NeNe Leakes Biography
NeNe Leakes (Linnethia Monique Johnson ) an American television personality, actress, presenter, author as well as a fashion designer. She was born on 13th December 1967 in Queens, New York and grew up in Athens, Georgia Linnethia Monique “NeNe” Leakes (/ˈniːni liːks/; née Johnson;).
Leakes is well known for playing on the reality television series called”The Real Housewives of Atlanta” where she starred as an original cast member as well as for her recurring character Roz Washington on the Fox comedy-drama series Glee.
Also, Leakes performed the role of Rocky Rhoades as a series regular on the sitcom The New Normal on NBC until 2013 when it was canceled. Also, Nene was involved in NBC’s The Celebrity Apprentice and ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Her Broadway debut as Madame in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella in 2014 and in 2015 played Matron “Mama” Morton in Chicago.
Leakes was among the regular panelists on ABC’s revival of the 1950s game show To Tell the Truth. Moreover, to her television projects, she had a clothing line on Home Shopping Network, prior to launching her SWAGG boutiques in select cities across the country.
NeNe Leakes Age
Linnethia Monique “NeNe” was born on 13th December 1967 in New York, the United States.
NeNe Leakes Height and Weight
Leakes stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches (1.78m or 178 cm) tall and weighs 148 pounds or 67 kg.
NeNe Leakes Education
Leakes studied at Clarke Central High School in Athens. Then she opted to further her formal education at Morris Brown College in Atlanta for 2 years.
NeNe Leake’s Family
NeNe was born among 5 children in Queens, New York. Alongside her, one of her brothers were sent to live with an aunt in Athens, Georgia, while the other 3kids lived with her mother. Leakes found out that the man she thought was her dad was not her biological father on camera. She was told in season 1 that Curtis was not actually her biological father thus Nene decided to pursue a paternity test to find out if it was true, which it was.
“I still consider him my dad. I don’t think he considers me his daughter anymore, because that guy was my dad’s friend. And he revealed in a clip that he had slept with my mom and that was really hurtful to my dad. My dad never got over that,” she said in an interview with Andy Cohen.
“I regret ever going on that search because that really hurt my dad. To this day, our relationship has never been the same. Once he heard that he never had a relationship with me or my children again.” After doing our research, details about her parent’s names are not available. However, this information will be updated as soon as it is available.
NeNe Leake Husband
Leakes is married to Gregg Leakes as of 1997. They divorced on divorce on 29th April 2010. Their divorce was finalized after season 4 of The Real Housewives had finished shooting on 29th September 2011. In January 2013, they reported their reunion. They tied the knot for the second time on 22nd June 2013 in the InterContinental Buckhead Hotel, Atlanta. Leakes lives in Duluth, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Also, she has rented a house in the Hollywood Hills West, Los Angeles.
NeNe Leake Gregg Leakes
Gregg Leakes is an American Real Estate Investor as well as a Consultant. He is best known as the husband of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star “Nene Leakes”. He gained popularity as a reality star by being the voice of reason on the same show in which NeNe participated for continuous 8 years. When Bravo TV covered the re-marriage of the duo, Leakes’ career as a reality star again got back on track. In 2017, Gregg took part in the MasterChef Celebrity Showdown and also in the Tag Team challenge.
NeNe Leake Children
NeNe and Gregg have 5 sons and one daughter. Gregg has two sons from his marriage with NeNe; Bryson Rashard Bryant born in December 1989 and Brentt Leakes born on 22 February 1999.
He has sons named Dexter, Daryl, Damian, and Denton from his previous various relationships. He also has a daughter called Katrina from one of his previous relationships.
NeNe Leake Net Worth
Leake has an estimated Net Worth of $14 million
NeNe Leake House
Leakes lives in Duluth, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Also, she has rented a house in the Hollywood Hills West, Los Angeles. Leakes discloses reason for her $2.1M House being More “Like a Hotel” … Dubbed “Casa Leakes,” it consists of an opulent master suite, a gorgeous all-white living room, as well as a glamorous dining room. Also, there’s her backyard and pool area, which is on par with a five-star.
Nene Leakes and Sheree Whitfield
Nene Leakes made some shady comments about Shereé Whitfield during a recent video on her YouTube channel. Leakes is well known for playing on the reality television series called” The Real Housewives of Atlanta” where she starred as an original cast member as well as for her recurring character Roz Washington on the Fox comedy-drama series Glee.
NeNe Leakes TV shows
- Fashion Police 2010 – 2017
- The Apprentice 2004 – 2017
- Glee 2009 – 2015
- The New Normal 2012 – 2013
- The Real Housewives of Atlanta Since 2008
- I Dream of NeNe: The Wedding Since 2013
- Dancing with the Stars Since 2005