A year after the OG Housewife said she wouldn't take a friend role on 'RHOA,' she's reportedly set to return full-time in season 18. Bravo reportedly wants NeNe Leakes back for ‘RHOA’ Season 18Bravo has offered NeNe a full-time spot in the RHOA Season 18 cast, according to Reality Blurb. However, a conflicting report from TMZ says that RHOA Season 18 contracts haven’t gone out yet and that NeNe’s return isn’t guaranteed. NeNe will appear in ‘RHUGT: Roaring 20th’NeNe’s rumored RHOA return doesn’t come out of nowhere. “I like the ‘friend’ role, I like the capacity, I don’t have a problem with it at all,” she added.