Bravo in talks to do spin-off shows for Kim Zolciak and NeNe Leakes
CREDIT: Bravo/Wilford Harewood
Bravo is in talks with Kim Zolciak and NeNe Leakes to do spin-off shows, according to two sources who are familiar with the negotiations but not authorized to talk about them.
Kim’s show would be about her life with Falcons defensive end Kroy Biermann and her new baby, due soon.
NeNe’s show would be about her efforts to break into Hollywood after moving to Los Angeles later this year.
But if these two shows are to come to fruition, Bravo would also like to keep at least one on the “Real Housewives” show. Kim and NeNe are arguably the most prominent stars on the cast after three seasons.
The problem: their last blow-up season three makes it clear the two no longer trust each other, much less like each other. This dynamic must be creating challenges for Bravo producers shooting season four since they want to maximize interaction among the six cast members while Kim and NeNe probably want to spent as little time face to face as possible.
Production for season four of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” started earlier this month, including a baby shower for Kim.
At least one new cast member is being considered, just in case Kim and/or NeNe leave the show for good. Bethenny Frankel of “Real Housewives of New York” fame left that show and was able to parlay her fame and brand into her own Bravo show “Bethenny Ever After.”
There are signs Bravo has reached a “Housewives” saturation point with seven renditions so far: Orange County, Beverly Hills, New York, New Jersey, Miami, Atlanta and D.C. Bravo’s boss Andy Cohen has said no more new “Housewives’ franchises for now but he has not precluded spin offs. Recently, “The Real Housewives of D.C.’ became the first franchise to be canceled. “Miami” recently debuted but did only moderately well.
Right now, Atlanta is the most popular of them all, averaging close to four million viewers per week per new episode.
NeNe is currently riding on a wave of publicity due to her stint on NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice.” Her big blow-up with Star Jones this Sunday has been featured heavily in promotions.
She is also going to do commentary Friday morning with Perez Hilton for WE-TV on the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
A Bravo spokeswoman has not responded to an email today.
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By Rodney Ho, rho@ajc.com, AJCRadioTV blog
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137 comments Add your comment
seattle2015
May 1st, 2011
6:20 am
Atlanta = DETROIT DOWN SOUTH..very similar and have you been to Detroit lately??nene makes it look even more so like that…GHETTO..Atlanta also starting to look rundown and blighted like Detroit..same problems with crime(high)same problems with schools(poor) and school board..same problem with jobs(none ) same problem with politicians(do nothing know nothing corrupt)..lord help me to sell my house in 2015 so i can get out before i,m stuck here with these ghetto negroes and high crime..and i can move to a well ran beautiful city with a exciting vibrant downtown(Seattle)..Detroit of the south is Atlanta…get out now folks or be stuck here
yeti
May 1st, 2011
7:04 am
I like Kim. I can’t wait to see his show!!!!
‘Housewives’ Spin-Offs For NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak? | Celebrity Gossip & News Updates
May 1st, 2011
1:58 pm
[...] The women of The Real Housewives of Atlanta are busy filming season 4, which so far has included a baby shower for Kim Zolciak. Meanwhile, the show’s two biggest stars — arch enemies NeNe Leakes and Zolciak — are in talks to headline their own spin-off series on Bravo, sources tell The Atlanta Journal Constitution. [...]
WTF?
May 1st, 2011
5:20 pm
The names of the new shows will be called Chicken Head and Big Mouthosaurus. The titles are interchangeable for each show and that’s what gives it the WOW factor… NOT!!!!
Stone
May 1st, 2011
9:36 pm
Seattle 2015: I agree with you 100%. Seattle looks mighty good!!
KC
May 2nd, 2011
1:31 am
Would never watch either show. I am a huge fan of the housewife shows, with the exception of Atlanta. Finally tuned out because I could not stand listening to NeNe shouting and swearing at everyone, and Kim…let’s just say there must be a better way to relax after a long day than watching either of these two screaming and swearing (four letter words at each other). RHONJ …finally hit the off button, as I couldn’t stand listening to Theresa screaming and swearing all the time either! What is it about these shows that takes women and turns them into someone like that??????????
