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FILE - In this Feb 6, 2014, file photo, actress and TV personality NeNe Leakes models an outfit from the 2014 Red Dress Collection in New York. Leakes announced Monday, June 29, 2015, she is moving on from "The Real Housewives of Atlanta." The Bravo channel said that Leakes won't return for the reality show's eighth season this fall. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File) Image Credit: Brad Barket/Invision/AP

NeNe Leakes is moving on from The Real Housewives of Atlanta.

The Bravo channel said Leakes won’t return for the reality show’s eighth season this autumn. She’s been with the series about the lives of women in Atlanta since it began in 2008.

In an Instagram post on Monday, Leakes called the show an “amazing platform”, adding that she’s decided to step out, in her words, “on faith and not fear”.

Andy Cohen, executive producer of the Real Housewives franchise, tweeted that Leakes is a Real Housewives forever and is always welcome back.

The 48-year-old Leakes parlayed her reality TV fame into an appearance on Celebrity Apprentice, roles on shows including Glee and The New Normal, and a fashion collection.