NeNe Leakes' name has been buzzing a lot lately, primarily due to her recent interview withCarlos Kingon his podcast,Reality With the King. In part two of the interview, NeNe named who she believed to be the stars of the various BravoHousewivesfranchises. She says there are no stars on the network’sreality shows. But is her assessment accurate? While Nene appears to be disgruntled, some agree with her assertion. Others say she’s a hater. Taking a look at the current lineup, specifically ofAtlantaandPotomac, they may not be the queen bees, but the cast definitely brings the drama and have their swarm of fans.
NeNe Leakes Was, For the Most Part, Objectively Incorrect
NeNe mentioned several of her formerRHOAcast mates as being starless during her interview with King. She shared with Carlos that she believes thatKandi Burrussis “overrated and overpaid”. She said of her former co-star, “I just don’t think the camera loves her. I think the camera loves her family, but I don’t think they love her… I don’t think that anybody tunes in and be like, Oh my God she’s just bringing it, and she’s so everything.”
Unfortunately for NeNe, this assessment, while it may or may not be true, doesn’t change the fact that Kandi is the most followed housewife out of all the franchises, with10.7 million followers on Instagramalone. She also namedPorsha Williamsas a “potential star”, and based on her Instagram follower count,she is a star, with 7.5 million followers, making her the most followed housewife of all the franchises after Kandi. When it comes to her formerRHOAcast mates, she was pretty off based on Instagram followers, with all of them having followers of over the one million mark.Claudia Jordanwas probably the one she was closest to be correct about, as Claudia camein with the least amount of followers amongst the group, with 646,000 followers on Instagram.
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In addition to her former co-stars, NeNe also mentionedGizelle BryantandRobyn Dixonin her starless list. Robynresponded to her assessment via social media, stating, “Speaking for myself only…She’s right. I’m not a star. I’m a very regular, normal a** person who just happens to be on a reality show. So no offense taken at all. I do find it strange that I’m even mentioned in that conversation though.” At least she was being honest about it. However, when it comes toThe Real Housewives of Potomaccast, past and present, Robyn is not the starless one based on her Instagram followers. In fact, the star ofRHOP,according to Instagram, is Gizelle Bryant, with 729,000 followers.
Gizelle is followed byAshley Darby, with 678,000 followers, and Dr.Wendy Osefowith 632,000. Robyn,Candiace Dillard-Barnett, and the Grande Dame,Karen Huger, are in the middle when it comes to followers. If there was a starless person in this current cast, it’d beMia Thornton, who has only 303,000 followers in comparison to the rest of them.
NeNe Leakes Made Valid Points During Her Interview With Carlos King
While we’ve found these stars and starless ratings based purely on Instagram followers, it doesn’t necessarily mean NeNe was completely wrong. In fact, subjectively, she pretty much hit the nail on the head, specifically with her former franchise. Fans have been bored with the 15th season, and viewership has dropped drastically. NeNe is obviously a star in her own right, with 4.3 million Instagram followers to match. Furthermore, she understands how to make compelling reality TV. So yes, while NeNe was statistically wrong, we can assume that many fans do, in fact, agree with her.
