Monique Samuels

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Monique Samuels
Born (1983-10-06) October 6, 1983 (age 41) [1]
Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationTelevision personality
Spouse
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(m. 2012;div. 2023)​
Children3
Website https://moniquesamuels.com

Monique Samuels (born October 6, 1983 [2] ) is an American television personality. She is known as a cast member on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Potomac and Love & Marriage: DC.

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Life and career

Samuels was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She grew up in Pleasantville, New Jersey, [3] graduated from Pleasantville High School and briefly attended Duquesne University before dropping out to pursue a music career in Washington, D.C. [4] Samuels married former football player Chris Samuels in 2012. The couple have three children together. [5] [6] They lived in Potomac, Maryland. [7]

Samuels began appearing as a main cast member on the reality television series The Real Housewives of Potomac during its second season in 2017. Samuels and former RHOP co-star, Candiace Dillard-Basset were both charged with second-degree assault of each other from the District Court of Montgomery County in Maryland after an alleged incident between Bassett and Samuels on October 16, 2019 during which Samuels was reported to have initiated the physical altercation.[13] The incident was featured on the show's fifth season. Samuels departed following its fifth in 2020. [7] [8] She returned to reality television in 2022, [9] starring alongside her husband in the series Love & Marriage: DC. [10] It premiered in May 2022. [11]

In April 2023, Samuels filed for divorce from her husband after 11 years of marriage, with the divorce being finalized on September 25, 2023. [12] [13]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017–2020 The Real Housewives of Potomac HerselfReality show; main cast (seasons 2–5) [8]
2022Love & Marriage: DCHerselfReality show; main cast (season 1) [10]

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References

  1. ↑ ""Celebrating my 38th birthday (October 6th) Wednesday for Tea With Monique at 7pmET and EVERYBODY is stopping by 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 I've been off the grid for over a week and it's been amazing!! What a much needed break I was able to have in Arizona BY MY DAMN SELF! I'll tell you about it tomorrow night! See y'all there. It's LIBRA SEASON!!!! This triple libra is ready for 38!!!!!! 🎂🎁🎈🎊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Lots of info to give you including my birthday sale that begins tonight at midnight when you shop @milaeveessentials!!!! #teawithmonique #moniquesamuels #libraseason #birthdaygirl #milaeveessentials #notforlazymoma"". www.instagram.com. October 5, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ ""Celebrating my 38th birthday (October 6th) Wednesday for Tea With Monique at 7pmET and EVERYBODY is stopping by 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 I've been off the grid for over a week and it's been amazing!! What a much needed break I was able to have in Arizona BY MY DAMN SELF! I'll tell you about it tomorrow night! See y'all there. It's LIBRA SEASON!!!! This triple libra is ready for 38!!!!!! 🎂🎁🎈🎊🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 Lots of info to give you including my birthday sale that begins tonight at midnight when you shop @milaeveessentials!!!! #teawithmonique #moniquesamuels #libraseason #birthdaygirl #milaeveessentials #notforlazymoma"". www.instagram.com. October 5, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ Monique Samuels, Bravo. Accessed May 14, 2022. "Monique grew up in Pleasantville, New Jersey, with her close-knit family."
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  7. 1 2 Tanabe, Karin (June 21, 2018). "At home with 'Housewives': What it's like having your house on national TV" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  8. 1 2 Curto, Justin (December 28, 2020). "Real Housewives of Potomac: Monique Samuels Leaving" . Vulture . Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  9. ↑ Johnson, Jeroslyn (April 18, 2022). "Love & Marriage DC: Why Monique is Sharing 'The Real Me'". Screen Rant . Archived from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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  11. ↑ Chu, Hau (May 14, 2022). "What to watch this weekend: 'The Time Traveler's Wife' debuts on HBO" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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