♪♪
- Previously, on The Real Housewives of Potomac Season 10 Reunion.
What is it like for you
to shoot this season without Karen?
- It was tough. - It felt foreign.
- Well, you know, Karen is here today.
Wendy, the elephant in the room
is that you're facing felony charges.
- Did you spend the night in jail?
- I did.
How you view me has nothing to do with me
but everything to do with you.
I think it's-- - I don't vilify
my accomplishments.
- Because you don't have none.
- Bullshit, bitch. - Okay, okay.
- I have one social security number,
so that's an accomplishment. - And I do, too.
- Hey, ladies.
[collective greeting] - Hi!
- Hello. - Wow.
- Hey, triangle.
[laughing]
- Stacey, did you date Chris Samuels or not?
We have photos of you on a date with him.
- I was never on a date with him.
It's just not true.
- I just felt like,
if something needed to come back to me, it would,
and, unfortunately, something did come back to me.
I wanted to show this to you,
and I know y'all won't be able to air it,
but at least I can just...
let you watch here. [heart beating quickly]
♪♪
- I know y'all won't be able to air it,
but at least I can just let you watch here.
[redacted, tone over full conversation]
[redacted conversation continues]
- Okay, well, thank you for confirming that.
- Stacey, did you tell Chris
that Monique was filming with their children?
- No, I did not.
And, yes, I was in that room with you
because you were in my room,
and I came in to use the bathroom.
- Mm-hmm.
- I literally just went through divorce.
I literally just went through
custody and all of those things.
Why would on earth would I get involved
with your business in your family?
- Which is my question. - That's what I didn't understand.
- Can I-- can I just say somethin', Andy? - I-I am with my husband...
- Can I just say something? - ...and my family is back together.
Why would I want to harm you?
- I'm asking. - I don't talk to Chris.
I talk to my husband with whom I live with.
I'm worried about my family.
- On the flipside, why would (BLEEP) make that up?
- Yeah, that's-- - Yeah, that was what I was gonna say.
- I have-- I-- I have no idea why (BLEEP) would say that.
- Let me just say this. Let-let me just--
- Um, I-- let me say-- let me finish my thought.
- I'm gonna let you finish. - I have no idea
why (BLEEP) would say that to you.
I have not spoken to Chris about you
and your children and filming.
I-I didn't even film with you.
- Were you in contact with Chris
while you were in production?
- No, I was not.
I never called him. - Okay.
- Why would I do that to you? - You said you weren't--
you said you weren't in contact, but you were,
because you showed me text messages from him
before I even came around the group.
- He sent me a message.
"Hey, hit me up.
I've been hearing that my name is coming up in filming."
- That's before I even met you.
- Let me just say this.
One of the biggest issues that I had was,
when I met you, the way that you poured it all out
on the line in front of us, you were super vulnerable.
Literally, on that same day, when I get in the car,
I leave there. I talk to Cookie--
She was so upset about the situation,
and she said, "Well, if this doesn't squared away,
he's gonna send her a cease and desist."
You did that, Stacey, and it was wrong.
- No, I did not.
We are literally talking about Cookie, Monique.
Are you listening to this? It's simply not true.
- I watch people's expressions.
I watch body language.
Wendy, I've had my eye on you,
and I feel like you are looking at Stacey,
waiting for her to confess.
- Per usual.
- Um... - As I lean over
and look at Wendy.
- I don't think I'm waiting for her to confess.
I feel like I'm seeing, in real time,
the tides are turning.
Everyone is pointing their finger at her.
To hear (BLEEP) say that, takes it to a different level.
That's why I'm just where I'm at with it.
- Okay, any response, Stacey?
- No.
- Okay.
- Monique, what do you think?
- Well, I'm gonna believe (BLEEP) over anybody.
- That's what I was getting ready to say. - Period.
- She's heard this from (BLEEP). - That's number one.
- Period. - So, for (BLEEP)--
- No, I want her to say it, though.
- Oh. - I want her to say it.
- Yeah, it doesn't-- never met her. - (BLEEP). (BLEEP).
- So, when (BLEEP) said, "Somebody on your show
name is Stacey," I'm like, "How do you know that?"
- Any response? - I wouldn't.
I wouldn't. I wouldn't do that to you.
- So, then why are daggers out for you
to the magnitude that they are?
- Uh-uh. - I have nothing to gain
from being involved with your ex-husband,
and I would beg for you to be smarter
in this moment.
- I don't want to have an issue with you.
I just don't feel like I know where this information
is being leaked. - Yeah.
- And then the only person that keeps coming up
is you, unfortunately.
- So, why don't we all sit down and talk to Chris?
- He would never be accountable.
- And, if you've, um... - But why don't we talk to Chris.
- ...had sex with him... - If that is the only way to absolve me?
