Nene Leakes Throws Shade at Axed RHOA Cast Members Kenya Moore and Shereé Whitfield, Says Show Is Now ‘More Positive’

Nene Leakes is giving the inside scoop on the relationships on the newest season of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” and she’s also throwing some shade at cast members past.

When chatting about the new season on E!’s “Daily Pop” Wednesday, Nov. 7, Leakes agreed that the ladies are in a better place this season than before.

“Well, I think the show has taken a more positive turn since everybody that’s not on it — for those who are not here — that’s why it’s in a positive [place],” she said, shading her foe Kim Zolciak-BiermannKenya Moore and Shereé Whitfield. “It’s several of them that aren’t here and so I think that the show is in a great place. It’s all about sisterhood. We’re all in different places.”

There are lots of new beginnings happening on the show this season including Porsha Williams’ engagement and pregnancyCynthia Bailey’s blossoming romance, Eva Marcille‘s wedding and Kandi Burruss opening a second location of her Old Lady Gang restaurant. And, Leakes herself is sorting through her husband Gregg Leakes’ colon cancer diagnosis.

“We all rally around each other… we have highs and lows,” Nene adds. “We still have our drama but at the end of the day, the things that we are going through is bigger than the drama.”

Meanwhile, fans have been weighing in on the shade Nene threw at her former cast members.

“She think she slick Kenya is not on the show ”

“Nene vs Kenya. Kenya just had a baby and is paying her dust. That doesn’t stop Ms. ‘we have a sisterhood’ from throwing unnecessary shade.🙄”

“‘I think the show has taken a more positive turn since everyone whose not HERE’ 😂🤣‼️✔️✔️✔️”

“Kenya is not on the show nene so shady.”

“Only got something out the last clip! That ho stay pressed about Kenya. Bitter ass.”

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