


The Real Housewives of Potomac returns with a super-sized premiere on Sunday, July 11, at 8 p.m. And it's just up to us to take that path and move forward. "So, anytime you have a dark cloud, when that cloud is removed, it obviously lifts the morale of the group and allows a space for us to move forward. "It was hard and it was very dark," she added. It was very heavy and it took on a life of its own, right? It became bigger than all of us, even, I'm close to several of our producers and it affected everybody, not just the cast, but everyone." "I definitely think that that announcement was a load off of all of us," Candiace shared. When ET spoke with Candiace last month, she said Monique's exit opened up space for healing.
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Season 6 is without Monique Samuels, who opted to leave the series after the season 5 reunion, which saw her face questions over her physical attack on Candiace. Rounding out the ensemble is new "friend of" Askale Davis, a friend of Robyn's who's said to be "a bubbly, fashionable mother of three with a proud Ethiopian heritage." Her pals call her "Ethi-Oprah," but unlike her namesake, she might prefer to cause drama rather than work through it. "What you're not going to do is, you're not going to play with my husband's name," the political pundit goes on to warn the women. When Wendy asks her man if he's happy and fulfilled, he immediately fires back with "no." Cut to: Gizelle asking Ashley, "When are we gonna talk about the Eddie rumors?" She's pursuing new passions, which causes friction both with the women and at home with her husband, Eddie.

Wendy, she's back with a new attitude and some major changes in her life. Throw in Candiace completing her master's degree, and tensions are high.Īs for Dr. Things get tricky, though, when Chris struggles to separate work from wife. The actress/singer is chasing her dreams with a vengeance, with her hubby, Chris, taking on the role of "husbanger," aka husband/manager. While the state of the world appears to have Robyn down, Candiace isn't letting a little quarantine hold her back. That's causing trouble in paradise with her fiancé, ex-husband Juan, a red flag for Robyn's BFF, Gizelle, who tells her, "You cannot have your fine husband telling you, you unattractive!" Between building a new house, growing her business and planning a potential wedding, Robyn is overwhelmed and, as she put it, unmotivated. While the yoga-loving pageant queen says she's happier than she's ever been, her fear of postpartum depression and the potential return of those relationship issues she and her husband, Michael, worked through after the birth of their first son, Dean, loom over her.Īs Ashley fears potential depression, Robyn seems to be dealing with pandemic-related blues of her own. Meanwhile, Ashley is preparing for the birth of Baby Darby No. However, she is worried about the pandemic's affect on her so-called caviar dreams for the big day. which, Housewives fans know, don't have the best track record when it comes to relationship longevity. Speaking of Karen, she's celebrating the institution that is her 25-year-long marriage to the "Black Bill Gates," Ray, with a vow renewal ceremony. As Karen remarks in the sneak peek, "Honey, you got dragged, then you let him back in and he dragged you again." and her relationship with her ex-husband, Jamal, fall apart. Check out the trailer to see Mia fling salad in Candiace's face!Īs far as what the other ladies are up to in season 6, Gizelle sees her dream home come together. Having grown up in the foster care system, Mia seems driven to make change for children everywhere."īut don't worry, she's not afraid to get a little messy, too - like, literally. And true to RHOP's roots, Mia is a philanthropist, serving on the board of the Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte, as well as a sponsor of A Better World, UNCF, Autism Speaks and A Child's place. The couple shares three children, Joshua, Jeremiah and Juliana. She runs a series of chiropractic offices up and down the East Coast, residing in Maryland with her husband of nine years, Gordon Thornton, who happens to be 32 years her senior. Bravo describes Potomac's newest addition as "a woman who marches to the beat of her own drum, as an entrepreneur, franchise owner and regional developer. "I just like to have a good time, no matter what we're doing," Mia says. "Mia is a boss," Karen says of the group's newest gal pal.
