With Season 10's production underway, Monique will be back after her infamous exit following Season 5. At the time, she took to social media and stated, "It’s not easy doing reality TV, and to be quite honest, I’m over it." The irony was that she would return to reality television two years later as a cast member of Love & Marriage: D.C. alongside her then-husband Chris Samuels. It was only a year later that the pair divorced. Hoping to show the new Monique, it was always clear that when the divorce was finalized and Candiace Dillard Bassett was out of the way, Monique would eventually return.
Monique Samuels' Marriage Was Her Biggest Pitfall
On the heels of the bombshell addition of Rachel Zoe to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, RHOP gave fans something to get excited for. Joining Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Dr. Wendy Osefo, Keiarna Stewart, and Stacey Rusch, Monique is set to begin filming for Season 10. In the exclusive reveal, a source stated, "She’s excited to show who she is now — not as a wife, not as just a mom, but as a woman starting over and taking on life on her own terms." She is in a totally different place, and it's because she's out on her own, doing her own thing, being her own woman.
After one season on Love & Marriage: D.C., a split was on the horizon. As she said in a lengthy YouTube video, “It's no secret that Chris and I have been struggling in some areas of our marriage, and anybody who watched Love & Marriage: D.C. last year, y'all saw the arguments, y'all saw everything that was going on."
What Will Monique Be Coming Back to on 'RHOP?'
Timing was everything, and that time to return to the show that made her a fan-favorite is now. Monique is back to making herself the priority, and she needed to do so without a camera following her. But when you believe that you're a star, there's only so long you can be away from the spotlight. Monique has always wanted to be a recording artist. She used RHOP to help launch her dream. Will that be part of what she brings to her return? Or will she come back in a more solemn place and showcase how she's embarking on a new chapter of her life? What is crystal clear is that she will have to reintegrate into this version of the Potomac friend group.
Much has changed since Season 5, but that fight between herself and Candiace will need to be addressed here. It was a pivotal moment in the show's history that marked the end of her tenure. Now, without Candiace around, will the others who were present at the time welcome her back with open arms? Word on the street is it's going to make some excellent television!
