NeNe Leakes Loses Husband Gregg To Cancer

 

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NeNe Leakes has just lost her husband to colon cancer. Gregg Leakes sadly passed away at the age of 66.

He passed away "peacefully" in his home, with his family by his side, his publicist and longtime family friend Ernest Dukes confirmed.

"Today the Leakes family is in deep pain with a broken heart. After a long battle with cancer, Gregg Leakes has passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by all of his children, very close loved ones and wife NeNe Leakes."

"We ask that you pray for peace and strength over their family & allow them to mourn in private during this very very difficult time."

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NeNe spoke about her husband's health struggles not long before the unthinkable happened. She shared a video on Instagram in which she says, "My husband is transitioning to the other side."

The next day she posted an image of the word 'Broken' with the prayer and heartbroken emojis.

Gregg was diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer in 2018, and was in remission for two years. In June, it was revealed that he was hospitalised and recovering from surgery after the cancer returned.

"It's difficult. He's super small. If you've ever been around somebody who's had cancer before, he's different. He's different." NeNe said at the time.

In July, she gave another update on her husband after she cancelled her guest-hosting appearance on The Talk.

"I was suppose to be hosting The Talk today. But I got good news that Gregg was coming home after being hospitalized 6 weeks."

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The couple were married in 1997, divorced in 2011, and remarried in 2013. They share one son, Brentt Leakes together.

After his diagnosis, fans saw the toll it took on their marriage. At one moment, NeNe considered a second divorce due to his treatment of her while undergoing chemotherapy.

"It's been a big transition for Gregg and I and our entire family. To learn that Gregg has cancer? Our lives just changed that day. Our whole routine changed. Just...everything changed. I don't have cancer. Gregg has cancer. But I feel like our whole house has cancer."

"He's a changed person, his attitude changed. I feel like that day I lost my husband. Our whole dynamic changed. Sometimes I forget that he's sick and I need to remind myself because he's so on edge. He's not nice, but he can't help it."

Gregg then apologised to NeNe on social media, saying he took her for granted.

"We always hurt the ones we love...because they allow us to hurt them rather than snap back. I'm tired of hurting my wife who is only trying to take good care of me and wants only the best for me too."

"She deserves much more for her hard efforts and tireless efforts spent on me. I pray to God to get it together...she's done NO wrong...this is ALL me. Cancer WILL change your life."

The two have since stayed strong, with Gregg even standing by NeNe's side after she left Real Housewives of Atlanta in September 2020.