NeNe Leakes Leaving 'Real Housewives' After Porsha, Kenya Brawl? 'Show Has Changed' (VIDEO)
NeNe Leakes hinted that she may be ready to leave the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" after six seasons during an appearance on "The Arsenio Hall Show" on Wednesday.
The "Dancing With The Stars" contestant spoke candidly about the hit reality TV show, revealing that it has "changed" a lot since she first began in season one. On Sunday viewers were left stunned after watching a brawl take place between Leakes' co-stars Kenya Moore and Porsha Williams and while it did not directly involve Leakes, it appears to have left her feel skeptical about her future on the Bravo TV show.
"I began this so many years ago with other girls. And I'm the only original that's left. It has changed a lot over the years," Leakes told Hall.
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"Things have just changed. We have new cast members that bring a little bit of bitterness to the cast. So therefore you have to get bitter with those girls," she explained.
Leakes first began on the show in 2008 alongside fellow original cast members Lisa Wu-Hartwell, DeShawn Snow, Kim Zolciak, and Shereè Whitfield. She now stars alongside season 5 additions Williams and Moore, Kandi Burruss – who joined in season 2, and season 3 additions Cynthia Bailey and Phaedra Parks.
During part 1 of the season 6 reunion show, viewers saw an enraged Williams lunge at Moore after a heated exchanged. Like many viewers Leakes was outraged by the incident.
"You know what, the pay is okay, but I don't know if it's worth what you saw on the clip," Leakes said referring to the brawl.
"I thought, or at least I think, people would tune in to see The Real Housewives Of Atlanta because they would get to see the fabulousness, and a good old read, and never the hair pulling and the punching and all that kind of stuff," she went on.
Moore, who filed misdemeanor battery charges against Williams, had her hair pulled and was pushed to the ground by Williams during the March incident. The pair have been at odds since they both joined the show and Williams is now rumored to be on the chopping block for resorting to violence.
"Porsha scared me, like she blacked out or something," said Leakes, who reiterated that "I very much support Porsha ... I am team Porsha."
No cast members have been confirmed for season 7 as all contracts are said to be on hold as Bravo TV producers discuss potential changes.
