The rumors about NeNe’s past gig as a naked hustler selling ass for Prada and pampers are true but don’t you judge her! It’s a cold world for a non-creole.

“Yes, I was a stripper, a woman who took her clothes off and danced for dollars. Let the judgment ensue. I mean, it’s easy enough to do, right? My son was in private school, his father wasn’t chipping in for pull-ups or food, I had no job and no money coming in, the rent was past due, and the super told me and my roommate that our condo owner was about to put us out. So I did what I had to do . . . I worked this body like a well-oiled machine, and every movement got me closer to my goal of financial independence for me and my child.” [source]

The above is my favorite flick of Anderson Cooper’s boo [I love NeNe and I love Spongebob] but you can check out more current pictures of her posing with her new book over at Freddy O.