Fans of The Real Housewives of Potomac are a fickle bunch, and with the feud that’s brewing between Candiace Dillard Bissett and Ashley Darby, the winds are starting to blow in Candiace’s direction. Candiace has been a polarizing figure since the first season, but she became even more controversial following her physical fight with former cast member Monique Samuels. This season, Candiace has found herself on the opposing end of many nasty rumors concerning her husband, most of which have come from Ashley.In the early days of the RHOP franchise, audiences were more reluctant to side with Candiace, as she was often presented as spoiled and immature. However, as her body of work expanded to include an album featuring some heavy hitters, Candiace’s launched a Grammy campaign, and her cred began to shoot up. In the most recent episodes, Candiace has handled all the rumors about her husband’s flirtations with clap-back after clap-back, and the viewers like the snarky confidence with which she handles the other wives.
RHOP Fans Start To Turn On Ashley & Her Clique
The tides seem to be changing due to her fellow castmates lies. Real Housewives of Potomac’s editors are a shady bunch, and will often cut into flashbacks that directly contradict the stories of Candiace’s fellow castmates, including former MVP, Ashley. Viewers have picked up on Mia and Ashley's lies and are picking sides. One Reddit user, hillingjourney, says it plainly: “The footage from the bar at the spring event is very damning for Ashley and her friends. They look like stone-cold liars.” In response to this, Redditor, McGeezy88 wrote, “They look like thirsty bi*ches, it’s honestly embarrassing and I love how Candiace did not give Sesame Street her moment.” (The “Sesame Street” mentioned here is a nickname Candiace gave to Ashley’s friend, Deborah Williams).
Newcomer Debbie Isn't Helping Her Popularity With Real Housewives Of Potomac Viewers
Deborah has been at the center of controversy for the last few episodes as she's made claims about both Candiace’s and Wendy Osefo‘s husbands. Twitter's Bravo Shaderoom was decidedly unforgiving to Ashley and Deborah, calling Deborah “disgusting” and accusing Ashley of putting her up to the lies to “ruin Candiace[‘s] marriage." The Peach Report went even further to applaud Candiace’s reaction to this nonsense, saying she “paid them dust” at Karen Hugar’s live show.
RHOP Audiences Enjoy Candiace's Reactions To Other Cast Members
Momentum is starting to build against Ashley, Deborah, and Gizelle as they continue to spread cheating rumors about Candiace and Chris Bassett’s marriage. As the spokesperson for this group, Ashley is taking the most heat, and fans are beginning to think she is orchestrating it all. Reddit contributor, sa3ak, wrote about Ashley, “It’s shocking to me that she’s a fan favorite. it honestly speaks to how manipulative she is that most people haven’t caught on yet.” Some audience members think Candiace and Ashley should never be friends again. Newagebarbie replied to the thread on Reddit, saying, “I think Ashley might be jealous of what Candiace has, a loving supporting husband, who truly loves her.”
Like her or hate her, Candiace has become a valuable asset on The Real Housewives of Potomac. Fans are starting to take her side against Ashley and Gizelle, who were once audience darlings. Between her vicious reads, her biting social media presence, and her overall success in many different areas of life, Candiace is quickly becoming one of the most iconic housewives of the franchise.