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Source:
D.
Adams
/
for
HelloBeautiful
NeNe
Leakes
is
the
latest
celeb
to
grace
the
cover
of
Hello
Beautiful
—
and
the
former
Real
Housewives
of
Atlanta
star
had
a
lot
to
say
about
her
time
on
the
series
and
her
reality
TV
titan
status.
Leakes,
56,
became
an
integral
member
of
the
#RHOA
franchise
when
she
starred
on
the
hit
show
from
Season
1
to
7
and
Seasons
10
to
12
following
a
brief
hiatus.
Known
for
her
witty
clapbacks,
sassy
demeanor
and
unwavering
confidence,
the
Athens,
Georgia,
bred
celeb
quickly
became
a
hit
among
viewers
for
her
ability
to
stir
up
entertaining
drama
on
the
popular
Bravo
series.
Source:
D.
Adams
/
for
HelloBeautiful
During
an
interview
with
Danielle
Young
for
Hello
Beautiful,
Leakes
called
herself
“the
OG”
of
RHOA
but
said
she
doesn’t
think
she
should
be
called
the
“queen”
of
reality
TV.
“I
know
all
the
things
that
I
did
[on
Housewives].
And
I
know
all
of
the
memes
that
are
out
there,”
the
Bravo
alum
said.
“I
know
when
Real
Housewives
started,
I
was
the
OG.
I
was
the
one
that
was
there
pushing
and
making
every
scene,
as
much
as
I
could,
a
great
scene.
I
know
the
work
that
was
put
in
behind
the
scenes
that
the
people
who
are
viewing
the
show,
just
don’t
know.
I
can’t
call
myself
a
queen
[of
the
housewives
and
reality
tv]
but
I
see
why
people
call
me
that
and
I
received
it.”
NeNe
Dished
On
Advocating
For
Black
Women
On
#RHOA,
Says
She
Relates
To
Taraji
P.
Henson’s
Pay
Disparity
Comments
Elsewhere
in
the
cover
story,
NeNe
opened
up
about
advocating
for
Black
women,
much
like
she
did
on
Bravo.
Source:
D.
Adams
/
for
HelloBeautiful
“I
definitely
have
spoken
up
for
Black
women,”
said
NeNe
who
fought
alongside
Kandi
Burrus
for
Porsha
Williams
to
stay
on
#RHOA
when
producers
wanted
to
cut
her
in
season
six.
Young
writes,
“At
the
beginning
of
RHOA,
cast
salaries
were
much
lower
than
one
might
expect,
with
reports
claiming
they
took
home
just
$10,000.
But
NeNe
personally
advocated
for
better
compensation,
eventually
leading
the
stars
to
get
six
figures.
Now,
the
salaries
can
range
anywhere
from
$100,000
to
$1
million,
with
Black
women
reportedly
often
getting
the
short
end
of
the
stick.”
She
also
said
she
agrees
with
Taraji
P.
Henson’s
recent
comments
calling
out
the
pay
disparity
she
experienced
on
the
set
of
the
film
The
Color
Purple.
“I
agree
with
Taraji
P.
Henson.
I
agree,”
NeNe
said.
“People
are
out
here
cheering
for
those
they
actually
should
not
be
cheering
for,
but
you
don’t
know
that
because
you’re
watching
people.”
She
added,
“You
become
a
fan
of
theirs,
but
there
are
a
lot
of
people
that
we
cheer
for
that
we
shouldn’t
be
cheering
for.
They’re
out
here
doing
a
lot
of
bad
things
behind
the
scenes
that
people
just
don’t
get
to
see.
So,
unfortunately,
I
think
there’s
always
been
a
difference
in
pay
with
Hollywood.
And
it’s
always
been
the
Black
woman
[who]
has
always
been
the
lowest
paid.”
But
not
on
NeNe’s
watch!”
NeNe
Spoke
On
The
Pressure
Of
Keeping
Up
With
Reality
TV’s
Demanding
Beauty
Standards
During
her
candid
sit-down
with
Young,
Leakes
revealed
that
she
sometimes
felt
“pressure”
to
“look
beautiful”
at
the
height
of
her
career
in
reality
TV.
Source:
D.
Adams
/
for
HelloBeautiful
The
mother
and
entrepreneur
underwent
a
“professional
mini
BBL”
to
help
her
maintain
her
sexy
and
fine
figure.
She
also
uses
Mounjaro,
a
popular
weight
loss
drug,
to
keep
her
waist
snatched.
“Being
in
the
industry
and
being
a
public
figure,
it’s
definitely
pressure
there
to
look
beautiful,
look
your
best,
stay
small,
look
healthy,
all
of
those
things
and
keep
up
with
the
latest
trends.
I
felt
that
pressure
myself,”
she
admitted.
“You
do
have
to
keep
up.
You
do
have
to
keep
yourself
looking
great.
Now,
I
don’t
have
a
problem
doing
that
because
I’m
one
of
those
girls
who
I
will
be
fighting
to
the
end,
honey!”
Source:
D.
Adams
/
for
HelloBeautiful
On
Plastic
Surgery
Being
A
“Form
Of
Self-Love”
Plastic
surgery
isn’t
a
bad
thing,
according
to
the
Queens,
New
York,
native.
In
fact,
Leakes
believes
going
under
the
knife
can
be
a
form
of
self-love
for
some.
“Beauty
is
in
the
eyes
of
the
beholder
and
plastic
surgery
is
such
a
huge
trend
right
now,
everybody’s
getting
everything
done.
Almost
every
woman
you
meet
these
days
has
had
something,
if
it’s
nothing
but
their
boobs
done,”
the
star
added.
“After
you
give
birth
to
your
children,
I
think
you’re
loving
on
yourself
to
get
your
body
back
to
the
place
it
was
before
you
had
your
baby.
“Even
if
you
gained
a
little
weight,
to
go
to
the
plastic
surgeon
and
fix
something
after
you’ve
lost
that
weight
again
or
to
even
go
to
kickstart
your
weight
loss
journey,
all
of
those
things
is
loving
on
yourself.”
Want
to
hear
more
about
NeNe
Leakes’
incredible
climb
to
reality
TV
stardom?
Read
the
full
cover
story
at
HelloBeautiful
here.