On Love & Marriage DC, Monique and Chris Samuels are back, and already fueling divorce rumors after a very rocky debut on the new series.
On their new reality show Love & Marriage DC, Monique and Chris Samuels are already making fans wonder if they're headed for divorce. Fans became familiar with Monique and Chris during their three The Real Housewives of Potomac seasons. While starring in the latter show, the couple welcomed their third child together. However, it was cheating rumors that led Monique to start a war against the cast, which resulted in one of the most shocking Real Housewives brawls in history. After exiting the show, Monique took some time off before returning to a new network with a fresh franchise. However, this time, it looks like Monique is fighting with her own husband, instead of the other women.
Monique left RHOP following the season 5 reunion, where she issued one of the most scathing and iconic reads across all franchises. Monique went out with a bang. The cast had been split following Monique's hair-pulling fight with Candiace Dillard. Karen Huger and Ashley Darby were the only two willing to continue a friendship with Monique. After a short-lived legal feud with Candiace, which was the result of their fight, Monique returned to the reunion. She used a revealing binder of receipts to expose Candiace and Gizelle Bryant, and departed the franchise, vowing never to return. After a two-year break, Monique is back on reality television, as part of Carlos King's newest DC addition to his Love & Marriage franchise.
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However, Monique's start on the show was anything but smooth. While the RHOP alum appeared to be getting along well with all of the other women in the cast, the former Bravo star was at odds with her husband Chris throughout the entire season premiere. A clip shared by The Peach Report Daily showed Monique and Chris' heated exchange because of a counseling assignment that Monique felt he was procrastinating over. "You told me you were going to give it to me in a week and it's been over a month," Monique said to Chris, while referring to a list of former NFL player he was was supposed to create. During her confessional, Monique said that after ten years of marriage, she is "triggered" when feeling like Chris "doesn't want to do the work."
While Chris was apologetic, Monique became more frustrated with her husband for not doing something she wanted him to do. "There's no way that we're going to make it another 10 years if we don't deal with the issues," Monique said in her confessional. Viewers were taken aback by the exchange and voiced their concerns. "This scene feels like they're heading for divorce," one fan said. Another viewer noted their different wants in the situation. "Monique wants understanding and Chris wants her to not be upset," they said. While defending Monique, the user said, "she wouldn't be upset if you understood and didn't exhibit the same behaviors." Another viewer felt like their marriage has become "a mess" and bashed Monique, saying "she needs to treat him better!!"
The argument highlighted Monique's frustration with Chris seemingly brushing the assignment off because he didn't feel it was important. Chris apologized and showed that he didn't want to argue. However, Monique wanted to tackle their issues head-on. Ironically enough, it was rumors about her marriage that kicked off Monique's drama on RHOP. Now, it seems like there might've been cracks in the surface that only heightened her defensive response to the cheating rumors. Love & Marriage DC is revealing a new look into Monique and Chris' marriage, and fans are already speculating about their fate as a couple.
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Source: The Peach Report Daily