‘Nene Bald A** Could Never’: Kenya Moore Fans Swoon Over Her Teenage Picture

‘Look at all that Hair’: Kenya Moore Flaunts Thick Mane in Throwback Photo that Leaves Fans Fawning

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” reality star Kenya Moore took fans back down memory lane in a Flashback Friday photo of herself and her little brother. 

“Nope, that’s not @thebrooklyndaly; that’s me and my little brother. I was about 13/14 years old. ❤️❤️,” the “Gone With the Wind Fabulous” Bravo star captioned the photo. 

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” reality star Kenya Moore as a teen with her baby brother Ronnie.
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In the picture, a 13- to 14-year-old Moore is holding her baby brother, Ronnie, while rocking her gorgeous thick mane.

Fans fawned over Moore’s image, seeing as she still sports her long natural hair from time to time on her Instagram page. 

“Look at all that hair!!! Tell them stop playing with you regarding hair. Beautiful.”

“So pretty! YOU ALWAYS HAD HAIR! Nene bald a– could NEVER! 💅🏾.”

“More proof you’ve always had a beautiful crown of hair 😍😍😍.”

“You still look the same! Natural beauty! And your hair!!!!!”

“❤️❤️ All that hair. You’ve always been beautiful.”

“Damn. So your hair was always long 🤩🤩🔥. I’m trying to get that length.” 

Fans backed Moore after the Kenya Moore Hair Care boss was accused of wearing a wig by “RHOA” cast mate Tanya Sam. 

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(From left) Porsha Williams, Tanya Sam, Yovanna Logan, Nene Leakes, Marlo Hampton, Eva Marcille, Kenya Moore, Cynthia Bailey and Kandi Burruss of ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ attend the King And Queen Showcase during Toronto Caribbean Carnival 2019 at Lamport Stadium on Aug. 1, 2019, in Toronto, Canada. (Photo: Isaiah Trickey/FilmMagic)

During a season 12 episode, Sam, Kandi Burruss, Porsha Williams, and Marlo Hampton enjoyed a day at a spa while gossiping about Moore and several topics, including Sam’s fiancé Paul Judge. 

Moore and a fellow housewife Cynthia Bailey met a cookie business owner who claimed that Judge had flirted with her and bought her drinks. Word got back to Sam, who said that’s not technically “cheating.” 

Hampton then told the group of ladies that Moore is “sniffing around; she knows something.” Sam rebutted and said, “Listen, I might have something on her.” 

The ladies burst in a resounding chorus of “oooh!” 

“What does that mean, Ms. Tanya?” Burruss asked Sam. Sam then explained that while in Toronto, Canada, vacationing, Moore left something behind, her supposed wig. 

Williams clapped back at Moore with flashbacks of Moore claiming that her hair is real. “She does brag about her hair being all natural. Yeah! All natural underneath her wigs,” Williams said. 

Sam then pulled a wig out of a white bag, asking Burruss to take it back to Moore, since they’re friends. 

This led to a discussion in the next episode between Moore, Bailey and Sam while they were out for lunch. 

Moore invited Shiana “The Cookie Lady” to the lunch, who then explained the encounter she purportedly had had with Judge.

The Cookie Lady claimed she and Judge had had a conversation in which he said he was single and in real estate. 

Sam listened but didn’t take the claims too seriously. Bailey and housewife Eva Marcille, who was also in attendance, thought Moore was messy by inviting the Cookie Lady. Three of the ladies then left the lunch, leaving Marcille and Sam at the table. 

While no one knows for sure whether Moore wears wigs, one thing for certain, she had a thick mane as a teenager and has the pictures to prove it on her Instagram page. 

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