NeNe Leakes saying goodbye to ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’

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.