Real Housewives Star Monique Samuels Turned Down Ultimate Girls Trip Due to the Show's 'Toxicity'

Former Real Housewives of Potomac star Monique Samuels has no plans on returning to Bravo, she told Insider.

The reality show star turned down an opportunity to join the cast of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip due to the show's "toxicity," despite never even having seen an episode, she said.

"It just wasn't what I wanted to do," Samuels said. "I didn't feel like I could be the same Monique that people were accustomed to seeing anymore when it came to that particular franchise and that particular network, because there was so much toxicity there."

Samuels starred on The Real Housewives of Potomac from 2017 to 2021, where she frequently feuded with co-star Candiace Dillard Bassett.

"I did not want to be in a position where I was expected to bicker and argue with a bunch of women," Samuels continued, adding, "I've never watched any of the Girls Trip shows that they do. All I knew was at that time when Andy [Cohen] asked me, I just had no desire to be back on that network."

The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip brings back fan favorites from across the franchise, and is currently filming its third season.

"It doesn't even matter about the cast or who is the production company for the show," said Samuels. "I just had no desire to go back to that network. I just didn't want to do it."

The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip is available to stream on Peacock.

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