NeNe Leakes is thanking fans after her young son’s big health scare.
On October 10, TMZ, citing sources with direct knowledge of the situation, reported that Brentt Leakes was hospitalized after suffering a heart attack and stroke. Shortly after the news broke, NeNe addressed her 23-year-old son’s health in a video message to fans, noting that it wasn’t how they wanted the story to go.
“We wanted to be able to talk about it ourselves when Brentt was in a better place,” the Real Housewives of Atlanta alum began her Oct. 10 Instagram Story video. “So here I am, because I’d rather the right thing was out there than the wrong thing.”
“Two weeks ago today, Brentt had congestive heart failure and a stroke,” she continued. “He’s only 23, so he’s very young for something like this to happen to him.”
NeNe, who is also mother to son Bryson, 32, said doctors were wondering if drugs or an infection caused Brentt’s condition. However, as she made clear, “Brentt doesn’t drink or do drugs. And obviously they’ve tested him for all those things. They also tested him for HIV. They were thinking maybe he had COVID and he did.” I don’t know I had COVID.”