NeNe Leakes Wedding Spinoff, 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' Season 6 Star Air Date Announced
Bravo announced the offical broadcast date for Nene Leakes' spinoff show, I Dream of Nene: The Wedding.
The spinoff, which documents the wedding planning as well as her nuptial ceremony with her partner Gregg Leakes, will premiere on Bravo on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 9 p.m. EST/8 Central.
Nene's fans will witness her walk down the aisle in a $50,000 white Baracci dress on her wedding day. The ceremony cost a whopping $1.8 million, and was held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Atlanta on June 22. Gregg slipped a 10-carat diamond band ring onto her finger, next to her 15.2-carat engagement ring. And Judge Mathis, of the Judge Mathis TV show, officiated the nuptial, according to reports.
Preview NeNe's wedding gown and Gregg's tuxedo ahead of the spinoff show here. And view her huge engagement ring and their wedding band photos here.
Nene has been busy filming season 6 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta since she returned from her honeymoon in late June. She confirmed on July 8, via Twitter, that she will return to the show for the upcoming season.
"Back n the A! it's that time again! i start shooting Housewives of Atlanta this week! I'm exhausted thinking abt it," she wrote to her followers on the social media site.
Leakes gained fame as the most outspoken member of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. The show, which has already run for five seasons, documented her split and reconciliation with Gregg.
NeNe and Gregg first met in 1996 and got married for the first time in 1998. But the couple was divorced in 2011 after 13 years of marriage. Together they have a son, Brentt, 14. NeNe also has a son from a previous relationship. Gregg reportedly said that the couple split when "fame got to [NeNe's] head" after he had invested $300,000 in her career during their marriage. Their reconciliation was revealed during season 5 of TRHOA.
