WEB EXCLUSIVE: 'Housewife' NeNe Explains Girlfight With Kim, Talks Of Leaving Atlanta

In an interview with WSBTV.com reporter Brian Johnson, NeNe talks about her rocky relationship with fellow cast member Kim Zolciak, clears up rumors about renting her home and hints at the possibility of leaving Atlanta!

WSBTV.com: Why is your relationship with Kim on the rocks? NeNe Leakes: We're not real friends and we never have been. That's what I think a lot of the viewers don't know. We're good associates and I don't think associate is a bad word. Kim is in the associate category. My very good friends are not seen on the show.

WSBTV.com: Speaking of folks you're not getting along with ... let's talk about the friction between you and Kandi, the newest cast member. What's the beef between you two? NeNe Leakes: I'm not really sure. I didn't know Kandi before the show.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: 'Housewife' NeNe Explains Girlfight With Kim, Talks Of Leaving Atlanta

WSBTV.com: Were you a fan of the group Xcape? NeNe Leakes: I don't know the group Xscape. I think they may have done OK ... some good music here and there.

WSBTV.com: They had some big hits NeNe. NeNe Leakes: Really? Well, I hadn't paid attention. It's been a long time since they've been on the scene. We have forgotten about them. That's real talk. We're just two women who are like oil and water. We just don't mix. I'm not going to lose sleep or weight over it.

WSBTV.com: Are you still in communication with DeShawn Snow, the cast member who was booted last season? NeNe Leakes: I haven't talked to DeShawn in a really long time. DeShawn is very busy and I am too. I really liked her and I was sad to see her go.

WSBTV.com: Have you talked to fellow housewife Lisa Wu-Hartwell after losing her home? NeNe Leakes: I've spoken to Lisa ... you know we talk all the time. It's not a big deal. I'm outspoken, but I don't ask people about their personal business. I know that Lisa's doing just fine.

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WSBTV.com: Are the rumors true that you rent your home? NeNe Leakes: What's wrong with renting? Regardless of whether I rent or buy, I have to pay the bill. Nobody is giving me anything. In fact, this is a great time to rent.

WSBTV.com: So will you confirm whether you are renting? NeNe Leakes: I do not own the house that I currently live in. I'm doing a lease purchase.

WSBTV.com: Do you plan to stay in the house? NeNe Leakes: As a celebrity, I'm all over the place. I might end up leaving Atlanta.

WSBTV.com: What can we do to get you to stay? NeNe Leakes: You got to give me a check. I got to go where the checks are ... I'm all over the place.

WSBTV.com: How do you respond to the stereotypes and criticism that you don't represent housewives in Atlanta? NeNe Leakes: I'm not trying to represent any one other than NeNe Leakes.

WSBTV.com: The nation is in a recession. Are the items featured on the show your personal property or borrowed? Also, do you clip coupons? NeNe Leakes: I don't clip coupons ... never been a coupon clipper ... when when I was poor. It's nothing wrong with it. I've just never been that girl. I have shopped at discount stores.