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After years of bringing the heat and scandal to "The Real Housewives of Potomac," Monique Samuels decided to take a step back from the spotlight. But the reality TV scene stealer is back on our screens -- this time on OWN's first season of 'Love and Marriage: DC.' Britt Waters spoke with Monique about inviting the cameras back in. Watch Interview

The Season 1 premiere of OWN’s first-ever franchise spinoff, “Love & Marriage: D.C.” launched this month. The new reality series is focused on “The Real Housewives of Potomac” alumni Monique and Chris Samuels, marking their highly anticipated return to reality television after four years. Watch Interview

Monique & Chris Samuels at the "Love & Marriage: DC" Premiere Party this past Friday, May 13th. The couple celebrated their return to reality tv starring in the new OWN series which premiered on 5/14. Read More

Monique Samuels is owning her narrative, moving from a reality experience she felt was inauthentic to a space where she can give fans 'the full Monique experience'. Read More

Monique Samuels is back on TV y’all! But the former ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star says she only agreed to join OWN’s new show, ‘Love & Marriage: D.C.’ after a lot of prayers and family meetings. Read More

Monique Samuels solidified her icon status with her charming personality and sharp reads on The Real Housewives of Potomac. Now, the star has made her triumphant return to TV in her OWN show Love & Marriage: DC. Watch Interview

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Triple Date: Chris Samuels, Monique Samuels, Jamie Tyler, Erana Tyler, Ashley Silva, and D.J. Quicksilva strike a pose at the Love & Marriage: DC screening at The Park at 14th in Washington, D.C., on May 13. Read More

Monique Samuels is making her reality TV comeback — but not in a way most viewers were expecting. After saying goodbye to reality TV more than two years ago, the former Real Housewives of Potomac star, 38, is starring in a new reality show, Love & Marriage: DC. Read More

Fans of The Real Housewives of Potomac were saddened by Monique Samuels’ decision to exit the franchise after four seasons. Samuels’ fallout and subsequent physical altercation with Candiace Dillard Bassett was the epicenter of Season 5 and after watching the final part of the reunion special and seeing what she calls unfair editing and bias from production and the network, she’d had enough. Watch Interview

When Monique Samuels exited “The Real Housewives of Potomac” in 2020 after four consecutive seasons, she didn’t see a reality TV comeback in her future. “My experience with reality TV has been somewhat of a roller coaster to the point where at the end of it all, I had reality TV PTSD” Read More

The iconique Monique Samuels has made her triumphant return to reality TV! After a shocking departure from RHOP, the Binder Queen will grace our screens again as the star of Carlos’ new spin off, Love & Marriage: DC. Get into this conversation as Carlos & Monique talk about her departure from “that other show”, having reality TV PTSD, and what viewers can expect from Love & Marriage: DC. Listen to Episode