- ...and probably are still having sex with him,
I doubt he'd be honest anyway.
- The thing that was so jarring to me,
is that you came in peace. You didn't know us.
- Right. - You shared your healing,
which when you share like that,
you-you carry other women along.
Like, you didn't have to do that.
- Yeah. - And the fact that somebody
would go around and, like, bastardize that conversation,
and it has caused you harm-- - It's awful and horrible.
- I think all of our families should be protected.
And you keep saying your family, your family,
but look at what she's going through with her family.
- Yeah. - Like, we have to get to
the bottom of it because it's serious.
- Okay, well, we are gonna leave it there,
and I wanna talk about hosting and trips
because ever since Gizelle landed in Karen's seat
at her birthday-- - Oh!
- ...back in Season 1... [laughing]
- Why are we talking about season one?
- ..etiquette and hosting have been the other words
on the street in Potomac. - Hmm.
- And, there were plenty of hosting dos and don'ts
on display this season. Let's take a look.
- We have a special performance.
- What happened to her clothes?
- Ooh, I see puss.
- Oh, my God! - Is she okay?
- This is our welcome drink.
- What in the hocus pocus?
- I'm not doing this.
I don't really like truth and tranquility.
- Imagine that you're letting go of energy
that doesn't support your highest well-being.
- I like lies and foolishness, okay?
I'd like for us all to go to Nevis
and have a fantastic Four Seasons experience.
- Ooh! Look at my big bathroom.
- Oh! - Oh, my gosh, this is amazing.
- Where's my name? - And it's a large.
- I see you, Gizelle.
- Welcome to Colorado.
- Look at this view. Angel.
- Is this your house, babe? - Wait, where are you going?
- I'm going back to my house.
- We're not being hosted, right now.
- She's hosting at her house.
Can you imagine?
There's no running water.
- [indistinct] some water.
- I am in danger.
- I am so sorry about your accommodations.
- Too late. You are a horrible host!
- Oh, my God, we're stuck in the woods.
This is a nightmare.
- Where the fuck is Angel?
- Don't you know where we're going, Angel?
- We are turning around.
- All right. - Flashbacks-- ooh!
- Amy from Woburn, Mass. said,
"Gizelle did a great job hosting the trip to Nevis.
Gizelle, do you regret intentionally excluding Stacey
from aspects of the trip,
i.e. not embroidering her robe?"
- No, but I will apologize for giving you a large robe.
I didn't realize it was large.
I would have given you one for your size,
but it would still not have your name on it.
I was being shady. Come on.
- Shade accepted. [laughing]
- Laurie from Houston said, "Angel,
why do you keep making people sit in silent circles
at your events?"
[laughing] - You know what?
I understand that it's not for this group, now.
I get we're not the meditation,
sit around, sound bowl group. - Child...
- And I was wishing I was there sooner
'cause I was like, oh, I love sound bowls.
- You would have-- you would have loved it.
- I do! - I noticed some of the moments
where you all were really getting along,
besides talking about sex,
which always brings you all together-- - Our favorite things, yes.
- Uh, was when you were singing.
♪ Lift every voice and sing ♪
- Have y'all considered collabing on an album?
- Ooh. - The Potomac Ponies. - That'd be amazing.
- Yeah, who would be-- Who is the Beyonce?
- Vocals.
- Me, me! - Angel leading the vocals.
- Professional singers leading the vocals.
- Me. - Don't do that.
- Okay, can I just have a show of hands?
Stacey's potato salad
at Potomac and Ponies... - Oh, jeez.
- Eww, what is that?
- What is what?
- I did not touch.
- Best potato salad you ever had?
- I didn't get to enjoy it. - Come on, you guys!
- It wasn't bad. - Thank you.
- I've had worse. It wasn't bad.
- That was enough, Wendy. You don't need to elaborate.
- Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Okay, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
- No one touched it. - I was trying to help you.
[laughing] - Okay.
Jordan from Atlanta said,
"Tia, what did your coworkers, AKA, the white people,
think when they watched the polo event episode?"
- Hi. How are you?
- Tia done brought the color, child.
Tia, you done brought the color.
- These white people have never seen Black women.
- They loved us.
- I'm still gainfully employed there.
- Okay, good. - Sold more than one house,
by the way, Jassi, but we'll let that one slide.
- Good. Now, you can take care of your hubby.
- It was great. - Ooh.
- Oh, okay, good. Now, you can take care of your hubby.
- Um, okay, I wanna talk about Colorado.
Angel, the women gave you a lot of blowback...
- They did. - ...for having them in separate houses.
- Yes. And now, in hindsight, I can see why.
That is not the way that group trips are done
in this group.
- A lot of people love that you put Ashley and Gizelle
in a little room together.
- And this is your guys' room.
- Whoa.