2nd Cup
May 2nd, 2011
1:58 am
I have no use for a bunch of affluent narcissists.
Callie
May 2nd, 2011
8:51 am
I would not watch either of the shows. I am a big Housewives fan, but these two women are not on my list of favorites. NeNe is just too loud and ignorant. I can’t stand the sight of her. I do admire her for working hard and how she deals with her issues, especially her son and Greg. She is no nonsence. She just needs to tone it down and stop being so loud and confrontational. Kim is just useless and I don’t see why Bravo would want to pay her for her behavior. All Kim is isa highly paid prostitute.
storres
May 2nd, 2011
9:24 am
Are you kidding me???? Isn’t there enough ghetto/white trash shows on tv. Who needs to learn how to be rude, loud, and straight up ghetto. Another way to dumb down America. No wonder other countries think we are weak. The Government loves this. Keep them entertained so they don’t realize what they are doing in D.C.
‘Housewives’ Spin-Offs For NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak? | sdewtgsdg
May 2nd, 2011
11:12 am
[...] The women of The Real Housewives of Atlanta are busy filming season 4, which so far has included a baby shower for Kim Zolciak. Meanwhile, the show’s two biggest stars — arch enemies NeNe Leakes and Zolciak — are in talks to headline their own spin-off series on Bravo, sources tell The Atlanta Journal Constitution. [...]
sea
May 2nd, 2011
11:57 am
Geez, can Bravo find some positive women without drama to put on their network. I guess not. Kim and Nene are not what I have in mind for positive. One is a goldigger and the other is a loud-mouth cow, un-educated shemale.
carlaroqs
May 2nd, 2011
11:59 am
outspoken 1– you have me rotflmcbo! love it
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May 2nd, 2011
1:01 pm
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Terry Powell-Bivens
May 2nd, 2011
1:55 pm
NeNe is a bully, a wannabee and clearly jealous of Kim, LaToya for their looks and Star for her educated mind. She’s so opionated because she knows she’s not cute, pretty, sexy or smart. She needs to be quiet and hang with the friend that got paid for having the married man’s babies. NeNe you looked like a fool AGAIN on the Celebrity Apprentice 5/1/2011. The same idiot you made of yourself with Kim on the tour bus!
gmailcitizen
May 2nd, 2011
1:55 pm
Oh, LORD PULEEEEZE don’t do anything else to make NeNe’s head any bigger than it already is….we already have a blue dinosaur that’s annoying as hell….
phrebug1
May 2nd, 2011
1:58 pm
Please let the 15 minutes on her so called fame be up soon!!
carlaroqs
May 2nd, 2011
2:04 pm
ummmm, terry? you do realize that this is not the blog on celebrity apprentice, right? that one is on the NEXT page over…. latoya and star do not have anything to do with this article. do not get me wrong, i am not truly calling you out–many of the comments here are neither here nor there, but ummmmmmmmm– no! this is not ca. what????
phrebug1
May 2nd, 2011
2:05 pm
You notice how NeNe interrupts and overtalks another person so they can’t get their point told. This is a bully! You would think with her being that large and fugly she would be quieter and more obscure. (NeNe look that word up “ghetto girl”!
phrebug1
May 2nd, 2011
2:09 pm
carlaroqs, I thought this was Rodney Ho’s column, not Carla ho’s! Now call me out!!
carlaroqs
May 2nd, 2011
2:34 pm
phre – i cannot. it IS hi. and fortunately, i have never been a ‘ho’ in my life…
carlaroqs
May 2nd, 2011
2:34 pm
oops, …it IS his…
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May 3rd, 2011
5:15 am
[...] The women of The Real Housewives of Atlanta are busy filming season 4, which so far has included a baby shower for Kim Zolciak. Meanwhile, the show’s two biggest stars — arch enemies NeNe Leakes and Zolciak — are in talks to headline their own spin-off series on Bravo, sources tell The Atlanta Journal Constitution. [...]
Kaz
May 4th, 2011
10:54 am
NeNe’s would be hilarious and fun would definately watch NeNe’s, Kims never.
