NeNe Leakes of The Real Housewives of Atlanta hung out with Cynthia Bailey & Basketball Wives’ Jennifer Williams a few days ago in Atlanta.

Leakes, who recently secured a spot on NBC’s “The New Normal,” a new series about a gay couple starting a family, has been making the rounds promoting her upcoming projects.

Nene appeared at NBC’s Upfront awards and also The Wendy Williams Show, where she appeared to be packing on the pounds… but hold on…

All that money Gregg spent on lipo hasn’t quite gone to waste yet!

Details + photos below…

Maybe it was just those pants… 😯

Somebody get Jody “The SuperTrainer” on line one…  he’s the one who helped producer Polow Da Don shed all those pounds.

[READ: New Look Alert! Ciara Goes Blonde & Polow Sheds Pounds…PHOTOS]

Am I the only one who noticed that since those “hippy” Upfront photos were taken, Leakes seems to strategically place her big “A”zz purse close to her waist photos?

Nene & Mary J. “What’s in The Chicken Wrap” Blige…

Nene … Mary J.Blige… Jennifer Williams

[Sidebar: Williams’ management hit me up last week asking me to interview her. Here’s the gag… I don’t even watch basketball wives, but figured I’d do it for my readers.

When I responded, someone else from Williams’ team hit me back saying she wasn’t doing interviews (as if I’d initiated the contact).

I say all of that to say… since she was up under Leakes it kinda makes sense why that she canceled. But that’s a blog post for another day.]

NeNe Leakes leaving The Wendy Williams Show (May 21, 2012)

You probably heard by now that Nene totally shaded her former castmate Sheree Whitfield‘s body during Wendy’s show and also tried to deflect from the fact that Kenya Moore is joining the cast.

VIDEO: NeNe Leakes on Wendy Williams (May 2012)

[Sidebar: Notice how smoothly Nene changed the subject? Those acting classes have clearly come in handy… ]

For the record, Leakes responded to the “Kenya Moore” question just the way she was supposed to. She gets paid the big bux and has to protect Bravo’s storyline! So you should have anticipated that she wasn’t going to answer.

But I digress.

How can Nene shade Sheree’s thick thighs when she’s clearly a bit thick in the waist?

Anywhoo… congrats to NeNe for making big moves (literally)!

On another note, I can’t wait to see how Nene and Kenya get along (or not)… especially since we’ve already somewhat witnessed how Moore and Bailey interact.

[READ: New Housewife Kenya Moore’s Atlanta Connection + Drama at The Bailey Agency!]

And in case you missed it… CLICK HERE to read about the rumored new member of #TeamSmalls.

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