After the explosive third season premiere last week of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, my girl, the very outspoken NeNe Leakes sat down for a candid interview with EW to talk about the upcoming season, her drama with Dwight, entertainement lawyer Faketra Parks, Kim Zolciak, and what us fans can expect from the rest of the season. Check out some of the highlights below:
On her storylines: You see a lot of ups and downs with me. I am working on my career. I'm working on being an independent woman these days. Besides being an author, I am trying to do talk show hosting bits. You'll see me do an entertainment segment. You'll see my relationships change with the girls throughout the season. I think you'll see a more business NeNe. I've always been very business savvy, but you haven't had the chance to see that side of me. You'll still have the fun, outspoken, loud NeNe — that will never change — but you'll see the business side of me.
On her dynamic with Kim: I think when you say 'NeNe' and 'Kim' in the same sentence, you need to end it with drama and some exclamation points! We will be friendly this season, but we will also have challenges to overcome.
On her dynamic with Shereé: I do talk to Shereé and we are okay, but I think that Shereé and my relationship just is what it is. We will never be friends because of things that we’ve gone through in the past, and I don't know if it's ever come across on television before. It's very hard for me to have something to do with somebody that's not very loyal as a friend. Unfortunately for Shereé and I, we don't view friendships the same way.
On her dynamic with Kandi: What I don't think people know from last season was that I had met Kandi for the first time, and I just didn't know her. I didn't know her mom or anybody! So this season I will get to meet her mom for the first time. We're not like besties. We don't get that close. We're just regular acquaintances, that kind of thing.
On new cast members Cynthia Bailey and Phaedra Parks: I think they will bring an interesting dynamic to the relationships that are already on the show. One of the girls, Cynthia, I talk to her quite regularly. We form a rather nice friendship, so I think you guys will like seeing that. Phaedra is one of the other girls. I don't talk to her very much on the show. She was around, but it's almost like she wasn't around. I don't really think her personality stuck out that much. It was weird for me because Phaedra and I are from the same hometown. I met her back in high school, and so it was really different to see her come on the show. It was just odd to me. My opinion is, maybe they could have found two other castmates that were really exciting.
On her brewing fight with gay BFF Dwight: I've heard we were having World War III! I think a lot of that is rumors, but our relationship does take a turn, I will say that. But it's not as bad as I've heard in the media, like we had a fist-fight or something. Like, I'm way too ladylike and way too fabulous, even if I have on jeans, so I'm not doing a fist-fight. Me? Now, I will get up in your face and let you have it verbally, but when you start talking about touching one another, that's a whole different story. First of all, I would snatch Dwight a new ass if he even touched me, so that has not happened.
On her mindset going into the season: Going into each season is scary to me because, first of all, we're curious to see what they've done in the editing room. Then I'm curious to see what the viewers are going to think. I'm always scared. I usually watch it with one eye open and one eye closed.
I agree with NeNe's views on Phaedra. I think she's a phony uptight bitch, and I pity that newborn of her's. She doesn't fit into the dynamic of the show, and so far from the two episodes I've seen, she brings nothing to the table. We'll see ho she fits in with the ladies as the season progresses, but personally I feel this should be her first and last season on the show. Check out the season premiere which features the infamous explosive confrontation between Dwight and NeNe below in case youm issed it. The Real Housewives of Atlanta airs every Monday night at 9pm on Bravo:
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