[laughing] - It's so cozy.
- At the time, I felt like they deserved it.
I said, why not get a little get back?
- Boo! Tomato, tomato.
- Okay.
- Gizelle, you-you attempted to take over the trip
when the no water issue persisted.
- Absolutely.
- Um, did anyone think she was overstepping on Angel?
- I did. - Of course you would, K.
- I did, of course. Yeah, I did, Gizelle, and--
- But you weren't there. - I think Andy should redirect--
- And, no, I do. Let me just say this.
- ...the question to... - Listen.
- ...anybody who was in the house with no water.
You had water. - I've also been on other-
other group trips. There's been other mishaps.
- I just need to use the restroom.
- Okay. [stomach gurgling]
- Whew.
- What? Name me one.
- I had mold in my room in, uh, D.R.,
and I had to move my room in the middle of the night,
and I still went to another room
that I could not breathe in.
- I-I think no water trumps it.
- I am very sorry
that everybody had to go through that.
- I'm sorry you went through that, Gizelle.
- But that's what we didn't get.
You just said you were sorry we went through that.
We didn't get that, at the time.
- I also wasn't on the text thread,
and the only reason that I knew what happened
is because I called Jassi
to see how you ladies were doing.
- But as a host,
you should have been checking on us
about everything.
- I felt that the priority was to try and find
a solve first, so that I could get you guys
to a better location.
- How'd y'all get so lost?
- Someone dropped me a pin
who was actually at the location in real time.
And so, we went up to that location.
Nothing there. - Wow.
- What?
- No-no pizza on the side of the road either.
- That's embarrassing.
- We've-we've never ended a season in a gas station.
- Yeah, yeah.
- We're on the side of the road, which I don't do.
I'm eating at a food truck, which I don't do.
- Drinking alcohol from the gas station.
- This is a gas station margarita.
- This woman that says she owns Denver--
She's Miss Denver. - I didn't-- I did not--
Well, number one, I didn't say I own it.
[laughing] - Now, come on, Miss Denver.
- I am sitting here and don't deserve this flack
because I have taken responsibility
for everything that's gone wrong on this trip.
Upon reflection, I definitely would have
done things differently. - Okay.
Well, we are gonna leave it there.
I think you will all be happy to know
that we're not gonna revisit that trip again.
[cheering] - ♪ Hallelujah ♪
- Jassi, we are gonna let you giddy on up outta here.
Thank you very much. - Thank you.
- We're gonna take a quick break.
We'll be right back.
♪♪
- I think Karen's gonna probably sit here.
We'll probably just have to reposition.
- That was a good sit-down with her.
- Oh, what'd you think?
- It was very good. - Oh, it was good.
It was so good. - Oh, good.
- You-you were tough on her,
and I think that that was, um, great.
I used to be very concerned about Karen,
about just her on her own in the wild, in the streets,
and I think, unfortunately,
what happened to her, is what she needed.
- I thought she owned a lot of stuff.
- The Legal Seafood of it all, girl.
- I know. - That's true. No.
- Hello. - Hey, gorgeous.
[sighs] - Ready.
- Hi, Karen. - Hi, Andy.
How are you? - Great. How are you?
- I am fantastic.
Oh, hi, ladies. How are you? - all: Hi.
- Y'all look beautiful. - Hey.
- You look beautiful. - You do. Youthful. - Thank you.
You ladies been behaving?
- Barely. - Always. - No.
- Y'all better be happy I'm back.
- We are. [laughing]
- I made it through. - It's nice to see you.
- We are.
- I was gonna ask the ladies how it feels
to have the Grande Dame back, but, uh, you have mentioned
that you wanted to shed that moniker.
Are you still the Grande Dame, or are you...?
- Well, let's be very clear.
I never needed the Grande Dame.
I'm grateful for it.
We moved.
- You're not gonna be the Grande Dame of Potomac
anymore, darling. - That is your opinion.
People bestowed that upon me,
and I graciously accepted,
and until I hand it off, it's no one's to have.
I've tried to shed it. It's not working.
So, I give the people what they want.
- Oh. [laughing]
Ladies, how does it feel to have Karen back out here?
- I'm super excited. I just told her.
I was like, I don't like doing reunions without her.
- Okay. - So, she said,
"I'm here. I'm here, Gizelle."
- I did not say it like that. - "I'm here."
- I am here, though.
I was about to sit on your lap.
- Okay.
- Had someone been sitting in my seat?
I was gonna sit on your lap.
That was the plan. - Okay, okay.
Ashley, how does it feel to see Karen?
- It's amazing, just like old times.
- Ten years. - Yeah.
Wendy, what about for you? - I have not seen her.
I'm just happy to see her on the other side of this.
- Thank you. Thank you. - Yeah, yeah.
