NeNe Leakes Joins Ryan Murphy's New Pilot, 'The New Normal'; Is Indeed Divorced

HuffPo.com:

NeNe Leakes' guest spot on "Glee" definitely left an impression. The musical dramedy's creator Ryan Murphy has cast "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star on his new comedy pilot, "The New Normal," Deadline reports.


The half-hour single-camera comedy that stars Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha as a gay couple who hire a surrogate (Scottish actress Georgia King), with Ellen Barkin as her mother.


On "Glee," Leakes played hard-ass synchronized swim coach Roz Washington, another rival for Cheerios Coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch). Should "The New Normal" get picked up, the Bravo celebrity will have a recurring role.

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