NeNe Leakes Offered $2.5M to Bring Her Shade Back to ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Bloop! NeNe Leakeshas been offered $2.5 million to return full-time to Season 10 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, a source exclusively reveals to Life & Style.
That would be a massive pay raise for NeNe, who, as Life & Style has previously reported, raked in $1 million per season before leaving the franchise in 2015 after seven seasons. “The suits at Bravo are willing to pay big money to get the best cast,” says the insider.
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And if she takes the money, you can bet that NeNe, 49, will bring the drama, especially because her nemesis Kim Zolciak, 38, has reportedly signed on — for a little less money, the insider reveals.
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“NeNe has already declared that she expects to be making more money than Kim,” the insider adds, “and would absolutely not come back otherwise.”
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