- By the way, who are you seeing here
for the first time?
- No one.
I actually had the wonderful pleasure
of meeting the rookies, great energy.
Um, when I saw it going off the rails sometimes,
my heart went out to them.
I-I wish I could have picked up the phone
and told you to tell them to fuck themselves sometimes
but, you know, and let it go.
And Gizelle would have been like,
"Okay, next." - You're right.
- But you handled it. - Thank you.
- You haven't seen Monique in some time.
- I know. - I have not, I have not.
You look beautiful.
- You, too. - Thank you.
- It's so good to see, Karen.
I am genuinely happy for you.
- Thank you so much.
- Who has been the most supportive of this group?
- Gizelle surprised me.
She did things to make me smile without seeing me.
- Like what?
- Um, leaving notes in my mailbox.
I got them. I have them. - Oh, okay, good.
- I kept them. - Good, good, good.
- Now, I'm told that you watched the season.
What was your reaction when you heard Gizelle say
that she was hoping that you would be
in an elderly wing of the jail?
- I want her to be secure.
I want her to be if, like, there's, like,
an elderly section, like, I want her to be there.
- Yeah, the AARP of the jail.
- Yes, of the jail.
[laughing]
- Well, you know, I ignored her ass.
[laughing] - Okay.
- Karen, it was for your protection.
- Okay.
Um, last season, you and Stacey ended
on not a great note.
- Where is she? - And things were revealed
at last year's reunion that
made the other-- - Mm-hmm.
- Well, did you lie, again, this season?
There's no shade. That's a question.
- Okay.
What was I lying about, in particular?
- Last year, it was about the boyfriend
that was not your boyfriend, right?
This year, you're not dating Chris,
but I hear you might be dating Chris.
Is that true?
- No, that's not true at all.
- Okay...
- Where do you two stand today?
- I'm-I'm-- no, no.
- Well, I think it's clear where we stand, my goodness!
- Honestly, the line of questioning shouldn't
define where we stand.
- Yeah. - I'm for new beginnings,
but I can't take the lies.
- Yeah. - Okay.
- Well, I would love for you to give me that opportunity.
- You got it, but please don't lie
'cause you know I know. - Okay.
- I'm the only one that lives in Potomac, by the way.
- Uh, okay... - Okay, good.
- Karen, it's been four months since you were released.
How has your sobriety journey been going?
- Absolutely wonderful.
I'm in recovery for life, uh, on all levels,
and I'm at peace.
- I just wanna revisit something.
Karen, you were not completely comfortable
calling yourself an alcoholic when we spoke.
Isn't part of being an addict
owning... that?
Coming up...
- No disrespect to your mother. I adore your mother.
I particularly loved when she told you
to shut the fuck up this season.
- Oh.
♪♪
- I just wanna revisit something.
You were not completely comfortable
calling yourself an alcoholic when we spoke.
Do you consider yourself an alcoholic?
- I consider myself a person living
in lifetime recovery.
No, I'm still not.
- You're not. - But that's a personal choice.
- Isn't part of being an addict
owning... that?
- I own everything about it, but there's also
a choice you make, which empowers you.
To say that I'm a-a woman that chose to live
in complete sobriety,
recovery for the rest of my life,
I think that says it all.
- Karen, you came out at Bravo Con,
and I think everybody was really excited to see you.
Please welcome back Karen Huger.
[cheers and applause]
♪♪
And there was, again, though,
a chorus of people saying,
why are we to applaud this situation
of someone who put others' lives at risk
and whether you should be on this platform.
What was your reaction? - First of all,
I would hope that they would consider
facing your addiction a brave act,
a brave step.
People have a right to their opinions,
but I have a right to thrive.
- Karen did something that was bad.
She served her time for it.
And you seem to be accountable.
- Absolutely. - And, I mean,
who can knock that? - Yeah.
- I haven't said anything the whole time.
- I know. - So, I don't want
to get emotional, and I feel like I'm about to.
- Oh, I know.
- To know Karen is to know the walls.
The time that I've seen Karen drop those walls
was after the passing of her parents.
- Yeah. - So, to see her
to not care anymore, to own it,
and then to do the work,
I am so proud of you.
- Thank you. Don't make me cry, Monique.
- I know. I haven't said anything
'cause I knew I was gonna cry.
- Well, Karen, I wanna thank you
for being so candid today
and the evening that I met you at your home.
You're doing the work at your pace,
and we're all proud of you.
- Thank you.
- This is a group of women who kept saying
that you were in denial about a whole lot of things.
- What we just saw, that wasn't accountability.
- No.
- One of the headlines of our conversation
was you repeatedly saying,
"I was in denial." - Absolutely.
Absolutely. - Mm-hmm.
- That had-- Ashley, did that resonate with you?
- One hundred percent.
