Known for her famous quips — “I don’t try to be like the Joneses; I am the Joneses,” “I didn’t make the rules; I just play by them,” and most prominently “I’m rich, b—-” — reality show sensation NeNe Leakes has managed to carve out a nationally recognized brand in the overcrowded “reality” show genre with her brand of infectious sass, swagger and savvy.
The stripper-turned-TV personality was hardly content living off the fleeting fame and finances from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” Leakes has diversified her portfolio with successful, albeit volatile, appearances on Donald Trump’s “Celebrity Apprentice” as well as recurring roles on television sitcoms. And now Leakes, who is engaged to real estate investor Gregg Leakes, is now on trek to become the first reality show star to master Hollywood and perhaps earn her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (sorry Kim Kardashian).
Let’s take a quick look back at the life of NeNe Leakes.
