With Oprah Winfrey signing off next month, NeNe Leaks (Real Housewives Of Atlanta, The Apprentice) has joined Katie Couric and Ricki Lake as one of the female celebs eyeing a spot in The Chat Show World.
PopCrunch says that a source told them:
“She was encouraged when she did some slots with local television stations in Atlanta and she thinks that she has what it takes to be the next Oprah or Wendy Williams. Ironically, NeNe does not really like Wendy Williams but she respects what she has done and she believes that she can be even more successful than she has been.”
The source adds: “‘Celebrity Apprentice’ has given her more confidence, but she sees moving to Miami as key to her success and now that her marriage is all but over, she is ready to commit but she wants the right project to be in place. NeNe really wants to brand herself with her own clothing, make-up and hair products lines, and she is confident she can pull it off. And with Oprah’s show coming off the air soon she believes the time is right for a new black female talk show host too.”
