NeNe Leakes deleted her page from Instagram amid rumors that she won’t be returning for the 13th season of the Real Housewives of Atlanta . As The Sun reported, Tamra Judge, who used to star on the Real Housewives of Orange County before being fired from the Bravo franchise, recently leaked that she heard NeNe isn’t coming back to the show that made her famous.
Though this isn’t the first time rumors have popped up about NeNe’s fate on the show, Tamra’s comments are the only ones to come from someone linked to the franchise.
Tamra recently posted a fond farewell to Dorinda Medley, who was reportedly fired from the Real Housewives of New York , on Instagram. In the caption, she added NeNe’s name in the hashtags along with the names of other former stars on the show such as Lisa Vanderpump and Bethenny Frankel.
When a fan called out the hint, Tamra admitted that she could be wrong, but said she’d heard that NeNe was out. Just a day after Tamra’s post, NeNe’s Instagram account vanished from the social media site.
Just days prior, NeNe seemed to weigh in on the topic herself via Twitter.
“I have protected [everyone] for years and covered up things I shouldn’t have!” she wrote. “I took the beating so others didn’t have to and no one has protected me or stood up for me. Y’all have gone silent and turned the other cheek. You are NOT exempted from getting this same treatment [one] day.”
When asked to clarify whether or not she would be returning, she said that fans would have to wait to find out.
“I have remained quiet. I haven’t said anything on it but it’s coming. I will be speaking. I have the right people to speak. Wait for it,” she wrote.
While Bravo regularly shakes up the casts to keep the various franchises fresh, NeNe has been a part of the Atlanta cast on and off since the show began.
Though neither the reality star nor franchise has confirmed NeNe’s status, The Inquistr previously reported that the housewife is holding off on signing her contract for the upcoming season because she doesn’t believe she’s being paid what she’s worth.
Reportedly, she also feels as though she isn’t being supported by producers and her fellow co-stars while she is being attacked to make “good TV.”
One insider claimed that NeNe is tired of hearing about the speculation over whether or not she’ll be back.
