She’s back! It has been confirmed that Nene Leakes is readying her return to Bravo. Now, Nene and Andy Cohen are sharing their excited reactions to the news.
Nene took to Instagram on Wednesday, Jan. 14, to open up about her upcoming return. “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! Bitches, I am back. Now pick your faces off the floor. OK!? See you on Bravo. Love you.”
On his Sirius XM show, Andy opened up about Nene’s future appearance on The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th (WT) on the same day the core cast for the series was confirmed. “She’s gonna be making an appearance,” he said, adding, “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.”
Porsha Williams reacts to Nene Leakes’ Bravo return
In her video message, Nene went on to thank several people, including Andy and several Real Housewives, like “little sister” Porsha Williams, who will appear on RHUGT: Roaring 20th (WT) as a core cast member (more on that below). For his part, Andy commented back on the post, “Couldn’t celebrate 20 years without you.”
Porsha also commented back, “I can’t wait!! The [door] is open. 20 years of Housewives is now complete!! Let’s celebrate.”
Who is the core cast for The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th (WT)?
In addition, according to the RHUGT: Roaring 20th (WT) announcement, there will be “appearances by dozens of additional Housewives with stops in Orange County, Beverly Hills, Atlanta, Miami and New York City, from across the cities and eras, joining familiar faces in both emotional and unexpected ways as new relationships and dynamics unfold along the journey.”
Andy spilled a few additional details about the series on his radio show, adding, “They’re going from town to town. A group of about seven or eight gals is gonna be going from town to town. More will be revealed, and then there will be, in total, I think you may wind up by the end of the series seeing 60 of your Housewives friends. Something like that.”
What is the premiere date for The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th
A specific premiere date has yet to be announced. The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th will premiere on Bravo later this year, with episodes available to stream next day on Peacock. Stay tuned for more details on when to watch it debut.
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