NeNe Leakes Shows Tamar Braxton ‘DWTS’ Support, Doesn’t Mention Kim Zolciak
One person whom NeNe Leakes is definitely cheering on to win Dancing with the Stars run is Tamar Braxton. On Monday night, as the 21st season of the dance competition kicked off, NeNe posted several tweets in which she made clear that she’s supporting Tamar. Surprisingly, NeNe made no mention of her former The Real Housewives of Atlanta co-star Kim Zolciak.
NeNe expressed frustration that she couldn’t watch Dancing with the Stars. Several of NeNe’s followers informed her that in Atlanta, airing of the dance competition was being delayed by the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Atlanta Falcons game.
Why can't I see DWTS! Damn Direct Tv
— NeNe Leakes (@NeNeLeakes) September 15, 2015
In response to being told that her friend Tamar did a great job on her first dance, NeNe said that she’s crying that she missed watching the performance. She added that Tamar is her “sister.”
RT @CeeCee928: @NeNeLeakes UR girl @TamarBraxtonHer KILLED IT NENE #SHEDIDTHAT<I missed it! I'm crying! That's my sister
— NeNe Leakes (@NeNeLeakes) September 15, 2015
Tamar Braxton is paired up with season 20 champion Val Chmerkovskiy. Tamar and Val’s dance for the premiere episode, a quickstep, received a score of 23 out of 30. The judges praised the duo’s strong performance, with Bruno Tonioli calling it “high-octane” and Carrie Ann Inaba saying that she was blown away.
Unfortunately for Kim Zolciak, who is paired up with Tony Donvolani, her salsa received the lowest score of the night, a 12 out of 30.
Interestingly enough, NeNe Leakes was paired up with Tony during her own stint on the dance competition’s 18th season. While NeNe has tweeted her support for Tamar, she has remained silent in regards to Kim. Several people told NeNe that she needs to show Kim some support.
@NeNeLeakes @CeeCee928 @TamarBraxtonHer Nene Kim needs some words of encouragement! She was so nervous!!??
— Hope&Faith (@hopesfavor) September 15, 2015
Others updated NeNe on Kim’s disappointing performance. One person, who referred to Kim as “Wig,” said that she was awful while another made fun of Kim’s version of working hard.
NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak, who were friends prior to being cast on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, famously clashed with one another during their five seasons together on the Bravo reality TV show. After Kim’s departure from the show, they both said that they reconciled and had moved on from the drama. In March, Bravo announced that the two would be starring in a spin-off titled NeNe and Kim: Road to Riches. NeNe and Kim told E! News that they were excited to be working together again and expressed confidence that they would get along while filming. Yet in July, it was reported that the show had been canceled even before it began filming. TMZ reported that NeNe and Kim just couldn’t make their schedules work for the show.
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