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RHOA’s Kenya Moore smiles in makeup-free selfie after nemesis Nene Leakes quits the show

REAL Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore made it clear she's happy about a chance to "start over" after her arch-rival Nene Leakes left the show.

The 49-year-old reality television star shared a smiling image to her Instagram on Tuesday, which she captioned: "With every new day is a change to start over," and added the hashtag FreshStart.

 Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore made it clear she's happy about a chance to "start over" after her arch-rival Nene Leakes left the show
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Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore made it clear she's happy about a chance to "start over" after her arch-rival Nene Leakes left the showCredit: Instagram

The pretty Bravolebrity was make-up free and appeared to have a towel protecting her modesty.

It comes after Nene , confirming weeks of rumors.

Kenya and Nene have feuded on the show since season six of RHOA, when Moore refused to attend the wedding of Leakes and Gregg were remarried.

After several arguments, fights and screaming matches, the two haven’t properly spoken since 2017.

 It comes after her arch-rival Nene announced she is leaving The Real Housewives of Atlanta in an emotional video, confirming weeks of rumors
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It comes after her arch-rival Nene announced she is leaving The Real Housewives of Atlanta in an emotional video, confirming weeks of rumorsCredit: Getty

Kenya amid cheating claims, earlier this year.

The 49-year-old labelled Nene, 53, a ‘hypocrite’ for trying to give her marital advice and thinks she and husband Gregg Leakes, 65, should get a divorce.

In an interview with , Kenya said: “I believe that her marriage is a joke.

“For her to try and give me advice on a successful marriage when her own is a sham… I believe she's a big hypocrite because she's already divorced [Gregg], and she's stated that, in various interviews, that she does what she wants to do.”

 She posed up a storm in a bikini after Nene deleted her Instagram
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She posed up a storm in a bikini after Nene deleted her Instagram
 She captioned about fresh starts
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She captioned about fresh starts

Fans will remember that Nene was not shy either about voicing her opinions on Kenya's troubled marriage to Marc Daly, 49, after the pair filed for divorce last September.

The couple, who share one-year-old daughter Brooklyn, have since got back together and are continuing to work out their issues.

Nene has  of the reality series after .

, 43, shared the surprise message titled “Listen Closely, I got something to tell you” to her .

 Kenya and Nene have feuded on the show since season six of RHOA
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Kenya and Nene have feuded on the show since season six of RHOACredit: Bravo
 After several arguments, fights and screaming matches, the two haven’t properly spoken since 2017
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After several arguments, fights and screaming matches, the two haven’t properly spoken since 2017Credit: Bravo
 Kenya branding her rival's marriage a "joke" amid cheating claims, earlier this year
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Kenya branding her rival's marriage a "joke" amid cheating claims, earlier this yearCredit: Bravo
 They have not gotten along for years
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They have not gotten along for yearsCredit: Bravo
 Nene has left the show now
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Nene has left the show now
 Kenya branding her rival's marriage a "joke" amid cheating claims, earlier this year
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Kenya branding her rival's marriage a "joke" amid cheating claims, earlier this yearCredit: Getty
 Kenya is no doubt delighted that her rival has quit
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Kenya is no doubt delighted that her rival has quitCredit: Instagram
 Nene announced that she had quit
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Nene announced that she had quitCredit: Instagram
 She said she couldn't come to a deal with Bravo
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She said she couldn't come to a deal with BravoCredit: Bravo

In the nearly six-minute video, the  native admitted she  after a series of “emotional negotiations.”

She choked up as she confirmed: "I have made a hard, difficult decision to not be part of  season 13."

As the TV personality appeared more emotional, she reiterated: “It wasn't an easy decision for me. It was hard."

She opened up about the the "tough" process of leaving the show: "Thank you to all of you guys that have been showing me a lot of love and support as of late.

"I feel you, I hear you. I have been on an extremely, extremely long, exhausting, tiring, emotional negotiation.

"There has been a lot of ."

Nene, before appearing as a "friend" on season eight.

She skipped season nine and rejoined as a main housewife for seasons 10-12.

RHOA’s Nene Leakes quits show after 12 years following 'long, hard, tearful and emotional’ negotiations with Bravo network
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