Why was NeNe not on season 8 of RHOA?

NeNe Leakes chose to leave the series prior shortly after season 7 to focus on other business ventures. Claudia Jordan was let go from the series after she allegedly declined being demoted to a recurring capacity. Along with Jordan and Leakes, Demetria McKinney also left the series as a recurring cast member.

Why did Cynthia leave RHOA?

I knew it wasn’t going to last forever. I knew I didn’t want to do it forever.” “Ten years is a good run,” she added, “but that said, with me just thinking about it, then the whole thing happened with us going on hiatus so it gave me more time to think about it and then I got really used to not going back.”

What was Phaedra’s last season on RHOA?

As viewers of the show may remember, Phaedra left the franchise after six seasons in 2017 after she admitted during the season 9 reunion that she lied about Kandi and her husband Todd Tucker’s alleged plan to date rape former castmate Porsha Williams.

When did Claudia leave RHOA?

The actress and model was added to RHOA as a full-time cast member for season 7 in 2014. While she did not return as a series regular for season 8, she did made a guest appearance that season. Since her exit, Claudia starred on TV One’s reality series The Next: 15, which followed former reality TV personalities.