DID NENE CHEAT?

RHOA’s Nene Leakes accused of kissing ‘friend’ during husband’s cancer battle in years-long ‘inappropriate relationship’

REAL Housewives of Atlanta star Nene Leakes has been accused of "getting closer" with long-term pal Rodney White, amid claims her own husband has been cheating on her.

Sources close to the reality star have claimed that Nene and Rodney, a government employee, have been dating for over a year, having been spotted in early 2019 in Miami all over each other."

However, the insider alleged that "people close to [Rodney] have said that it’s all about the lifestyle."

Speaking to Page Six, the source said: "If it wasn’t for that, he wouldn’t give her the time of day … because he didn’t before when she was a nobody.

"He knew her before she became the NeNe Leakes that she is today and before the multiple surgeries to change her looks."

Nene has known Rodney for years as they are "family friends", and rumors of a romance first began in 2018.

Rodney works in management for the United States Department of Agriculture.

Her husband Gregg fought stage 3 colon cancer and received the all-clear last year.

In January 2019 they were spotted at Baoli in Miami and later that night South Beach hotspot E11EVEN "touching each other, laughing, giggling, kissing."

However, the insider added "it wasn’t like they were full-blown slobbering down."

"I don’t think she was trying to hide it," they suggested.

It is also thought that her Real Housewives pals are well aware of her romance with Rodney, with Marlo Thompson, Cynthia Bailey and Eva Marcille all reportedly with knowledge of the affair.

In the recent reunion episode, Kenya Moore couldn't stop talking about the other housewives' relationships and brought up Nene's marriage.

She told Nene, as the other housewives listened: "Do you deserve Gregg having relationships with your help? I mean, it doesn't make sense."

Kenya seemingly tried to stand by Nene's side, but the OG housewife just wasn't having it.

Both Gregg and Kenya's husband, Marc Daly, have been accused of cheating on their spouses this past season.

The 52-year-old kept a straight face and failed to deny Kenya's accusations.

Nene told her: "I do deserve it. I deserve it. Who your man is messing around with? It ain't you."

The hair care mogul agreed with her and replied: "Yeah, who knows? We're separated, it could be anybody. If he's out on a date, then he's out on a date, honey. But he ain't calling my housekeeper to have sex with her."

Nene then fired back: "He's calling all the people around you to have sex with them, darling."