Sorry, Real Housewives of Atlanta fans, but NeNe Leakes isn't coming back for season 17 - and it's not because of her own reservations. NeNe, 57, set the record straight about her possible return to the Bravo series via an Instagram comment on Tuesday, August 12, putting the blame on the show's producers. "They have NEVER offered me to return!" she claimed in a comment written on RealityBlurb's Instagram story about next season. NeNe hinted that she had no hard feelings about the alleged slight, adding, "Good luck to season 17 cast. We will be watching .