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Monique Samuels
American television personality From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Monique Samuels (born October 6, 1983[2]) is an American television personality. She is known as a cast member on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Potomac and Love & Marriage: DC.
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Samuels was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She grew up in Pleasantville, New Jersey,[3] graduated from Pleasantville High School and briefly attended Duquesne University before dropping out to pursue a music career in Washington, D.C.[4] Samuels married former football player Chris Samuels in 2012. The couple have three children together.[5][6] They lived in Potomac, Maryland.[7]
Samuels began appearing as a main cast member on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Potomac during its second season in 2017. Samuels and former RHOP co-star, Candiace Dillard-Bassett were both charged with second-degree assault of each other from the District Court of Montgomery County in Maryland after an alleged incident between Bassett and Samuels on October 16, 2019. The incident was featured on the show's fifth season. Samuels departed following its fifth in 2020.[7][8] She returned to reality television in 2022,[9] starring alongside her husband in the series Love & Marriage: DC.[10] It premiered in May 2022.[11]
In April 2023, Samuels filed for divorce from her husband after 11 years of marriage, with the divorce being finalized on September 25, 2023.[12][13]
In June 2025, People reported that Samuels would be returning to The Real Housewives of Potomac, in a "friend of" capacity for the upcoming tenth season.[14]
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