They say that all things come to an end, and it’s been clear for months now that Cynthia Bailey and NeNe Leakes’ friendship hit a breaking point as the former friends have become bitter enemies during this season of the show. And although Leakes has claimed on several occasions that she’ll never trust or be friends with Bailey again, Bailey is claiming that she’s hopeful she and Leakes can, one day, make peace.
In her latest Bravo blog post, Bailey spoke about Leakes and their recent confrontation on Sunday night’s episode of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” in which the two ladies finally hugged it out and promised to move on after arguing with each other over their falling out.
“YOU HAVE TO GIVE RESPECT TO GET RESPECT. Once I had the opportunity to speak at the dinner table, my only issue was respect, or me feeling the lack thereof. I did not feel like the respect that I had for NeNe and her husband was being reciprocated. She has called my husband out of his name too many times to count, and still continues to do so. Until this day, I have never disrespected her husband. I believe in boundaries, and even in anger certain lines should never be crossed,” said Bailey.
Although Leakes has claimed that Bailey blindsided her by telling the world of their broken friendship during last season’s reunion special, Bailey maintains that Leakes is never receptive to transparent heart to hearts.
“There is an unspoken trust and confidentiality between friends regardless of the state of the relationship. If I felt like I could have called NeNe, and had my feelings and concerns met with an open mind and an open heart, I would have. However, we stopped communicating months before we filmed the reunion; therefore a one-on-one sit down wasn’t an option,” said Bailey.
And her heartfelt confession doesn’t end there. Read why she hopes she and Leakes can finally get on better terms after the cut.
