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'I'm like Michael Jackson reincarnated': NeNe Leakes brands Kenya Moore as 'crazy' after her audition tape is revealed on Real Housewives Of Atlanta's 100th episode

Published: 02:42 EST, 13 July 2015 | Updated: 02:52 EST, 13 July 2015

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Kenya Moore has already had enough fights and madcap outbursts to cement herself as one of the craziest characters in reality TV.

But perhaps her most outrageous claim was made when she was merely trying to get onto The Real Housewives Of Atlanta - insisting she was 'like Michael Jackson reincarnated'.

Fans got to see clips of many of the star's audition tapes on Sunday during a special Watch What Happens Live episode to mark the 100th episode of the Atlanta-based reality TV show.

First impressions: NeNe Leakes recalled her first impression of Kenya Moore on Sunday during a Watch What Happens Live episode marking the 100th episode of The Real Housewives Of Atlanta

And the most stunning came when 44-year-old Kenya - who went on to also cause waves on the Celebrity Apprentice - made her bizarre King Of Pop claim in her 2012 audition.

'You might have heard of me,' she bragged with a laugh. 'I get noticed.'

Then with seemingly a serious face she insisted: 'It's like I am Michael Jackson reincarnated - like, it's scary.'

She's fabulous: Kenya was shown declaring herself 'Gone With The Wind Fabulous' before twirling around

Her outlandish comments clearly won over the producers and she went on to play a major part in some of the biggest fights in the show's history.

Those tumultuous moments and more were celebrated in the anniversary special that saw host Andy Cohen interviewing the stars from all seven seasons of the hit Bravo show.

But 47-year-old NeNe Leakes, who has been on the show from the start, told Andy that she instantly knew what Kenya was about, saying: 'Crazy.'

One word answer: Andy Cohen asked NeNe for her first impression of Kenya and she replied 'crazy'

Kandi Burruss, 39, laughed as she also found Kenya's behaviour over the top, saying that when she started insisting she was 'Gone With the Wind fabulous' in one show she thought: 'This lady is trippin'!'

And Kenya's friend Claudia Jordan, 42, admitted that she had a rough ride on the show, starting on season seven, because everyone else was already so anti-Kenya.

'I knew it was going to be tough coming in being introduced as Kenya's friend because, let's be honest, Kenya was not very liked by the rest of the cast,' she said.

Tripping out: Kandi Burrus thought Kenya was tripping over her after calling herself Gone With The Wind fabulous

'I feel like I would get along with most of the ladies if they would take away the pre-judging of my association with Kenya.'

Kenya's behavior sparked more than mere dislike from her fellow Real Housewives, with some admitting they were amazed they did not resort to violence.

'I was at my breaking point,' Phaedra Parks, 43, admitted of her feelings towards her.

Breaking point: Phaedra Parks that she reached her breaking point with Kenya

'But thank God I didn't commit a crime.'

But the show did in fact come to blows during a reunion special in which Porsha Williams, 34, grabbed Kenya by the hair and attacked her when she taunted her with a cane and then a bullhorn, a fight that Cynthia Bailey called 'dark'.

'I look back on that as a learning lesson,' Porsha said in the special.

Learning lesson: Porsha Williams said she looked back with regret at how she behaved

'I faced bullies - what I saw was me being bullied. But what actually happened is something I regret.'

Kenya was still insistent that she was the one wronged, saying: 'You don't ever respond to a verbal attack with a physical one. It's just never appropriate.'

But NeNe, who as had no shortage of fights during her time on the show, disagreed.

Low point: Kenya wielded a wand in Porsha's direction during the reunion show before the brawl broke out

'I really feel it was Kenya's fault,' she said.

'I don't feel that you can taunt somebody like that - you can't do that and not expect something.'

And NeNe soon proved she was still capable of stunning Andy into silence with her outbursts after he asked her about her history as an 'exotic dancer'.

Stunned silence: Andy was stunned into silence by several of NeNe's comments

'I used to be an exotic dancer and I have been very open about it,' NeNe replied.

'And some of these girls should be open about their pasts about being a whore.'

Casting tape: NeNe was shown in her 2007 casting tape talking up her virtues

Andy, open-mouthed with shock, eventually replied: 'Err… OK.'

Cynthia also insisted that her friendship with NeNe was forever ruined the moment she called her husband Peter 'a bitch' during another infamous NeNe outburst.

'I tried to get past it,' Cynthia said. 'Peter never really got over it, and I don't blame him.'

Friendship ruined: Cynthia Bailey insisted that her friendship with NeNe was ruined after she insulted her husband Peter

But NeNe was clearly unapologetic, smiling as she told Andy: 'Look, maybe I shouldn't have called Peter a bitch - but maybe he shouldn't act like one either. There's nothing I would change.'

Andy said that he personally thought the 'pillow talk fight' between Cynthia and Kandi was 'one of the lowest points of the show's history'.

'That day was a horrible - a HORRIBLE - representation,' Kandi admitted. 'It was just so terrible that day.'

Talk to the hand: Kim Zolciak-Biermann tried to shut down Andy's line of questioning about her love life

Kandi also admitted that her close friendship with Kim Zolciak-Biermann was totally destroyed by a fight over royalties for Kim's single Tardy For The Party, with Kim arguing that Kandi was getting too much for producing it.

Despite the falling out, Kim still said that listening back to what Kandi did to her song is 'one of my best memories ever'.

'I'll never forget that moment,' she said proudly. 'It was awesome.'

Fan favourite: Kim is shown during season one before moving off into her own spin-off show

But it was NeNe who upset Kim the most during shooting, ultimately forcing her to storm off for good during the recording of a lunch scene.

As much as she does not like her, NeNe admitted she was upset to see her go.

'You know what - Kim is good TV. I want Kim to be around,' she said. 'Kim and I have had some really good arguments that go down in history.'

Going off: The 100th episode special featured plenty of footage of arguments

Besides fights, NeNe admitted that she went through real heartbreak during the show when her search for her real father destroyed the relationship with the man who raised her.

'I still consider him my dad - but I don't think he still considers me his daughter anymore,' she admitted.

'This guy was his friend, and he revealed in the clip that he had slept with my mom. That was really hurtful to my dad. My dad never got over that.

Real heartbreak: NeNe admitted her one regret was hurting her father

'I regret ever going on that search because that really hurt my dad. To this day our relationship has never been the same. Once he heard about that he never had a relationship with me or my children ever again,' NeNe said.

Andy, once again in obvious shock, quietly replied: 'Wow.'

The girls also talked about fashion, with NeNe being named the worst dressed and the one with the worst hair. While insisting she looked 'fabulous', she admitted: 'My hair wasn't great.'

Looking back: NeNe admitted her hair hasn't always been the greatest

Asked why she thought the show was such a success, Kim said: 'We were all just who we are: raw, innocent, fun - real stuff.'

'I don't know if anybody has ever done reality so raw,' Phaedra added.

DeShawn Snow called it 'groundbreaking', insisting: 'We let people know that African Americans are prosperous, and showed how the women, although they fight and bicker, they ultimately support one another at the end of the day.'

Groundbreaking TV: DeShawn Snow praised the show for its honest portrayals

NeNe said she 'had no idea that this little-bitty show would be this big and this popular' and joked with Andy that they 'need a therapist' to have done 100 shows.

'We were really real. That first season we really opened up our lives so much,' NeNe said, admitting she regretted letting viewers see such an intimate glimpse of the troubles she had in her marriage.

But by the end of the anniversary special she insisted: 'This show is going to keep going on and on and on. We'll be sitting here doing the 200th episode.'