It was only a few weeks ago that rumors began swirling that NeNe Leakes had briefly walked out on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” reunion taping, and now the rumor has been confirmed as Bravo recently released a preview clip of the reunion, which shows Leakes in an emotional state the likes of which we’ve never seen.
In the preview clip, which is almost a minute and a half long, fans are treated to several juicy storylines from the reunion, including Phaedra Parks reigniting her beef with Kenya Moore, Leakes clashing with Claudia Jordan and Kandi Burruss again, as well as Burruss and Parks breaking up their friendship.
However, at the end of the clip, Dr. Jeff makes another appearance on the show and sits down right next to Leakes as she explains to the cast that “I’m a strong woman. My mother didn’t raise me.” Dr. Jeff replies that he already knew about Leakes’ issues as she listens to him, shaking, with tears in her eyes.
By the time the next scene arrives, Leakes whispers “I can’t,” and walks off set, before being seen crying again and being held up in Dr. Jeff’s arms as she continues to walk away and explains with a broken voice and heart “I can’t talk about … my mom.”
In the next scene, Leakes ends up hugging Porsha Williams and crying as she says “I’m so sorry.” And fans are then left with one final scene of the whole cast hugging as Leakes says “we share a sisterhood.”
Clearly, Dr. Jeff is going to strike a nerve like never before when it comes to Leakes’ past, and fans are going to see Leakes’ tough exterior finally crack and give way to a vulnerable woman who we’ve never seen on camera before.
