What is Nneka Ihim’s net worth? ‘RHOP’ Season 8 newbie’s husband Ikenna gifts her lavish $2M house

'RHOP' Season 8 star Nneka Ihim is a Nigerian-American attorney and founder of alcoholic beverage company Bido
PUBLISHED NOV 5, 2023
'RHOP' Season 8 star Nneka Ihim keeps posting cute pictures of herself and husband Ikenna Ihim (Instagram/@imnneka)
'RHOP' Season 8 star Nneka Ihim keeps posting cute pictures of herself and husband Ikenna Ihim (Instagram/@imnneka)

POTOMAC, MARYLAND: 'Real Housewives of Potomac' is all set to return to Bravo with its eighth season. 

In the upcoming season of the show, we will get to meet a new housewife, Nneka Ihim, a Nigerian-American attorney. As of now, her exact net worth has not been revealed. 

The show's trailer showed Nneka having a chat with her husband, Ikenna Ihim. In the trailer, she can be seen telling her husband, "Thanks for buying me a $2 million house."

She went on to say, "My daddy's a rich b***h, and he made sure his daughter's a rich b***h too!"

'RHOP' Season 8 star Nneka Ihim's husband Ikenna gifts her a swanky $2 million house (Instagram/@imnneka)
'RHOP' Season 8 star Nneka Ihim's husband Ikenna Ihim gifts her swanky house (Instagram/@imnneka)

Nneka Ihim's early life

Nneka was born in Boston and raised in Wisconsin. She is the daughter of renowned interventional cardiologist and philanthropist, Leo Egbujiobi.

Back in the day, the reality TV star received a bachelor's degree in Art, English language, and Literature from the University of Michigan. Soon after, she bagged a doctorate in Law from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Then, Nneka started working as a university correspondent at CNN. She then worked as a student attorney for Legal Services of South Central Michigan Inc.

She was also a summer associate attorney at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in Rockford, Illinois.

Nneka Ihim received a DM from her future husband, Dr Ikenna Ihim, when she was in Los Angeles (Instagram/imnneka)
Nneka Ihim was born in Boston and raised in Wisconsin (Instagram/@imnneka)

What are Nneka Ihim's other sources of income?

At the moment, Nneka works as an in-house employment counsel for a global financial technology company. We are pretty sure that she is just making a lot of  money from her profession.

Keeping aside her career as a lawyer, the 'Selling Sunset' star is the founder of alcoholic beverage company, Bido. 

In addition to this, the smart entrepreneur recently launched a dating app called Hello Africa.

Nneka Ihim is set to spice things up in 'RHOP' Season 8 (Instagram/@imnneka)
Nneka Ihim has launched dating app Hello Africa (Instagram/@imnneka)

What does Nneka Ihim's husband Ikenna do for a living?

For the unversed, Nneka's husband Ikenna Ihim is a doctor by profession. As per his Instagram bio, he is a philanthropist, board-certified medical doctor, night lounge investor, and influencer. 

Their love story began when the medical professional slid into her DMs. The pair went on their first date after nearly three weeks on Christmas. The two lovebirds have been married for almost 2 years. The couple recently found a perfect home for themselves in Potomac and they are living there currently. They plan to extend their family in the near future.

Every now and then, Nneka shares cute pictures of herself and her husband on her Instagram page.

Nneka Ihim, a new cast member of 'RHOP' Season 8, is married to physician Dr Ikenna Ihim (Instagram/imnneka)
'RHOP' Season 8 star Nneka Ihim is married to Ikenna Ihim (Instagram/@imnneka)

'RHOP' newbie Nneka Ihim locks horns with Wendy Osefo on Bravo show

In the trailer of the show's forthcoming season, Nneka can be seen involved in a heated argument with her castmate Wendy Osefo. 

They began arguing after Nneka claimed that Wendy's mom did "voodoo" on her. 

Wendy says, "My mom worships our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ," to which Nneka replies, "At day. By night, she's submitting names to shrines."

'RHOP' newbie Nneka Ihim locks horns with Wendy Osefo on Bravo show (Instagram/@imnneka, @wendyosefo)
'RHOP' newbie Nneka Ihim has heated argument with Wendy Osefo on Bravo show (Instagram/@imnneka, @wendyosefo)

'Real Housewives of Potomac' Season 8 drops on Sunday, November 5 at 8 pm ET on Bravo.

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