- It was important. - Yes, yeah.
- You also corroborated Ashley's Legal Seafood.
- I sat across from this gentleman,
and he says, "I recognize this lady."
He said, "I used to work at this place
called Legal Seafood in Montgomery Mall,
and she used to come and day drink every day."
- Thank God she finally got one of her stories
right about me. [laughing]
Uh, absolutely, I did, because she wasn't lying.
She wasn't fabricating.
- You did say Wendy was lying about what she said.
- While we were filming, I went to a certain place,
and they said,
"Karen comes here every single day,
and she gets drunk."
- Uh, Wendy, I have no idea what she's talking about.
And who would talk to Wendy? She lives in Timbuktu.
Honestly, I don't.
I don't believe anyone is talking to you about me.
- And you can believe that.
- Well, you can produce them. Where are they?
- It was a random person,
and we-we are on a public platform.
That's what I said. - Okay.
- Wendy, you were also upset at last year's reunion
because Karen didn't thank you in that video.
- I want to thank those who truly touched my heart
during this whole process.
I want to thank Gizelle, my girl K,
and Andy Cohen. You came through.
- I think it's interesting that she didn't thank Wendy.
- That's not my friend.
You can give your flowers to whomever you choose,
but I would be-- not being truthful to myself
if I didn't say,
"Oh, I-I feel a sting from that."
- Um, I think that it's important to deal in reality
even though we're on a show.
Let's be honest.
You and I became distant
because I feel betrayed by you.
I just felt like you betrayed me
when you went over to Stacey.
- Karen said that Wendy was self-absorbed,
wasn't a girls' girl,
and she would never be my friend.
- I have never said that to you.
Do you believe this shit, Wendy?
- You're gonna have a side-eye for a minute.
- Oh! - Should we go get changed?
- Do you wanna get--
Sure, let's do it. - Let's go get changed.
- The betrayal was from you.
I remember very specifically
that when we sat down to pick out diningware
for my 40th birthday party,
and you referenced my mother as a witch.
- When your back was against the wall,
and people were attacking your mother,
calling her a witch, I had your back.
My question to you is, why weren't you unwavering
in support of me?
- When people are dragging you
about this whole DUI thing-- - Mm-hmm.
- I have held you down 'til today.
So, for you to specifically bring up my mother thing
and then use the "W" word towards my mom,
I would expect what you did from the other ladies,
but I wouldn't have expected that from you.
You went first. - Yeah, go ahead.
- You betrayed me. You called my mother a witch.
- You betrayed me.
- You called my mother a witch.
- For you to sit here and act like I took
some pride in using that word disgusts me.
- You're the one that brought it up.
And I can't believe you talked about me to Stacey.
I don't understand
how you're trying to flip the--
- One thing, I'm not trying to say anything.
- You're saying I betrayed you.
- I'm saying it very clear, what I'm saying.
I do want to say this, though, Andy.
- Yes.
- No disrespect to your mother. I adore your mother.
I particularly loved when she told you
to shut the fuck up this season.
- Karen...
♪♪
- I don't understand
how you're trying to flip the--
- One thing, I'm not trying to say anything.
- You're saying I betrayed you.
- I'm saying it very clear, what I'm saying.
I do want to say this, though, Andy.
- Yes.
- No disrespect to your mother. I adore your mother.
I particularly loved when she told you
to shut the fuck up this season.
- Karen...
[exhales]
- You need to be quiet.
You need to be quiet. - And what do you--
I don't need to do anything.
- You just need to be quiet sometimes, Wendy.
- You are-- you are-- - You should-- you should be--
- You are trying to-- - This is what--
I'm not trying to do anything.
- Here's the thing. - You went first.
- That's rough because that was
a very rough scene for her. - Yeah.
- But you are both feeling betrayed by the other
for different reasons. - I feel definitely betrayed.
- A thousand percent. One thousand percent.
- And-and I'm working with a pro.
- A thousand percent. - So, I-I don't think
that we're gonna solve it,
unfortunately. - No, we're not.
- I'm gonna move forward. - Okay.
- For the last five years, Dr. Wendy and Eddie Osefo
have lived an aspirational life
as exemplary and hardworking members
of Potomac society.
And just as Happy Eddie was expanding,
and Wendy was reconnecting with her dad,
shocking news broke
that turned the Osefo house upside down.
Watch.
- Happy Eddie is expanding to New Jersey.
- I'm really proud of Eddie.
Happy Eddie is financially successful.
Cha-ching.
Let me show you how I'm enjoying my money.
- Oh, my gosh.
- We are changing up everything.
The sitting room, the family room,
the kitchen, dining room, floors.
All at once.
- This must cost an arm and leg. - Yeah.
I miss you.
- I called Dad.
He was very optimistic about the future.
- That doesn't mean we support that stupid ass.
