Nene Leakes Reportedly Makes $1 Million Per Season Of 'The Real Housewives Of Atlanta'
Nene Leakes is a self-proclaimed "major sh*t talker with a heart of gold." (At least, that's how she describes herself on her Instagram bio.) That's not all that's golden for The Real Housewives of Atlanta star, though. She's amassed a ton of gold in her bank account, too.
The multi-faceted reality star is also an actress and serial entrepreneur. Her many business ventures add up to a seriously impressive net worth.
Nene earned millions on Real Housewives of Atlanta.
She reportedly makes a salary of $1 million each season. Nene was one of the original housewives in 2008. She took a hiatus to focus on other business ventures, but returned in 2017 and cashed in.
And she's appeared on scripted TV, too.
As an actress, she had a role in 13 episodes of the hit show Glee. She also appeared in The New Normal in 2012 and 2013. Her exact salary for both gigs was not disclosed.
Nene even competed on The Celebrity Apprentice.
Yup, she was a contestant on Donald Trump's reality show. NeNe was playing for money for herself because she represented her own charity, The Twisted Hearts Foundation, which focuses on domestic violence issues for women. She quit the show before Donald could say his famous phrase: "You're fired."
She also baked her way to delish paychecks on Cupcake Wars.
The reality TV star showed she knew her way around the kitchen. She worked with—and earned—plenty of dough in the process.
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Oh, and Nene was on Dancing With the Stars Season 18.
Nene and her pro partner, Tony Dovolani, competed for eight weeks on DWTS. According to Variety, every celeb on the show makes $125,000 for the rehearsal period and the first two weeks on air. The most they can take home is $295,000, so her pay was somewhere in-between.
She's guest-hosted her way around the networks.
Nene's guest-hosting is so prolific, it's hard to find a network she hasn't popped on. She guest-hosted Fashion Police, appeared on the fourth hour of the Today, helped with The Chew, and many more.
Not to mention, she launched a fashion line with Home Shopping Network.
Her reasonably-priced HSN line debuted in 2014 with pieces priced from $39.90 to $139.90. The line included knit tank tops, faux-leather jackets, and dressed-up sweatpants to help women look easy, comfortable, and fabulous, Nene told Stylecaster. The clothing was so popular, it sold out within days of the initial launch.
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Plus, Nene cashed in on her comedy.
In 2016, she moved away from the small screen and came to her fans in person, live on stage. Her first comedy tour had many sold-out shows. And, in the beginning of 2019, Nene returned with the Ladies Night Out Comedy Tour. Grammy-nominated comedienne Adele Givens, The View alum Sherri Sheperd, and co-host of The Real Loni Love all joined.
Adding up all those big paychecks and keeping them organized is a job in and of itself. Nene's net worth tallies up to around $14 million, according to CelebrityNetWorth.
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