Nene Leakes Net Worth

What is Nene Leakes Net Worth? NeNe Leakes is an American actress, talk show host, author, and television personality, who has an estimated net worth of $15 million in 2016. Her annual salary was reported to be $2 million and she has endorsed some products in which she earns millions of dollars every year. She is famous as an actress, producer, philanthropist and costume designer. She rose to fame as one of the main cast members of the reality television series, The Real Housewives of Atlanta from 2010 to 2015 and currently appears on the same show since 2016.

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Early Life & Career

Born in Georgia, Linnethia NenePearlinaLeakes began her career as a model before moving to TV. After trying (and failing) to make it in Hollywood, she returned to Atlanta and joined cast of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta in 2008. Since then, she has become a celebrity on both RHOA and outside of it. In addition to multiple spin-off shows and other TV appearances, Nene has acted in several movies including Couples Retreat with Vince Vaughn & Jon Favreau.

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Earning from Television

Being a cast member on a major television show can earn you millions of dollars, even in your 20s and 30s. The bulk of these stars are pulling in six-figure salaries each year. A recent case study conducted by Variety found that 14 percent of reality and drama television stars in their 20s earned $10,000 per episode or more. The following examples illustrate some celebrities who have built successful careers around entertainment: Kylie Jenner (Keeping Up with the Kardashians) Kim Kardashian (Keeping Up with the Kardashians), Paris Hilton (The Simple Life), Mike The Situation Sorrentino (Jersey Shore), Snooki Polizzi (Jersey Shore).

Earnings from Reality Shows

In addition to her salary as a cast member of Real Housewives of Atlanta, Leakes reportedly earned $3 million in 2017 from filming season 10 of RHOA, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Between season 10 and 11 she should easily earn at least $5 million. Season 11 began airing in April 2018, so it’s too early to tell what her earnings will be for that year. But between season 10 and 11, according to Celebrity Net Worth, she likely earned around $4 million combined—so you can expect her earnings for 2019 to be somewhere near that range. That brings her total earnings for 2021 to about $19 million.

Earnings from Acting Projects

According to Celebrity Net Worth, NeNe Leakes is worth an estimated $12 million. That’s a far cry from her younger days of starring on her own reality TV show and then starring as a main cast member on another Bravo series, The Real Housewives of Atlanta. In fact, some sources say that she’s only worth about $6 million in 2018. It’s not clear exactly what she has in income from acting projects and from TV shows like Glee, but we do know that she has three restaurants in Georgia with business partner Todd Tucker—two of which (The Old Lady Gang and The Old Lady Gang) are franchise locations.

Earnings From Music Projects

Having a successful music career is not an easy task. It takes many years of hard work and dedication to make it in Hollywood. Nene has been working for about 25 years in entertainment industry, but she hasn’t even signed a multi-million dollar deal yet. During her short music career, she made money from several projects like writing songs, releasing albums and singles and performing them on stage at different events. She also gave voice over for some films which brought huge money to her pockets.

Earning from Brand Endorsements

As a household name, she has already become a face and ambassador for a number of brands, making her not only well-known but also popular in terms of endorsement deals. Whether it’s home decor or clothes and accessories, you can bet that if Nene has got it, she flaunts it on Instagram—and she gets paid for it too. After all, who doesn’t want to be associated with someone who exudes glamour and elegance? With more than 2 million followers on her Instagram account (@nene leakes), anyone would want to do business with an influencer as charismatic as her.

Other Endeavors and Investments

I would probably venture to say that most celebrities and athletes are a bit crafty when it comes to investing their money. We have been reporting about Kim Kardashian West and her endless ventures into everything from fashion, beauty, motherhood, etc. Keeping in mind that she used to be on TV and even won an Emmy back in 2011 for her reality show Keeping Up With The Kardashians, which further cements my thoughts that everyone’s got a hustle! She has also been known to take up some fun things like playing poker. Nene Leakes has become quite successful with her many ventures since being apart of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Atlanta series.