Nene Leakes Declined ‘The Traitors’

Nene Leakes Declined ‘The Traitors’ Season 4 For Family Reasons

Reality TV star Nene Leakes revealed in a podcast interview that she turned down an opportunity to appear on Season 4 of “The Traitors” due to family reasons. In a new interview on the Humble Brag with Crystal and Cynthia podcast, the Real Housewives of Atlanta alum confirmed that she was indeed approached to compete in the wildly popular competition series and was even excited about the opportunity. However, Nene Leakes declined because family came first.

“I was asked to do Traitors — I was really excited about doing it, by the way,” Leakes shared candidly. But behind the scenes, her 25-year-old son Brent was facing serious health challenges after suffering a stroke at 22 and undergoing a heart transplant. “His heart started rejecting [the transplant],” she revealed, adding that he had to be hospitalized in order “to stop the rejection.”

Though Brent has since “turned a curve” and is recovering, Leakes admitted there was no way she could’ve stepped away to film. “My fear was committing and then having to go back to them and say, I can’t do it. So that was never going to work,” she said. “Brent was very sick. It was no way I could have committed to it.”

Leakes clarified that it wasn’t about money and expressed pride in her son’s recovery. While fans may miss her on the show, she prioritized family and healing. Source: https://blackamericaweb.com/2025/07/09/nene-leakes-declined-the-traitors-season-4-for-family-reasons/