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NeNe Leakes to Star in New Pilot from Glee Creator

Reality star re-teams with Ryan Murphy for The New Normal.

NeNe Leakes is already very rich, but is she about to get a lot more famous?
The breakout star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta has landed a juicy role in Glee creator Ryan Murphy's new NBC comedy pilot, The New Normal. The show is about a blended family of a gay couple and their surrogate. Leakes will play the heavily recurring role of Rocky, according to Deadline.com.
Leakes, who has a recurring role as rival cheerleading coach Roz Washington on the current season of Glee, became a household name after RHOA and her contentious exit from Celebrity Apprentice.
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