NeNe Leakes Says She Should Be On Kim Kardashian's Level

NeNe Leakes is taking a second to dish on a few of her fellow actuality stars, and she or he says she must be simply as large — “if not bigger” — than Kim Kardashian.

Furthermore, NeNe thinks the community “pushed” Kim to achieve success whereas leaving her excessive and dry.

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NeNe Says Higher-Ups “Pushed” Kim Kardashian “To The Front”

NeNe spoke on the topic throughout half two of her sit-down on Reality With The King, which premiered on Tuesday (Aug. 1).

Host Carlos King acquired it poppin’ when, about midway by the podcast episode, he requested, “Do you think you should be bigger than Kim Kardashian?”

NeNe replied within the affirmative and dove into their particular person actuality TV careers. The inaugural seasons of The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Keeping Up With The Kardashians premiered about one yr aside on Bravo and E!, respectively– each are owned by NBCUniversal.

Specifically, NeNe Leakes felt the community “opened up every door” for Kim Kardashian whereas leaving her out to dry.

“I feel like they pushed Kim, and they didn’t push me. … They opened up every door and every opportunity for her.”

She didn’t cease there, as NeNe outright declared, “They pushed Kim to the front and pushed me to the back, and I don’t think that was by chance. I think that was the way they wanted it to be.”

Further elaborating, Leakes prompt that higher-ups have been extra involved about Kim’s success than hers.

“I just think that they made her more successful. And she was able to get opportunities and walk through doors that they just did not want me to walk through.”

We ought to add that Carlos later agreed with NeNe’s sentiment about deserving to be “bigger than Kim Kardashian.”

“I do agree with you. I think that, if not bigger, you should be on the same level as Kim Kardashian.”

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NeNe Leakes Slams Robyn & Gizelle Before Giving Claudia Jordan Her Flowers

Aside from NeNe and Carlos remarking that she deserves to be simply as large of a star as Kim Kardashian, Leakes additionally threw shade at a few of her “starless” contemporaries.

Specifically, she performed a recreation the place she needed to rank different Bravolebrities’ star energy, and she or he began by instantly calling Real Housewives of Potomac OGs Gizelle Bryant and Robyn Dixon “starless.”

When it got here to Kenya Moore, although, NeNe stated she was “in between.” She felt equally about Porsha Williams, declaring she “has star potential.”

As for Phaedra Parks, NeNe stated she’s extra of an “entrepreneurial star” than somebody constructed for tv. She additionally referred to as Kandi Burruss Tucker — the longest-running Housewife — a “supporting star.”

In a blast from the previous, Carlos additionally requested NeNe for her opinion on her “Puerto Readco” foe, Claudia Jordan. After throwing some shade, NeNe surprisingly gave the one-season marvel her flowers by proclaiming, “I would have to say that she was probably my #1 battle.”

“She was definitely right up there to battle with. I don’t think there’s not been one other girl that could probably battle the way she did. Because I took her through it, and I feel like she took me through it.”

Humorously, Leakes recalled pulling insults “out from under [her] wig” throughout her well-known spat with Jordan.

“Claudia was really going toe-to-toe with me, and I will give her that every single time. … You stood up, hunni. Because the reads were coming — I was pulling them out from under my wig.”

NeNe wrapped up by noting, “Claudia definitely stood up. She wasn’t afraid.”

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