After nearly eight years as one of the stars of Bravo’s hit Real Housewives of Atlanta, NeNe Leakes is leaving the show.
In an interview with PEOPLE Magazine, Leakes dropped the bombshell that she would not be returning for another season.
“This was definitely a hard decision for me,” Leakes,48, told PEOPLE. “Me and my husband [Gregg Leakes] have been going back and forth on it for weeks now. But my contract is up and I just think this is the right time. This is my opportunity to spread my wings and do different things.”
“I’m actually going to be doing a new primetime television show with a big legend,” Leakes said. “All of my fans will get to see me be really happy, witty and funny and tell all of those one liners that I always have said on Housewives.
“I feel a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders.”
Information from People.com and Eurweb.com contributed to this report.
