Celebrity Apprentice co-star was afraid of NeNe Leakes
Niki Taylor signed an autograph for Sam Keith Jr. during her visit to Atlanta. Keith, of Raleigh, Ga., in the greater Warm Springs metro area, gave her a boiled peanut.
Supermodel Niki Taylor said she was sort of afraid of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast member NeNe Leakes when the two met during the filming of “Celebrity Apprentice.”
“She came on a little bit strong,” said Taylor, who stopped by the Atlanta Expo Center representing the Reader’s Digest “We Hear You America” campaign, which is making stops all across the nation, handing out prizes and stoking hometown pride (details: wehearyouamerica.readersdigest.com).
The NBC reality show begins at 9 p.m. March 6. Seeking Donald Trump’s approval along with Leakes and Taylor will be Gary Busey, Meat Loaf, La Toya Jackson, Mark McGrath, David Cassidy, Richard Hatch, Marlee Matlin, Dionne Warwick, Jose Canseco, Star Jones, Lisa Rinna, Lil Jon, John Rich and Hope Dworaczyk.
“I had a lot of fun doing it,” said Taylor, who said her fears of Leakes quickly subsided.
“There’s a very sweet side to NeNe,” she said. “She works hard. She brings it.”
Leakes, who did a short stint with WXIA as a celebrity interviewer last summer, has hinted that she might be ready to part ways with Bravo and try her hand at something else.
“I told her she needs her own show,” Taylor said.
We’re guessing Leakes might agree.
- Jennifer Brett/The Buzz/jbrett@ajc.com
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Get It Right
February 1st, 2011
11:07 am
Enter your comments here
Ooooh
February 1st, 2011
11:08 am
@Comedown, just checking yours, everyone else seems to have at least a second grade education . . .
atlantaphotog
February 1st, 2011
11:08 am
I think the only really weird thing about NeNe is how she obsesses over that Kim chick ALL-THE-TIME. And I mean allllllllllllll the time, every time she’s in front of a camera. Any camera. It’s like, “Wow – stalk much??”.
ThankGoodness
February 1st, 2011
11:09 am
At least there arent any OVERT racial comments on the message boards on a story of the RHOA/NeNe today….i cant believe it. People are actually civil and that makes ME happy….lol
itamazesme
February 1st, 2011
11:09 am
@Julie – NeNe is a thug? yes, she looks intimidating and probably can be ( i think alot of it is acting, no matter how horrible). She is loud and I would even give it ghetto, but a thug? That term like race card is used to frequently. Look up the definition of thug and let me know how NENE fits into that category.
Comedown.
February 1st, 2011
11:10 am
@Ooooh in the booty,if that irritate you i can keep it going.
Arod
February 1st, 2011
11:10 am
it really amazes me that people can honestly formulate an opinion about the ATL based on this show. all blcck people cannot be judged on what a few do or has done wrong. all white people cannot be judged on what a few do or has done wrong. LET A PERSON DO THEIR OWN THING. WHETHER YOU, I OR ANYONE ELSE AGREE WITH IT AT THE END OF THE DAY THEY HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT…NO ONE ELSE….WOW
django
February 1st, 2011
11:10 am
If they represent the ‘Upper’ class ill stay with my hood people..at least theyre not showin out on TV every week…This Nene chick is as country and gully as all get out…you can put a pig in a skirt its still a pig honey..though we oughta thank you for proving once again that money definitly doesnt buy class!
ThankGoodness
February 1st, 2011
11:11 am
….oh by the way…”i was afraid of the big african” is a common insult…Taylor should apologize
Arod
February 1st, 2011
11:11 am
black…to avoid the grammaticallly correct monster
itamazesme
February 1st, 2011
11:11 am
@johnny – I wouldn’t know since I am not one but because of the definition of the N word – you fit it perfectly – so please let me know how the truth feels.
I love cyber sissies – the wonderful word of being anonymous to be able to say what you want knowing you wouldn’t face to face too funny.
Ooooh
February 1st, 2011
11:12 am
@ThankGoodness, I could care less what color NeNe is, she represents Atlanta horribly as do most of the cast of RHoA. . .
@Comedown . . . gotta go earn those $$$
MLK
February 1st, 2011
11:12 am
Seriously, people… I’m peewee, dillweed, MLK, and Lazy Eye. I started a fake racial discussion to prove a point. OOOOH gave me props for playing one role when I’m all the characters… seriously, stop talking about race and feel stupid because I just manipulated you all.
