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<p><strong>NeNe Leakes</strong> is taking a moment to dish on some of her fellow reality stars, and she says she should be just as big — &#8220;if not bigger&#8221; — than <a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/stephen-a-smith-tweet-kim-kardashian-kris-jenner/?_gl=1*1f4qras*_up*MQ..*_ga*NDkwNjk3OTIzLjE2OTA5MDY2MTI.*_ga_V2HX8YP3XL*MTY5MDkwNjYxMS4xLjEuMTY5MDkwNjYxNi4wLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Kim Kardashian</strong></a>.</p>
<p>Furthermore, NeNe thinks the network &#8220;pushed&#8221; Kim to be successful while leaving her high and dry.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">NeNe Says Higher-Ups &#8220;Pushed&#8221; Kim Kardashian &#8220;To The Front&#8221;</h3>
<p>NeNe spoke on the subject during part two of her sit-down on <a href="https://youtu.be/-Wp-s7jmJMM?t=2159" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Reality With The King</em></a>, which premiered on Tuesday (Aug. 1).</p>
<p>Host <strong>Carlos King </strong>got it poppin&#8217; when, about halfway through the podcast episode, he asked, <strong><em>&#8220;Do you think you should be bigger than Kim Kardashian?&#8221;</em></strong></p>
<p>NeNe replied in the affirmative and dove into their individual reality TV careers. The inaugural seasons of <em>The Real Housewives of Atlanta </em>and <em>Keeping Up With The Kardashians </em>premiered about one year apart on Bravo and E!, respectively&#8211; both are owned by <a href="https://www.nbcuniversal.com/brands" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBCUniversal</a>.</p>
<p>Specifically, NeNe Leakes felt the network &#8220;opened up every door&#8221; for Kim Kardashian while leaving her out to dry.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I feel like they pushed Kim, and they didn&#8217;t push me. &#8230; They opened up every door and every opportunity for her.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<p>She didn&#8217;t stop there, as NeNe outright declared, <strong><em>&#8220;They pushed Kim to the front and pushed me to the back, and I don&#8217;t think that was by chance. I think that was the way they wanted it to be.&#8221;</em></strong></p>
<p>Further elaborating, Leakes suggested that higher-ups were more concerned about Kim&#8217;s success than hers.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I just think that they made her more successful. And she was able to get opportunities and walk through doors that they just did not want me to walk through.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>We should add that Carlos later agreed with NeNe&#8217;s sentiment about deserving to be &#8220;bigger than Kim Kardashian.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I do agree with you. I think that, if not bigger, you should be on the same level as Kim Kardashian.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">NeNe Leakes Slams Robyn &; Gizelle Before Giving Claudia Jordan Her Flowers</h3>
<p>Aside from NeNe and Carlos remarking that she deserves to be just as big of a star as Kim Kardashian, Leakes also threw shade at some of her &#8220;star<em>less</em>&#8221; contemporaries.</p>
<p>Specifically, she played a game where she had to rank other Bravolebrities&#8217; star power, and she started by immediately calling <em>Real Housewives of Potomac </em>OGs <strong>Gizelle Bryant </strong>and <strong>Robyn Dixon </strong>&#8220;starless.&#8221;</p>
<p>When it came to <strong>Kenya Moore</strong>, though, NeNe said she was &#8220;in between.&#8221; She felt similarly about <strong>Porsha Williams</strong>, declaring she &#8220;has star potential.&#8221;</p>
<p>As for <strong>Phaedra Parks</strong>, NeNe said she&#8217;s more of an &#8220;entrepreneurial star&#8221; than someone built for television. She also called <strong>Kandi Burruss Tucker</strong> — the <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bravowwhl/video/7259219946880716074" target="_blank" rel="noopener">longest-running</a> Housewife — a &#8220;supporting star.&#8221;</p>
<p>In a blast from the past, Carlos also asked NeNe for her opinion on her <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly1LySvPehY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Puerto Readco&#8221;</a> foe, <strong>Claudia Jordan</strong>. After throwing some shade, NeNe surprisingly gave the one-season wonder her flowers by proclaiming, <strong><em>&#8220;I would have to say that she was probably my #1 battle.&#8221;</em></strong></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;She was definitely right up there to battle with. I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s not been one other girl that could probably battle the way she did. Because I took her through it, and I feel like she took me through it.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Humorously, Leakes recalled pulling insults &#8220;out from under [her] wig&#8221; during her well-known spat with Jordan.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Claudia was really going toe-to-toe with me, and I will give her that every single time. &#8230; You stood up, hunni. Because the reads were coming — I was pulling them out from under my wig.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>NeNe wrapped up by noting, <em><strong>&#8220;Claudia definitely stood up. She wasn&#8217;t afraid.&#8221;</strong></em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">What do you think about NeNe Leakes&#8217; commentary, and do you agree that she &#8220;should be bigger than Kim Kardashian?&#8221;</p>
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