Gregg Leakes Biography – Age, Divorce, Real Housewives & Death

Gregg Leakes was a famous American reality star and the husband of the The Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes.

Profile

Spouse-: NeNe Leakes

Career

He earned fame by being the voice of reason on the same show in which NeNe participated for continuous 8 years. Before he became a reality star, he was into real estate business. Born and raised in Atlanta, Gregg Leakes did not go to any top notch business school for his college degree, but the lack of formal qualification did not stop this self-taught businessman from achieving success.

Divorce

After his divorce from Nene in 2011, he went out of the radar of reality shows for a few years but whe the couple decided to remarry in 2013, Gregg was back as part of reality shows. Bravo TV covered the duo’s second wedding under a spin-off title I Dream of Nene: The Wedding and this show brought Gregg Leakes limelight and stardom once again.

Controversies & Scandals

There have been many controversies surrounding Gregg Leakes and his wife NeNe. A report in 2014 claimed that the duo had a criminal past record and were arrested multiple times under different charges. According to many, Gregg has climbed the stairs of success only because of his wife NeNe. There were also claims and accusations against Gregg at the time of his divorce from NeNe in 2011. After they remarried in 2013, many controversies came up and many thought the divorce and remarriage was just a publicity stunt to give their career a boost.

Cancer & Death

Gregg Leakes was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer in 2018. In June 2021, Nene Leakes revealed that the cancer had returned. Gregg succumbed to the deadly disease at his home in Atlanta on September 1, 2021.