released a song entitled come and get this honey nene leaks co-wrote the book never make
the same mistake twice with deneen milner about nene leake's other ventures nene leakes founded
nene leakes entertainment a television production company the company produced nene leakes spin-off
series i dream of nene the wedding alongside true entertainment which premiered on september 17
2013. on july 28 2014 nene leakes launched a clothing line the nene leakes collection for
the home shopping network in november 2017 nene leakes opened the first swag boutique located in
duluth georgia and it closed in august 2020 she then expanded swag boutique to the mgm national
harbor in maryland and to miami beach with these locations still open and operating in
may 2021 nene leakes opened the lineathia lounge in duluth georgia the lounge is named after nene
leakes birth name singers such as kiki wyatt and tamara braxton have made appearances and performed
concerts there about nene leakes real estate in 2015 nene leakes paid two million dollars for
a ten thousand square foot six bedroom six and a half bathroom mansion outside of atlanta georgia
the property is located on a golf course that features a country club restaurant tennis courts
swimming pool and other amenities nene leakes put this home on the market in october 2021
for four million dollars in january 2022 she accepted an offer of 2.5 million dollars
in january 2020 nene leakes bought a second home in the city of duluth georgia for 250
000 the new four bedroom 2.5 bathroom home is a 20-minute drive from her two million dollar
mansion located in an exclusive gated community about nene leakes car collection nene leakes
owns or has owned a rolls-royce wraith a bentley mulsanne and a range rover thanks for watching
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