Chick doesn look like Biggie though, right? Am I the only one who sees this?
itamazesme
February 1st, 2011
11:15 am
@ooooh – please clarify for me. Are you saying my comment towards him was inappropriate or that the comment johnny made was inappropriate? I am not sure what you meant.
I will clarify that what I meant was that johnny was in no way slick in what he was trying to say. There are some that do know what NWA means.
Ooooh
February 1st, 2011
11:18 am
@itamazesme, @Johnny’s comment was inappropriate . . .!!!
venice ellis
February 1st, 2011
11:20 am
Enter your comments here
dillweed
February 1st, 2011
11:21 am
For my next trick… what do people think about Michael Vick and Ben Rothlisberger? Did they receive the same treatment from the media? How about Kim Z – is she a beneficiary of affirmative action on this show or what?
hotlanta
February 1st, 2011
11:22 am
It’s funny how white folks are acting if they are sooo afraid of black people but if they want to have sex with us or if we had Oprah money all of that will change because then we can do something for them. Stop the madness please. I am afraid of white folks when they come around me with all of those piercing/tatooes all ove their body with that wild hair. I am more afraid of white folks in 3 piece auits because they are out to take alllllllllllllllllll of my money and I fear that they are the modern day Klan.
Ooooh
February 1st, 2011
11:23 am
@Arod, you bored? Go back to the batting cage . . . yours was a typo not that you simply cannot write . . .
Chelle
February 1st, 2011
11:23 am
Why does it always have to about RACE…people comment on the show and you say you don’t watch it. You must do because of the facts about you tend to comment on…Stop pulling out the race card…You should be concerned about your SOUL AND WHERE YOU’LL LIVE AFTER YOU DIE
Comedown.
February 1st, 2011
11:24 am
Ok Ooooh,just having fun.Sorry for anything i said that was inappropriate, serious.LOLOL that was funny!
dillweed
February 1st, 2011
11:24 am
Nice! Bring up religion! I should have thought of that… Can Jews go to Christian heaven?
Real Life
February 1st, 2011
11:26 am
NeNe is still on TV because the producers want to play off the angry black woman angle. I have yet to see anything positive about this woman. She is a lifelong drama queen, grow up NeNe! As a black father, I seriously doubt any man of any race would like for his daughter to emulate or grow up to be like her in anyway! She has no class & cannot carry on an intelligent conversation with anyone.
ThankGoodness
February 1st, 2011
11:27 am
@ooooh, i agree bad behavior is bad behavior…too many people choose to focus on the person’s RACE as opposed to their Character….they represent THEMSELVES ONLY…not an entire race…that is, unless the person came in with that bias/prejudice in the first place and was looking for valadation of their bigotry
Comedown.
February 1st, 2011
11:27 am
Ms Brett,you have started a race war indeed.
really?
February 1st, 2011
11:30 am
In my personal observations, it’s a not a ‘few’ blacks who act like NeNe, it’s the majority of them. Even educated, business minded, middle class blacks still prop up negative steroetypes in a lot of cases. There’s a syaing….you can take the brother/sister out of the hood, but you can’t take the hood out of the bro/sis….I see it all the time, so don’t give me this, it’s an unfair steroetype BS. I have eyes.
on another note, remember all of the black people crying in disbelief when Obama wasv oted in. It spoke volumes to their own racism. They thought racist white America would NEVER elect a black president, well you were wrong, we did, were not as racist as you think, maybe you’re the ones who need to tone down the racism.
Real Life
February 1st, 2011
11:30 am
So the sisters won’t think I’m hating on just NeNe, Kim is the exact same type person. They both act like their S–T don’t stink & act like they have never been ouside of ATL !!! Country is as country does !
venice ellis
February 1st, 2011
11:31 am
Its a strong possibility nene may become a talk show host because of her personality. Whether we like it or not she is interesting enough someone will get her on board. I like her sometimes and sometimes I dont, just dont agree with some of her tactics. But I do like the way she stands up to people who think they are superior to others she jus has to understand when the shoe is on the other foot. (She definitely needs a little polishing).
Arod
February 1st, 2011
11:31 am
@OoooH…lmao
Ooooh
February 1st, 2011
11:32 am
No worries . . . the AJC police are after me . . .
@dilweed, nice attempt, no bites . . . Ben is a bum
PeeWee
February 1st, 2011
11:32 am
She didn’t start it, COMEDOWN; I did.
I’m Bwahahaha, Lazy Eye, Dillweed, MLK, and PeeWee.
