NeNe Leakes muses every off-season about walking away from The Real Housewives of Atlanta, yet always ends up back on board when the show returns. Now we know why. NeNe’s salary for The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 7 has been revealed, and her haul will be a record-breaker for the network. Just how big a haul are we talking about here? Read on … 15 Fabulous NeNe Leakes Quotes 1. NeNe Leakes Is Honest “I’m not gonna stab you in the back. I’m gonna stab you in the chest.” NeNe got a massive pay raise and will be earning a stunning $1.5 million for the upcoming season, making her the highest paid Bravo reality star. Leakes was able to “broker the huge pay increase because she is the most popular housewife of any of the Bravo franchises,” a source confirmed. “Without NeNe, RHOA wouldn’t be the ratings blockbuster that it continues to be. “NeNe made it known she would need a significant raise to [return].” Bravo execs, in the end, “had no choice but to agree to it.” “While some of the other shows including RHONJ and RHONY have endured ratings slumps, Atlanta has never had to endure that,” the source said. NeNe knows she’s a big part of that, and leveraged it. Earlier this year while appearing on Arsenio Hall’s show, Leakes said the pay was “okay” and that she wasn’t sure if it was worth her time anymore. NeNe Leakes: 12 Wacky Faces We Love 1. NeNe: Who, Me? We just can’t get enough of NeNe’s wonderful wacky faces. “You know what, the pay is okay, but I don’t know if it’s worth what you saw on the clip. I began this so many years ago with other girls,” she said. “And I’m the only original that’s left. It has changed a lot,” she said, noting that there was “never the hair pulling and the punching and all that stuff.” “I thought, or at least I think, people would tune in to see The Real Housewives of Atlanta because they would get to see fabulousness, and a good old read.” Leakes, 46, launched a clothing line for HSN, which was a huge success, and has branched out into acting as well, so she knows what her value is. She commanded the raise, and Bravo agreed. Porsha Williams got demoted , meanwhile, in favor of Claudia Jordan, while Demetria McKinney is also on board along with the Season 6 returnees. You can watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta online to catch up on last season, then take a look at what we can expect later this fall in the clip below: The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 7 Preview
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NeNe Leakes Salary Revealed: Real Housewives of Atlanta Star Gets HUGE Raise to Return!
