The Real Housewives of Potomac reality star Monique Samuels, 39, and her husband, ex-NFL player Chris Samuels, 42, are officially divorced.
The former pair, whose marriage was one of the highlights of the reality show in addition to OWN’s Love and Marriage: D.C., finalized the divorce Monday at the Montgomery County Family Court, a source told People.
The divorce documents have been sealed, although what we do know is a judge signed off on the divorce after the couple’s final hearing in early September.
The reality couple tied the knot 11 years ago in March 2012. They share three children: Milani, 8, Christopher, 10, and Chase, 4.
It was in June when Monique filed for divorce. According to court documents obtained by People, she filed for an absolute divorce in April before amending the complaint for an absolute divorce two months later. Since then, the have been in hearings to have the divorce finalized.
Scores of RHOP fans got an inside glimpse of the former couple’s marital woes. It was in 2022 when it was announced that they had separated.
“It was a lot of confusion, it was crazy building up to that 10-year marker of our marriage and when you’ve been married that long and when you have things that you’re like, ‘Listen, this is being unmet or I’ve been unheard’ you start to get frustrated and it’s like, ‘Oh, my God, is this what life is going to be? I can’t take it anymore,'” Monique told People. “So what y’all saw on Love & Marriage: D.C. last season, it was my cry for help.”
She further stated that learning to love herself has not been the easiest for her to do.
“Oh, my God. It has been quite a ride. But I was determined to really do the work and grow,” she said. “And the more I grew, and the more I started to realize myself and I started to create boundaries for myself, that’s when I knew I am no longer the person that I was when I walked down that aisle 11 years ago.”
She continued: “You get to the point where you just accept the fact that this is the fact. Like, this is where it is, you know?” she added. “And that’s what led me to the point where I was like, ‘You know what, I think [this] is what will be best.'”