Lavon Hinton
May 4th, 2011
4:37 pm
Nene is a bully, and is a disgrace to not just black women, but all women. I will not watch any show that she is apart of. She should be booted off TV forever.
Buckhead
May 4th, 2011
7:53 pm
Nene is trash and I feel sorry for her family now knowing how bullied they must have been over the years.
I can’t even support her charity if they associated with such mean violet bullying which aggressively promotes violence.
There is no way she can explain or rationalize her true evil character.
You want to humble her take away the attention and quit watching and following her.
She thinks because she is a thug in a dress and the voice of a bull horn that makes her right.
She has ruined TV shows that I enjoyed before her and now I won’t watch again even a local news channel.
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May 4th, 2011
9:43 pm
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May 4th, 2011
10:21 pm
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May 5th, 2011
12:02 am
[...] of Atlanta’ stars NeNe Leakes and Kim Zolciak might be in talks for their own shows, states the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Now it is being rumored that conversations are going on but no one is able to talk about it right [...]
tish.o
May 5th, 2011
12:41 pm
I wouldn’t watch NeNe, I won’t watch Kim at all, she such a low life. I can only take NeNe in small doses, But Kim, not at all, she’ll soon find herself man hunting again……
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May 5th, 2011
6:08 pm
[...] An Atlanta Blog who has said to have insider information may have scooped or obtained rumors that Kim Zolciak and NeNe Leaks are in talks with Bravo for their own individual reality shows ala Bethenny Frankel. Fact or fiction? Only time will tell. Here are some of the excerpts: Bravo is in talks with Kim Zolciak and NeNe Leakes to do spin-off shows, according to two sources who are familiar with the negotiations but not authorized to talk about them. [...]
Texas2609
May 7th, 2011
7:59 pm
Please no NeNe and Kim. You are sending the wrong message promoting these two women
Julie
May 8th, 2011
9:39 pm
First off i wouldn’t watch a spin-off with Kim , because she is not funny nor a lady with class, and iam not supporting Kim. As far as NeNe hell NO to The NO !!! If you can go on a show like the housewifes and make it racial you got problems ,Also if you can go on apprentice and act like an animal and expect even Donald Trump to be happy your wrong he was PISSED AT YOUR ACTIONS , SO TO HAVE A SPIN -OFF ON YOU NENE IS NOT WORTH BRAVO’S TIME, MONEY, !! YOU PROVED YOUR ACTION ON A SHOW THAT PLAY’S TO WIN FOR CHARITY AND WHAT DID YOU DO WALK AND DIDNT EVEN CALL ANYONE YOU LEFT DISGRACEFUL !!!!!!! TO BRAVO DONT WASTE YOUR TIME NOR MONEY ON BOTH PLEASE !!!!!!!!
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May 9th, 2011
1:02 am
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ella
May 9th, 2011
9:10 am
i will watch them both they are entertaining and fun go bravo
linda
May 11th, 2011
7:35 pm
Please, please, please, no NeNe Leaks. I watched her on the Apprentice to kinda give her another chance, but like I told my husband who had no idea who she is, she is a BITCH. A real one. I couldn’t figure why Trump would even put her on his program, (except he likes bitches), they give him great free advertisement and he did get what he wanted. But Sorry BRAVO if you give NeNe her own show, I can deal with Kim, but not Nene, I am sorry but you will have lost a viewer. Alot of housewives wrote you about the Housewives of DC and how we didn’t like Michaele Salahi being on the program. Well you either didn’t listen or you just didn’t care because you put them on anyway, and the ratings for the program were awful. THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. Bravo needs to stop treating them like they are stars they are not, Kim can not sing, and NeNe can not act like a lady.
Joyce
May 14th, 2011
6:54 pm
Nene, how tall are you ? In the group shot of apprentice you seemed to tower over the others…. anyone know the answer?
lency
May 17th, 2011
11:00 am
NeNe has no class and is a bully. She thinks just because she is “keeping it real” doesnt mean she has to be loud and classless to get her point across.