Nene Leakes took to Instagram on Wednesday, Jan. 14, to open up about her upcoming return to the Bravo Network and its popular “Real Housewives” franchise. “This has been a really long, long journey, and gosh, I’m happy, overjoyed to say that I will be returning to Bravo,” “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” alum said in the Instagram video. “I almost can’t believe the words that are coming out of my mouth. I’m so happy.”
Nene continued in her emotional video message, “I’m excited to see all of you girls… It’s going to be a time. Yes! [B-word expletive], I am back. Now pick your faces off the floor. OK!? See you on Bravo. Love you.”
On his Sirius XM Show, franchise creator Andy Cohen opened up about Nene’s future appearance on “The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th” on the same day the core cast for the series was confirmed. “She’s gonna be making an appearance,” Cohen said. “People are very happy about it. Listen, we are going to be celebrating 20 years of Housewives, and it would be hard not to without her, and so I’m happy about it.”