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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby Jeroslyn JoVonn <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n January 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Bravo fans are rejoicing over news of NeNe Leakes’ return to the network on a new “Real Housewives” spinoff.<\/p>\n NeNe Leakes is making her return to Bravo through a new Real Housewives<\/em> spinoff, six years after wrapping up her<\/a> 12-season run on The Real Housewives of Atlanta<\/em>.<\/p>\n The RHOA<\/em> original will appear<\/a> in Bravo\u2019s newly announced working-title series, The Real Housewives: Ultimate Road Trip<\/em>, with NeNe Leakes making a notable appearance when the show heads to Atlanta, TMZ reports. Executive Producer Andy Cohen first unveiled the spinoff at BravoCon in November, describing it as a girls\u2019 trip\u2013style series packed with cameo appearances from Housewives across multiple franchises, with different women popping up in each city.<\/p>\n Although Leakes won\u2019t return in a full-time capacity, her appearance during the Atlanta stop is being viewed as a potential tease for a future comeback to The Real Housewives of Atlanta<\/em>, the franchise she helped build. Leakes exited the show in 2020 and later filed a lawsuit against Bravo, accusing the network of racial discrimination, among other allegations.<\/p>\n The allegations strained her long-standing relationship with the network, leaving many to question whether the fan favorite would ever return. The lawsuit was ultimately dropped in August 2022, with both sides agreeing to settle the dispute through arbitration.<\/p>\n Leakes has repeatedly hinted at<\/a> a potential comeback to RHOA and the broader Bravo universe.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know, if the opportunity was right and the check was on point, why not?\u201d NeNe said in January 2025, when asked if she\u2019d ever return as a housewife.<\/p>\n Months later, she clarified that she\u2019d consider returning to the show<\/a>\u2014but only as a full-time housewife, not in a \u201cfriend of\u201d capacity.<\/p>\n \u201cIf I were to ever step back on that platform, would I be [the] friend? I really kind of feel like I don\u2019t know that I would be a friend,\u201d she said during a July 2025 episode of the \u201cHumble Brag\u201d podcast. \u201cI just would think, NeNe, season 1, the first Housewife, and I\u2019m a friend? I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n It seems a full-time return to Bravo might be on Leakes\u2019 horizon.<\/p>\n RELATED CONTENT: Hollywood Icons Pose Down In Exclusive IMDb Studio At Black Cinema & Television Celebration<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n
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