- I'm just so upset.
Like, you guys always do this to me.
- Shut the fuck up, Wendy!
- Whoa, I missed this episode.
- Eighteen. - Eighteen counts.
- Yes, and when the Feds come for you,
they got their case wrapped up tight.
- Honestly, I was shocked.
- It broke my heart.
- I mean, girl, you have all these degrees.
This wasn't even a smart crime.
- You know, Nigerians are stigmatized
as being scammers.
We get a bad rap enough as it is.
- Seems like all the accusations against me
were really just a red herring
so no one would look in her direction.
I hope that justice is served.
- Angel, what did you mean when you said
you hope justice is served?
- That she gets her day in court.
For me, it shocked me because all the indictments
of me from her throughout the season.
I had become a whipping boy of sorts
because she was going through something privately
that she wasn't sharing with the group
and using me as a red herring,
um, because-- - Oh, I don't think that's fair.
That's a reach.
- Wendy, what are your initial reactions
to hearing what some of the ladies had to say
in that package?
- I mean...
the past going on three or four months
have been hell for my family.
So, like, when you've hit rock bottom,
it-- people's opinions of you
don't pierce you anymore.
No. - Gizelle, K, and, Ashley,
you don't come across exactly as concerned friends
in that clip we just saw.
Do you stand by everything you said?
- I stand by what I said in that clip,
and I was actually genuinely shocked
when I heard about it.
When I think about Wendy and I's dynamic this season,
I felt like this was something that Wendy
already knew she was going through,
and a lot of our relationship suffered
because Wendy was going through this.
- I felt the exact opposite.
I did not feel like this was something that Wendy knew.
I felt like my relationship with Wendy,
we worked so hard to get to a good place.
And, of course, my heart goes out to your children.
But I can't remember whether or not
you had the-the break-in
before or after this conversation,
but you said Eddie paid all the bills and all that.
Remember, I was like, "No, you need to know
what's going on with your finances."
- I remember. - Mm-hmm.
- You know, I don't know how to pay my mortgage.
I have no idea. I don't know when it's due.
I don't know who my light company is.
I don't, and I get it.
- Because you trust your husband.
- I do. - You want to--
You want to figure it out. - Yeah, you need that information.
And, of course, I like Wendy.
And so, when this happened, I was, like,
I-I don't want to say I was duped.
I want to say I was extremely disappointed.
- Wendy, what are your reactions
to what you're hearing?
- Well, just a point of clarity.
Uh, my home was broken into in 2024.
It was right before we started filming season nine.
You know, we came back from our family vacation.
My kids go upstairs, and my daughter says,
"Zoe made a mess." Zoe is our dog.
And I'm thinking in my head, why is she saying this
because we take our dogs to the doggy hotel?
- Okay.
- Eddie goes to see what Kamrynn is talking about,
and... he comes downstairs,
and as he's running downstairs, he said,
"Baby, I think something happened."
We call 9-1-1.
We report a burglary in our house.
There's a reason I'm saying this
as it relates to K's statement.
That was in 2024.
Fast forward to October 9th, 2025.
- Okay.
- We get a knock on the door.
I'm sleeping.
Eddie wakes me up and says, "Baby...
the police are down here."
I sprint across my breezeway
and run downstairs.
As I'm sprinting, I'm--
I yell out, "Are my kids okay?"
- Yeah. - And then he said,
"Your-your kids are fine." And then he said,
"I don't know if you remember me.
I'm the police officer that came to your home
when your home was burglarized." - Okay.
- I said, "Oh, okay, you guys found the burglars."
And he said, "There was no burglary."
So, to K's point,
from the moment that thing happened to October 9th,
we-we-we knew nothing.
- Karen, as someone who went through
their own issues with the law, did you reach out to Wendy
when you heard about her arrest?
- First of all, I wish your children the absolute best.
My heart goes out to them.
Um, your first hearing, I would pray that your--
whatever you were going through would be dismissed
'cause I need you two to go home to your children.
And I just told you to shut the fuck up.
I took it out of context 'cause I didn't want you to do
what you just did.
I wouldn't have answered anything on this stage today.
You're talking too much, Wendy.
I'm begging you to stop talking.
I do not want you to go to jail.
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I wouldn't have answered anything on this stage today.
You're talking too much, Wendy.
I do not want you to go to jail,
and I'm begging you to stop talking.
I'm begging you to stop interviewing.
I'm begging you because
I don't believe it's helping you.
Take it from the Karen you used to like.
How about that?
Because when you talk, they watch, okay?
They hear you. And so, I would have said,
"Respectfully, Andy, I can't answer those questions,
right now." - Before-before I--
before I came-- before-before--
- And I worry about you talking and posing.
No, let me finish.
I want you to know I wish you and Eddie the absolute best.
