Monique Samuels Returns to ‘The Actual Housewives of Potomac’ for Season 10: “She’s Able to Begin Over”
Bravo is shaking issues up for Season 10 of The Actual Housewives of Potomac, and the largest shock? Monique Samuels is making a extremely anticipated comeback.
The 41-year-old former Housewife — who walked away from the sequence in 2020 following a bodily altercation with Candiace Dillard Bassett — is formally returning in a “buddy of” position, PEOPLE confirms. Filming for the brand new season kicked off in summer season 2025.
“Monique’s in a completely completely different place now, and followers will see that,” a supply instructed the outlet. “She’s excited to point out who she is now — not as a spouse, not as only a mother, however as a lady beginning over and taking over life on her personal phrases.”
Why Monique Left After Season 5
Samuels’ exit from RHOP got here on the peak of controversy. Her headline-making battle with Dillard Bassett throughout Season 5 divided the solid and sparked nationwide debate. Although she was supplied a contract to return, Samuels selected to step away from the highlight.
“… once I noticed episode three of the reunion, I stated, ‘You understand what? I can’t do that anymore,’” she recalled on the time.
In a earlier assertion, Samuels opened up in regards to the toll the present had taken on her. “It’s not simple doing actuality TV, and to be fairly trustworthy, I’m over it,” she stated. “I recognize every part that individuals have finished for me, everyone that’s been Workforce Monique — I really like y’all, I thank y’all — however while you cross sure traces, there’s no going again.”
Life After Actuality TV — and a Public Divorce
Throughout her preliminary run on RHOP, Monique gave viewers a glimpse of her life in Potomac with former NFL star Chris Samuels and their three youngsters. Since then, the couple quietly finalized their divorce in 2023 after beforehand addressing marital points on OWN’s Love & Marriage: DC.
In a 2022 YouTube video, Samuels defined the breaking level of their relationship: “It was plenty of confusion, it was loopy constructing as much as that 10-year marker of our marriage… and when you’ve gotten issues that you simply’re like, ‘Hear, that is being unmet or I’ve been unheard’ you begin to get pissed off and it’s like, ‘Oh, my God, is that this what life goes to be? I can’t take it anymore.’”
She described the OWN present as her “cry for assist.”
What’s Subsequent for RHOP?
With Monique stepping again into the combo and extra solid shifts on the horizon, followers can anticipate a significant shakeup in Potomac.
Mia Thornton, who joined in Season 6, introduced her exit in April 2025 following her household’s transfer to Atlanta. “With each new season comes a brand new starting and I’ve some information to share,” she wrote. “My household and I’ve made the choice to relocate to Atlanta, and with that, I cannot be returning to The Actual Housewives of Potomac subsequent season.”
Season 10 of The Actual Housewives of Potomac is anticipated to premiere in late 2025 on Bravo.
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Avigail is an Leisure blogger at All About The Tea, who focuses on The Actual Housewives of Atlanta and The Actual Housewives of Potomac. Avigail has a background in advertising. She’s a Brooklynite residing within the Bahamas, with a ardour for journey, writing, actuality TV watching, popular culture and spoken phrase.
