I’m coming out with a wine… I’m actually a restaurateur. I have Famous Famiglia Pizzeria that has opened up in the Sacramento airport. I’m also working with my business partner on opening up the Linnethia Lounge. – NeNe Leakes
Being on ‘Glee’ was amazing. I remember my first day on set, my first day I arrived to the set I was in my trailer and all of the actors came and banged on my door – Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera. They all welcomed me with open arms, so it was a great experience. It felt like family, and I miss them a lot over there. – NeNe Leakes
One thing to avoid is trendy stuff, though – you gotta go timeless. Even if you want a little luxury in your life and you want to splurge on a Gucci bag, pick a great black one you can wear all the time. – NeNe Leakes
I don’t have anything to hide. And for the record, I am not against plastic surgery. I believe that any woman that wants to do anything or fix anything that bothers her – if she’s doing it for herself – I’m all for it. – NeNe Leakes
I’m just not into trying to convince people like me. I always say to myself, ‘It is what it is.’ I walk into a situation knowing that people are either going to love me or they’re not, and that’s OK. I’m just going to be me. You can’t be everything to everyone. – NeNe Leakes
I’ve heard that I’ve gotten a lighter complexion, as if I’ve bleached my skin. I think that is so stupid and ludicrous. For those who want to bleach their skin, that’s fine. I just didn’t bleach mine. I’m a black woman. I don’t want to be anything but a black woman. – NeNe Leakes
I am obsessed with trash TV. I watch all reality shows. I watch all the ‘Housewives.’ I am a huge fan of ‘New Jersey.’ – NeNe Leakes
I hope to stay on ‘Glee,’ I hope to still be a ‘Housewife’ and I hope to do ‘The New Normal.’ I just want to do it all! Why not? I’m only going to be young for a little while longer. – NeNe Leakes
Let me get you to understand I don’t bully anybody. I stand up for what I believe in and I’m very honest and I always tell the truth. I’m not a liar, I’m not manipulative and I don’t stab you in your back because I will stab you in your chest. – NeNe Leakes
I’m coming out with my line of shoes and my very first shoe is called ‘The Nethia.’ How we came up with the name is that my legal name is Linnethia and we shortened it. – NeNe Leakes
I’m not a real makeup girl – you see me in lots of makeup on ‘Housewives,’ but I’m really all about skin. Take it from me: Wash, moisturize, and never neglect the neck. – NeNe Leakes
Not only did I come out as a reality star that was very boisterous and vivacious and outspoken and all those things. I flipped that into money and respect. And a lot of people can’t do that. – NeNe Leakes
I love talk shows and hosting. I would want to do something like that. I’m not sure I would want to be a reality star continuously. – NeNe Leakes
When you watch these reality shows, the person that is hated on the most is usually the one that gets the most shine. – NeNe Leakes
I’m a big potato chip girl. I don’t like chocolate and cakes and all that, but I have to have my potato chips. I’ve got bags in the back of my car right now! But I never beat myself up about it, because, look: You can’t give up every damn thing. You need something in your life that you like just because you like it! – NeNe Leakes
In my real life, both my bosses are gay. On the ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta,’ Andy Cohen is gay, everybody at Bravo is gay – we call them the gay mafia. Over at ‘Glee’ and ‘The New Normal,’ my boss Ryan Murphy is gay. On the show, my boss, played by Andrew Reynolds, is gay in real life. I’m surrounded by all my gay bosses. – NeNe Leakes
I am here now, because I am supposed to be here. And I guess when it is my time to cross over there, I will be over there. I am not religious, but I am spiritual, honey. My day is coming! – NeNe Leakes
Most of the time my own family feels like I don’t need anything, I’m tough as nails and I don’t have any feelings about anything. They really think that I’m this super tough person. I have a tough exterior, but I get upset. I have feelings and all those things. I wear my heart on my sleeve. – NeNe Leakes
I feel like I’ve come off as an outspoken woman. Sometimes I think I’ve come off as confrontational. But I feel like it’s been pretty fair. Those are parts of me. – NeNe Leakes
I love becoming a character outside of who I am. Even when I was a little girl, I loved make believe, so I like it. – NeNe Leakes
I’m just a real person and I tell it like it is. I don’t have a lot of secrets, which has been a fault of mine. – NeNe Leakes
I think that everyone is saying all kinds of things about ‘rich.’ Not only am I rich from doing some of things I’ve been able to do, but I’m rich in spirit. I’m rich in health. I’m rich in every way possible. – NeNe Leakes