- I receive that. - Okay.
- Prior to coming here, my legal counsel was informed
that I would be here. - Okay, good.
- And they are very aware of the line of questioning.
What I divulged, right now, is already public record.
- I'm just praying that everything you're saying
is the truth because they can twist it,
and-and it won't be in your favor.
- I-- - And-and you've gotta
think about the kids. That's all I'm saying.
- I re-- Karen-- - I wouldn't even be here.
- Karen, I receive what you're saying,
and I'm not saying what you're saying is wrong.
- Okay, thank you. - There is no intimate--
- Well, I said it. I'm good.
- Yeah, there's no intimate details that I have just given
that is not in public record, even the police report.
- Okay. - And so,
I know what you're saying, but, again,
I know when to put a kibosh on it.
- Well, I-- - But I hear you,
and I receive it.
- You and your mom and sister ended this season
on a really rough note. - Yeah.
- How have they reacted to this news?
- You know, there's a silver lining
in every cloud, and the way that my family
has rallied around me-- my mom and my sister
were the first people there.
The way that Eddie's family has rallied around us--
we have all come together in a way
that we were not before. - Good.
There are a few narratives that anyone who watches the show
could latch onto.
One of which is that you were taking care of your mom
financially.
One of which is that you and Eddie were renovating your home.
You were dressing for the show-- putting on a image
in order to just be fly on the show.
And so, there was a narrative that emerged
after the charges that, oh, she was trying to keep up,
and this is what she did in order to do that.
How do you respond to that? - I don't respond.
People can have their narrative. That's on them.
- Um, it was reported that you have 67 credit cards
under your name with multiple aliases--
Pam Oliver, Eddie Hennessy.
- My legal counsel responded to that in court
and corrected that narrative.
Those aliases were only used for package and deliveries.
There are no aliases in which were used
for any financial institution,
and that narrative was corrected.
- It was also reported that prosecutors claim
you have very little money and are in substantial debt.
- I mean, that's-that's-- I respect the legal system.
If that is their opinion, then that is their opinion.
- Tanya from Upper Marlboro, Maryland said,
"How has all of this impacted your marriage?"
I would have to imagine it's putting all sorts of strain
that we don't even know about. - Absolutely.
It's one of those things where you hit rock bottom
as an individual.
It will test your marriage, regardless.
But then, if both of you guys hit rock bottom,
then all you can do is just hold hands
and hope you rise up, again, together.
- As a parent, I would imagine your first thought is
who would look after your kids. Do you have a plan?
- I pray to God that we don't get there.
- Listen, Gizelle said it on the tape,
and I think, for all of us who care about you,
we're worried because the case that they're presenting
doesn't look good.
What would you say to us or to me about that?
- Well, I would say let's see how it plays out.
We have been to court,
and some of what has been presented has been corrected.
I'm not here to please the media
as far as objecting to every headline
that's written about me.
So, we are going to let this play out in the legal system.
- You know, you really stand out to me as a Housewife.
- Oh, don't do it.
- You've been really an exemplary role model.
You've led with your education.
You've led with your love of family,
and your culture, and your faith.
- Yeah.
- And I think that's why, for me and for a lot of viewers
who have watched your ride,
this has been so absolutely just unbelievable
and surprising.
What do you want to say to them? - Well, first of all,
thank you for always believing in me.
I said I wasn't gonna cry.
You know, let's see it play out.
But thank you. I appreciate you.
You've always been a champion for me.
It's not lost on me.
You know, one thing about you that you may not know is,
you give the best hugs.
I remember when I was at Bravo Con, and I saw you.
It felt like you hugged every part of me,
and you didn't want to let go.
So, thank you.
- Um, Karen? - Yeah.
- What advice would you give to Wendy
if she faces real time?
- Well, first of all, we're phenomenal Black women.
- Amen.
- My prayers are with you and your family.
Adversities are always faced in life.
I know you'll rise, and I pray you never know
what it's like to have your liberties
taken away from you.
There is another side. It won't break you.
- Mmm.
- And if you get real with yourself,
you'll be a better version of yourself.
- Absolutely.
- And I wish you the absolute best.
- Thank you.
- Any final words?
- You know, I'm not on the other side of it yet,
but when you're in that valley, you see a side of yourself
that you've never seen before.
It builds humility. It builds strength.
And even though I'm not out of the storm,
I'm already a better woman for being in the storm.
- Mmm.
- And I'm forever grateful for that.
- All right.
Well, Karen and Monique, I mentioned this
at the top of the show, but this is a milestone year
for "The Real Housewives of Potomac."
- Yeah. - And what an accomplishment
being on the air for ten seasons is,
and both of you have been instrumental
in the success of the series, and I just want to
acknowledge that before we let you go.
So, thank you, both. - Thank you.
