Will NeNe Leakes appear in the Aug 9 premiere of 'Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip'?
100% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 2 predictions cast.
NeNe Leakes appeared in the Aug. 9, 2026 premiere of "The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th," marking her first appearance in a Bravo Real Housewives production in six years. The episode opened with Leakes visiting former "Real Housewives of Atlanta" castmate Porsha Williams to help her pack for the show's cross-country trip; outlets reported Leakes would factor more prominently when the traveling cast reaches Atlanta later in the season.
Leakes exited RHOA abruptly during the show's virtual Season 12 reunion in September 2020, following what she described as a long, difficult contract negotiation with Bravo. In April 2022 she sued Bravo, NBCUniversal and host Andy Cohen, alleging a racist and hostile on-set work environment; she dismissed the suit later that year without publicly explaining why.
"Roaring 20th" celebrates the Real Housewives franchise's 20th anniversary, sending a core cast including Kyle Richards, Vicki Gunvalson, Luann de Lesseps, Teresa Giudice, Lisa Barlow, Gizelle Bryant and Williams on a multi-city road trip. Cohen said in comments cited by Deadline that Leakes was "integral to the show and its success" and that marking 20 years without her participation felt wrong, adding that the 2022 lawsuit was in the past.
Predict Six's community unanimously forecast Leakes' appearance before the premiere, correctly predicting the outcome.