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Monique Samuels is claiming that some of her The Real Housewives of Potomac costars tried to get her fired from the Bravo show following her physical altercation with Candiace Dillard.“They met off camera and had a little meeting and I think that it was very strategic, what they decided to do,” Samuels tells Us Weekly. “They looked at this as an opportunity to possibly get me off the show.

teases another major fight that fans do not want to miss.

The Real Housewives of Potomac, wrongs can be weighted. Such is the case when it comes to the shocking physical altercation between castmates Monique Samuels and Candiace Dillard Bassett.

The Real Housewives of Potomac fans will finally get answers about the physical altercation between Monique Samuels and Candiace Bassett Dillard this Sunday. ET has your exclusive first look at the episode, which finds the group gathered to celebrate Gizelle Bryant’s recent win of a literary award.

Real Housewives of Potomac star sighs when the topic comes up. Back in June, Jada and her husband, Will Smith, revealed to the world that Jada had a relationship outside of her marriage to Will with singer August Alsina that went on for quite some time.

Ashley Darby, 32, may have missed seeing what happened between her Real Housewives of Potomac co-stars Monique Samuels, 36, and Candiace Dillard, 33, when their fight broke out during filming of Season 5, but she sure did hear — and feel it! “I felt the building shaking and I heard glass breaking while I was using the bathroom and almost ran out with my pants around my ankles because I thought that there was a bomb,” Ashley told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY during an Instagram Live episode of

Rumors have been flying about Real Housewives of Potomac star Monique Samuels‘ marriage, and fellow cast mate Charrisse Jackson-Jordan, 55, is denying she started them. “[Monique]’s best friend started a rumor, OK? I had nothing to do with the rumor,” Charrisse revealed on an episode of HollywoodLife‘s TVTalk EXCLUSIVELY on Aug.

The Real Housewives of Potomac just started its fifth season and the explosive fight between Candiace Dillard, 33, and Monique Samuels, 36, is so dramatic that OG Karen Huger, 57, is feeling the effects. “I can say for me personally that it was very painful,” Karen told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY during an episode of TVTalk on Aug.

Monique Samuels' fight or flight response was activated more than once on The Real Housewives of Potomac’s fifth season, and it turns out, she did both. «It's definitely stressful but, you know, I was definitely built for it,» Monique tells ET of the show over video chat, finishing off her thought with a hearty laugh. «I'm a survivor, I'm a strong person.

If there’s one thing you can count on “The Real Housewives of Potomac”’s Monique Samuels doing through any hurdle, it’s finding a positive outcome.

Real Housewives of Potomac star tells ET over video chat.It's a conversation that winds up at the center of RHOP’s fifth season, after cast members Monique Samuels and Candiace Dillard get into a physical altercation, reportedly initiated by Monique. It's the first time in five years that a physical line like that has been crossed on Potomac.«What happened was nothing we ever thought we would see on this show or on this platform,» Gizelle admits.

Monique Samuels, 36, thinks her girl, Real Housewives Of Atlanta star Porsha Williams, 39, might have a future career in politics after her recent arrest during a protest over the death of Breonna Taylor, 26, in Kentucky on July 14. “I literally texted her [afterwards] and was like, ‘Girl, you’re going to have to run for office!'” The Real Housewives Of Potomac star told HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY during a July 17 episode of TVTalk on Instagram Live.

The Real Housewives of Potomac is officially coming back for its fifth season and, judging by the trailer, it will be the ladies' most dramatic, most explosive and most life-changing yet. The entire season four lineup returns — Karen Huger, Gizelle Bryant, Robyn Dixon, Ashley Darby, Monique Samuels and Candiace Dillard — alongside new 'Wife Wendy Osefo, a doctor and Johns Hopkins professor.«Wendy is black girl magic personified,» Candiace declares.

It has never been smooth sailing for Gizelle Bryant and Monique Samuels on The Real Housewives of Potomac, and it sounds like the upcoming Season 5 will continue to be a roller coaster ride for the pair when it premieres this summer.

The Real Housewives of Potomac will return for Season 5 this summer, Bravo announced on April 23.

There's no shortage of drama in the explosive trailer for season five of The Real Housewives of Potomac! The sneak peek clip—which features returning housewives Gizelle Bryant, Karen Huger, Ashley Darby, Robyn Dixon, Monique Samuels and Candiace Dillard, along with newcomer Wendy Osefo—doesn't waste any time before diving into the altercation that many fans learned about late last year. Yes, that fight between Monique and Candiace.

«Drag me, Monique!» is taking on a whole new life.

The Real Housewives of Potomac is back, and the ladies are bringing it like never before when Season 5 premieres Sunday, May 3 at 8/7c.

Springtime’s forecast this year will include a ton of shade thanks to RHOP! The season 5 trailer dropped on Thursday, March 26, and the ladies no doubt get into it with each other in more ways than one.

Porsha Williams and Monique Samuels just finished living their best lives on vacation in Cozumel, Mexico, where their babies (The Real Housewives of Atlanta broadcaster's first child, daughter Pilar Jhena, and The Real Housewives of Potomac mom's youngest son, Chase Omari) enjoyed an adorable playdate together.

Porsha Williams and Monique Samuels are having a great time while vacationing in Mexico — and so are their babies! The two Housewives each shared a glimpse of the adorable playdate their kids shared during their getaway, with Monique hilariously calling the cute toddler duo “The Real Babies of Cozumel.”

Update: In late December, the Maryland State Attorney's Office dismissed charges against both stars, according to multiple reports.

Monique Samuels and Candiace Dillard's assault complaints against each other will not move forward.