NeNe Leakes or Linnethia Monique “NeNe” Leakes is also known as Linnethia Monique Johnson, an American who is a famous television personality. She is also an actress, presenter, author, fashion designer, and entrepreneur from Queens, US. She has been active in her career since 2008.
She is quite known for being the cast of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, which was an American reality television show. She participated in the reality show in 2008. At present, she is the main actor in the series. Before starting a career as an actor she played the role of a stripper in The Fighting Temptation movie, released in the year 2003.
She was seen in many reality shows as well as movies, such as The Amandas, The Price Is Right, Uncle Drew, Celebrity Apprentice 4, and many more. Other than being a television personality, NeNe has her own online clothing store, being a professional fashion designer.
NeNe Leakes Wiki/Biography
Born on 13th December 1967, Linnethia Monique Johnson is 54 years old as of 2021. She was born in Queens, New York City, United States. Due to their poor financial situation, she went to live with her aunt in Athens, Georgia. She is an American by nationality, with mixed ethnicity, and follows the Christian religion.
NeNe Leakes graduated from Clarke Central High School in Athens. Then, she took forward her studies and enrolled for two years at Morris Brown College in Atlanta.
At present, Leakes resides in a suburb of Atlanta, called Duluth, Georgia, which is a lavish villa. She also has a house on rent in Hollywood Hills West, Los Angeles, United States.
Family, Boyfriend & Relationship
Linnethia Monique Johnson’s father’s name was Mr. Johnson, who was a serviceman and her mother’s name was Mrs. Johnson, who was a homemaker.
NeNe Leakes has four siblings, and when she was young, she was sent to live with an aunt, along with one of her brothers, in Athens, Georgia. While her other three siblings stayed with her mother. Her mother was unable to take care of all five children.
NeNe married Gregg Leakes, who was a famous businessman in 1997, after dating for two years. Together they have a son named Brentt Leakes, born on 22nd February, in 1999. NeNe also has a son named Bryson Rashard Bryant from an affair in 1989. However, the name of Bryson’s father is not disclosed.
NeNe Leakes’ marital status at present is married. She married Gregg Leakes. But, got separated in 2010, A divorce case was filed on April 29, 2010, which took time till the final separation on September 29, 2011.
In January 2013, NeNe and Gregg Leakes reunited. They again got engaged, at the InterContinental Buckhead Hotel in Atlanta, and made an official announcement.
