Former castmates of Nene Leakes reunited earlier this week at a memorial service for her late husband, Gregg Leakes, after his death due to colon cancer.
The event to celebrate Leakes’ life was held at Atlanta-based Linnethia Lounge, a restaurant owned by NeNe, and a number of Real Housewives of Atlanta castmates showed up to support their friend in the midst of her grief.
Lisa Wu, one of the original housewives was in attendance along with Phaedra Parks, Eva Marcille and even longtime nemesis Kenya Moore.
The evening included soulful and inspirational performances by Keke Wyatt and gospel singers Yolanda Adams, Kim Burrell and Le’Andria Johnson.
Before the memorial service, NeNe posted a sweet Instagram photo of the two embracing with the caption, “Today we celebrate you Gregg with love, just the way you wanted it💔.”
After the service, NeNe, who is known for protecting her privacy, opened up and shared a few pictures of the memorial service with her Instagram followers.
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“It took a whole day for me to decide if i wanted to post pictures from Gregg’s “Celebration Of Life”Ceremony. (The rest of the pictures will be in my story). What a celebration it was! Packed Packed Packed! I am grateful for all of you❤️🙏🏾THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART! I LOVE GREGG SO MUCH AND MISS HIM A LOT💔 I will continue to be strong and celebrate his life🙏🏾,” she wrote.
Leakes lost his battle with colon cancer on Sept. 1. At the time of his death, he was 66.
Leakes is survived by his wife, six children – Daryl, Damian, Dexter, Denton, Katrina and Brentt. He was also the stepfather to Bryson, NeNe’s son from a previous relationship.