Somebody give me props? (crickets, crickets) Message board theater…?
What about Jews going to heaven?
Shirly Hemphill
February 1st, 2011
11:32 am
MLK3 has invited NeNe to join him in buying the Mets. She has agreed, once her contract with the Globetrotters ends.
ThankGoodness
February 1st, 2011
11:36 am
really? youre a racist
Ooooh
February 1st, 2011
11:38 am
@really? – I didn’t vote for Obama, and I don’t care that he is black, it’s that he’s a liberal socialist that bothers me . . . he is intelligent and very articulate, but I very much disagree with his beliefs . . .
@Real Life . . . Ne Ne is bad enough, but she can’t even hold a candle to Kim, talk about someone who represents Atlanta poorly, geez. Kim is about as trailer park as you can possibly get . . .
Real Life
February 1st, 2011
11:38 am
@ Venice Ellis
Are you OK WTF is interesting about NeNe? As for standing up to people she usually starts the conflict! My Grandmother raised 16 kids after my Grandpa died (putting 10 thru college) she always said “be silent but carry a big stick” NeNe is an uneducated blowhorn plain & simple.
Ooooh
February 1st, 2011
11:40 am
PeeWee, bag religion, try Ben and Vick again . . .
Shirly Hemphill
February 1st, 2011
11:41 am
Offers keep pouring in…Charles Rangel called and asked if she would be his tax accountant!
really?
February 1st, 2011
11:43 am
i know, the truth hurts for some.
I just took away all of your power,if all you have is holding the race card over peoples head, without that you’ll actually have to do something for yourself, sucks I know.
Dillweed
February 1st, 2011
11:43 am
How about all these Nathan Deal supporting rednecks who want to bring the confederate flag back? I bet OOOH has one of those on his broken down pickup truck next to his “freedom isn’t free” bumper sticker.
Hollywood Studios
February 1st, 2011
11:43 am
NeNe is crazy!! Who knows her…the only thing she has done is Housewives of Atlanta and that is where she needs to stay. No one cares about her outside of that show if they even care about her on the show.
DeloresT
February 1st, 2011
11:45 am
She scares me to Niki….and that voice irritates the hell out of me. I don’t know ANY house wives in Atlanta (Black, white, brown,etc. ) who are as horrid as the ones on that show. I watched one time and haven’t tuned in again. Trump must have been asking for trouble when he put that Leakes woman on.
Shirly Hemphill
February 1st, 2011
11:46 am
This just in… former NBA star Jason Williams said that NeNe would be the perfect candidate to be his new chauffer!
ThankGoodness
February 1st, 2011
11:48 am
From @Really?- “In my personal observations, it’s a not a ‘few’ blacks who act like NeNe, it’s the majority of them. Even educated, business minded, middle class blacks still prop up negative steroetypes in a lot of cases. There’s a syaing….you can take the brother/sister out of the hood, but you can’t take the hood out of the bro/sis….I see it all the time, so don’t give me this, it’s an unfair steroetype BS. I have eyes.”
ANYONE WHO FEELS LIKE THIS…YOURE A RACIST! CONGRATS
Arod
February 1st, 2011
11:49 am
THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA HE WAS LOOKING FOR A SOUL TO STEAL. WHEN HE CAME ACROSS THIS YOUNG MAN PLAYING A FIDDLE AND PLAYING IT HOT
Ooooh
February 1st, 2011
11:49 am
@Dillweed, how’s the mutiple personality disorder working for you today? You know they have medication for that! Did you forget you’re posting as Dilweed, but it’s PeeWee’s truck and I hope the wireless still works in the trailer when the rain hits today . . . get your medication and don’t forget to say no to all the voices . . .
Ooooh
February 1st, 2011
11:52 am
@Shirly, I just heard that NeNe is up for the leading role on the new HULK series on BET . . .
Arod
February 1st, 2011
11:54 am
@OoooH….and all your other friends living up there. Dude you crack me up. LMAO
Get A Life
February 1st, 2011
11:55 am
You’re the reason NeNe survives . She will be around for a long time. You’re all her fans love her or hate her , She has you attention.Other wise you would have nothing to say. NeNe has achieved her goal.
Shirly Hemphill
February 1st, 2011
11:59 am
@Ooooh, please don’t drag me in your sophmoric muck!
Gman
February 1st, 2011
11:59 am
I love reading this stuff because it verifies what I already knew… there are a lot of unsaved people who call themselves Christians in Georgia.