Andy Cohen is commemorating 20 years of The Real Housewives franchise, and the celebration includes Nene Leakes‘ return to the Bravoverse.
Leakes, who sued the network and later dropped, will make an appearance on The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip, which will mark her return to Bravo.
“We are celebrating 20 years of the Housewives. I can’t speak to that lawsuit, but it’s in the past. She was integral to the show and its success,” Cohen said in an interview with Vulture. “As we looked back on 20 years, it felt like doing something with her would be really nice for the fans, and she really wanted to do it. It was very positive.”
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With her return to the Bravoverse, many fans are wondering if this could be a gateway for her comeback to The Real Housewives of Atlanta, to which Cohen said, “You know what? We’ve worked so hard to get a cast on Atlanta that is cohesive and makes sense, and that we love and the fans love. We want to be at the level that Atlanta used to be, and we are finally there. That’s what I’m focusing on right now.”
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Leakes is one of the most recognized Real Housewives stars in the show’s history, with moments from her time on the show used as GIFs across social media. Some fans even have whole text chains where they only speak to each other using memes featuring Leakes.