Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes devastated as husband Gregg is back in hospital after cancer returns

NeNe Leakes has revealed Gregg’s cancer is back (Picture: WireImage)

NeNe Leakes has asked fans to pray for her husband, Gregg Leakes, who is back in hospital after discovering his cancer has returned.

The Real Housewives of Atlanta star shared the devastating news during an Instagram Live on Monday. 

Gregg was previously diagnosed with stage three colon cancer but had been in remission since 2019. 

Sharing an update on his health, NeNe told The Jasmine Brand: ‘He’s been in the hospital for a week, tomorrow. 

‘I’m sure he’ll be home in about a week or so. He had to have surgery. He’s had this surgery before and he was in the hospital for about 15 days.’ 

She admitted that it’s ‘difficult’ to go through, explaining: ‘If you’ve ever been around somebody who’s had cancer before, he’s different. He’s different. 

‘I’d love for everybody to pray for Gregg, that would be beautiful. Pray for his strength. And pray for me too.’ 

NeNe first revealed Gregg had been diagnosed with cancer in 2018 and his battle was documented in season 11 of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. 

In a previous interview with People, NeNe said: ‘It’s very, very hard to be a caretaker. 

‘People call and they say, “How’s Gregg doing?” and I want to throw the phone and say, “How the f**k am I doing? I’m going crazy over here, Gregg is wearing me out!”’ 

The Real Housewives of Atlanta star has begged fans to pray for her life partner (Picture: Getty Images)

She added: ‘I am not good at this s**t! I would rather hire somebody. Gregg doesn’t wants me to hire somebody, but I’m just not good. I’m not good at fluffing the pillow; I’m good at buying the pillow.’ 

In 2019, NeNe announced that Gregg had beaten the cancer. 

The 53-year-old told fans on social media: ‘No cancer found! Praise God… Look at God! We are over joyed to say, we saw the doctors for the results of Gregg’s Pet Scan he took last week! Test show, wait for It…..WE ARE CANCER FREE!!!’ 

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NeNe and Gregg married in 1997 but suffered marriage problems causing them to split in 2010. NeNe filed for divorce the following year and it was finalised in September 2011.

However, love found them again and they announced their engagement in January 2013 before tying the knot again that summer.

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