Amid Monique Samuels' return to reality television on Love & Marriage: DC, fans are wondering if she misses being on The Real Housewives of Potomac. Monique is back to riling up viewers after ending her two-year hiatus. The former housewife has switched networks, and is now starring in a new addition to Carlos King's Love & Marriage franchise. The show airs on Oprah Winfrey's OWN network. The new series follows married couples and their journeys, as they try to maintain their family units and business endeavors.
While it sounds more positive and upbeat, Monique and Chris Samuels haven't portrayed the best versions of themselves on the new show. Since its debut, Monique has been under fire from viewers, who think that she badgers and belittles Chris in front of others. Considering the rumors about her marriage, which led to her violent brawl with Candiace Dillard on RHOP, viewers of both shows think that Monique is showing signs of being the one who started the drama on her old show. Monique also doesn't shy away from shading RHOP any chance she gets. On the LAMDC premiere, Monique referred to the popular Bravo series as "that other show," and doubled down on the shade when appearing on Carlos' The NightCap show.
With all the shade Monique has thrown at RHOP since exiting the show, fans are starting to accuse her of being bitter, rather than better. One fan called out the Bravo alum on Twitter. "Monique‘s willingness to talk about RHOP when asked in interviews, let me know that she wanted to stay," Fury wrote, before explaining why they think Monique "misses" being on the show. "She might not miss the cast per se but I think she misses the access to what Bravo had to offer," they added. Many others agreed, with one noting how Monique only left RHOP "due to anger not because she legit didn't like being on the show," one viewer remarked.
Others who listened to Monique's recent appearance on Teddi Mellencamp's podcast noted that Monique seemed happy with her new show. They think that the new series was cast around her, and that's why she likes it so much. Listeners also claimed that Monique made a sarcastic remark about Bravo underpaying her, and insinuated that the former housewife might still be bitter about how things ended. Monique has said that her issue is not with Andy Cohen, but with the production company that shot and edited the show. The Not For Lazy Moms owner is still friends with Ashley Darby and Karen Huger. She also remains friendly with Andy Cohen, and reportedly said she would be open to appearing on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen again.
Monique is a smart woman, so she might also choose to publicly drag RHOP to attract more attention to Love & Marriage: DC. If the show was cast around her life in the nation's capital, Monique probably plans on sticking around for a while. With a new series on a new network, Monique will need all the eyes she can get. Putting down her former co-stars might just be part of Monique's marketing tactics. Whatever keeps people talking about her return to reality television may seem beneficial to her.
Source: Fury/Twitter