- Thank you for having me.
- And it is great to see both of you, uh,
especially in the place that you're at in your life.
- Absolutely. - How-- what a beautiful thing.
- Thank you.
- We are gonna take a quick break.
When we come back, we're gonna wrap up season ten.
We'll be right back.
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- Jesus! - Thank you.
- Bye. I'm proud of you.
I love you.
- Aww. - Look at you.
- Hey, buddy. - What's going on?
- Hi.
- Mm-hmm.
♪♪
- Keiarna, my-my feet need some room from your dress.
- Oh, I'm-- [chuckles]
- Okay, ladies, um, we're gonna wrap this up.
- Did Gizelle go? - Huh?
- Did you go? - Gizelle didn't have a package?
- You didn't have a package? - Yeah, where is me?
- All right, everybody, settle on in, please.
- Quiet, everybody, please. We are rolling.
- We are back with final thoughts on
the Season 10 Real Housewives of Potomac Reunion.
This has certainly been an interesting way
to celebrate a decade of Potomac.
What a ride.
I'm curious, we've been reflecting on
this season so much.
What lesson has everyone learned,
and what will you be doing differently
as you approach the year ahead?
Let's start with the newbies. Angel?
- I mean, I have learned that being Zen and calm
doesn't mean that you need to skip over things
that bother you. - Tia?
- My biggest takeaway is, I can be quite naive
in some situations and say things
and not really think about the damage it can cause
for somebody else.
So, just being more mindful.
- K? - This particular day
reminds me that we do have more things in common than not.
And I just want to always remind myself
to put myself in someone else's shoes.
- Ashley? - I will piggyback K.
I have always looked at this group as a sisterhood.
You guys have been there for me over the last ten years,
and I think that I've started to maybe not be as sisterly.
So, lean more into my sisterly side
with this group of ladies.
- Gizelle? - Well...
Since I just realized y'all didn't give me a package,
um, I'll just give you a little synopsis about
what's going on in my life. [laughing]
Um, my children are great.
One daughter became a member of my sorority.
The legacy continues. - Yes.
- She's a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
Get into it.
I have been dating a lot, but, moving forward,
I'm looking for more quality.
So, I'm looking for quality in 2026.
- Did you say that? [laughing]
- I am looking into new business endeavors,
which I will share with the world, um, as they come.
- Is it a cannabis line? - Is it a gummy line?
- No more, please. - It-- absolutely not.
Um, as I look over the past ten years,
this group has changed and grown.
And a lot of times, I don't like to embrace
differences and-a new things and all-all of that,
but I will do better at embracing
the different dynamics that this group brings.
- Well said. - Good job.
- Stacey?
- I want to continue to be me and to not change.
I want to stay exactly the way that I am.
I also want to be more direct so that there aren't
any misunderstandings within this group,
and that's something that I'd to work on, moving forward.
- All right. Wendy?
- I think this new chapter of my life
I want to lead with kindness
because whether we say it or not,
we're all going through something.
- Mm-hmm.
- And the women were actually very kind.
- You thought they were gonna be tougher on you.
- I thought they would be tougher.
People reached out.
Monique has really been, uh, a champion for me,
for my children.
She has reached out and said,
"Hey, just to get away from all of this, like,
let's just hang out."
You know, and we've hung out without kids.
And I think that's reflective of what this group means,
at its core.
When you need these women the most,
they know how to rise to the occasion.
And that includes you, ol' bunion feet Ashley.
[laughing]
- I do love you, and I hope you know that.
I do want the best for you, Wendy, ultimately.
I know I was petty. I can acknowledge that.
But, um, truly, that's not where my heart is.
- Thank you. - I mean that.
- Thank you.
- All right. Really good answers, ladies,
and we are gonna leave it there. - Wow.
- And to celebrate ten years, I mean,
I think a champagne toast is-- - Wow.
- all: Yes.
- Oh, my gosh, it's really coming?
[laughing] - Bring out the champagne.
- Stacey's been wanting it. We've earned it.
- Oh, my gosh. - Thank you so much.
- Thank you. - Oh, I needed this.
- Wow. - Angel?
- Thank you. Do you have yours? - I do. I do.
- Thank you, Andy. Okay. - Let's toast each other.
- Mmm. - Through the good, the bad,
the happy, and the sad. - Amen.
- All of this. - Yes.
- Cheers. - Cheers, ladies.
- Thank you for ten brilliant seasons.
- all: Cheers.
♪♪
- Thank you. Thank you.
- Well, let's take a selfie, which I will heavily filter.
- We-we're only doing it once. - Oh, my gosh.
- Say, "Potomac." - all: Potomac.
- That's good. - Wow.
- Thank you, ladies, for a great ten years.
Here's to ten more. - Oh, boy.
[cheering]