NeNe Leakes Emotionally Confirms Her Bravo Return "Pick Your Faces Up Off The Floor, I'm Back B**ches!+ Thanks Pheadra Parks, Porsha Williams, Andy Cohen & More! [Video]

NeNe Leakes is officially back!

The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum just confirmed reports that she will be participating in the upcoming season of Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip.

As we reported yesterday, Leakes is set to join the cast, although she will not serve as a full-time cast member.

Andy Cohen took to his radio show on Wednesday (Jan. 14) to confirm the news and share his excitement about her return. He is also set to make the cast announcement tonight on Watch What Happens Live.

Ahead of that, NeNe took to IG to thank Andy, the producers and execs behind the scenes, as well as fans and her former co-stars, including Porsha Williams and Phaedra Parks for keeping her name in the mix during convos regarding having her back on the network.

Get into her confirmation and Andy’s audio below.

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Andy confirms Nene’s appearance on Ultimate Road Trip! #RHOA

via: Andy Cohen Live pic.twitter.com/UsFWhNJXAL

— The RHOA Talk (@TheRhoaTalk) January 14, 2026