Sunday on Bravo, The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 7 Episode 25 marked the final chapter of a turbulent season for all involved in the ATL. None more so than NeNe Leakes, who broke down and walked off. It was not her beef with Claudia Jordan that caused the meltdown. When Dr. Jeff Gardere returned to rehash what the friend-ter-vention debacle that NeNe organized with him and the other wives, Leakes unraveled. “I knew about your issues of abandonment,” he told the celebrity. “She has been abandoned … your pain is part of your power.” If you watch The Real Housewives of Atlanta online , you know NeNe is one tough cookie. But that cookie crumbled emotionally in this installment. “My mother didn’t raise me … my father never claimed me,” said Leakes. “I have been lied to, cheated on … I have been in an abusive relationship.” The other wives, many of whom have feuded epically with her in recent months, quickly rallied to support their sometime rival in this situation. “I cannot imagine growing up without my mother,” encouraged Cynthia Bailey , whose own beef with her co-star made plenty of news this season. “You are so blessed, you are so talented … you made it.” Added Kenya Moore, probably NeNe’s biggest rival among the cast (which says a lot): “We have a lot more in common than you want to admit.” Despite these kind words, NeNe walked off in tears. View Slideshow: NeNe Leakes: 13 Wacky Faces We Love We never really got the story from her on this surprisingly emotional episode, taped weeks ago but ironically (or fittingly) airing on Mother’s Day. But her husband Gregg explained a bit, telling Andy Cohen: “Her mom had five children when she was young … she couldn’t care for all of them … and she sent her and her brother to be raised by her aunt.” “She’s always wondered why she was the one sent away.” NeNe eventually returned to the set of The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 7 Episode 25, and confessed that this topic is not an easy one. “Maybe I have been misunderstood,” Leakes revealed. “People think I haven’t been through anything in my life. And I don’t talk about some of those things … it’s hard to talk about my mom and dad.” “[I wanted to] leave them in the past. Don’t look back.” One can certainly see where she gets that mentality, and how in her mind, she could only become so successful by compartmentalizing that pain. Pretty deep stuff from a show about fluff, no? Nice to see her open up about it and get real with viewers and herself, even though we don’t wish that sort of turmoil on her or anyone else in life. View Slideshow: Real Housewives: 15 Quotes & Rules For Life
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The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 7 Episode 25 Recap: What Made NeNe Leakes Cry?!
