Karen Huger’s return to the Real Housewives of Potomac for the show’s season 10 reunion garnered excitement from fans of the reality show after Bravo made the announcement Thursday.
The network posted on Instagram a seating arrangement for the forthcoming reunion episode, placing Huger’s image into the graphic.
The Surry, Virginia-born reality star, 62, will appear alongside host Andy Cohen and her castmates after serving six months in prison last year in connection with her 2024 drunk driving conviction.
The post was captioned, ‘Wait for it… the RHOP Reunion seating chart is here and has some grand(e) surprises,’ referring to Huger’s nickname ‘Grand Dame.’
A number of comments in the adjacent thread made clear fans were eagerly anticipating Huger’s presence at the reunion following her release from Maryland’s Montgomery County Detention Center last September.
‘Now we’re cooking with grease,’ one said, while another added, ‘Yes for Karen being back.’
Karen Huger’s return to the Real Housewives of Potomac for the show’s season 10 reunion garnered excitement from fans of the reality show after Bravo made the announcement Thursday. Pictured in LA in 2024
The network posted on Instagram a seating arrangement for the forthcoming reunion episode, placing Huger’s image into the graphic
Said one commenter: ‘Bring Karen Out! Now I gotta make my T-shirts. I’m so EXCITED and the first chairs are RIGHTFULLY EARNED!’
Huger re-emerged into the limelight at BravoCon in Las Vegas in November, and received a standing ovation from fans during an award-geared segment titled BravoCon Live with Andy Cohen Presents: The Bravos.
Huger was a presenter as Real Housewives of Atlanta stalwart Phaedra Parks was honored for bringing ‘The Best Shade’ to the small screen.
‘Thank you @nbcuniversal and @bravotv for the incredibly warm and welcoming energy,’ Huger said in an Instagram post to her 593,000 followers at the time. ‘My heart is full.’
Hugert thanked designer Charles Elliott Harbison for his work in putting together a fashion ensemble she wore to the high-profile event.
She said, ‘A heartfelt thank you to my team,and to my new favorite person, @charlienchargie & @harbison.studio who thoughtfully crafted the first of my three looks for this return.
‘He understood my vision, honored my light, and helped shape a moment that feels both fresh and deeply aligned. I’m truly grateful to have his artistry and his brand part of my new chapter.’
Huger had been slated to serve one year in custody, but was released from the Montgomery County Detention Center after six months this past September in connection with her 2024 drunk driving conviction.
A number of comments in the adjacent thread made clear fans were eagerly anticipating Huger’s presence at the reunion
Huger stepped back into the limelight over last fall in Las Vegas as she made her first public appearance since her release from prison
At the convention in Sin City, Huger was seen in a trailer revealing that she and Andy Cohen would be having an interview to talk about the events in her life.
Cohen told Huger in the clip (which is scheduled to air during the show’s season 10 finale: ‘Here we are – you are a free woman.’
Huger on December 19, 2024 was convicted in connection with DUI and DWI, speeding, driving with suspended registration, and failure to report an address change, with a reckless driving charge tossed.
After a Maryland jury found her guilty of all charges in connection with the incident (except for reckless driving), Huger went into a recovery program in Florida.
Huger subsequently said that she attended to ‘get to the bottom’ why she was ‘taking antidepressants and drinking.’
The rehab stint led to lead authorities to push back her sentencing, and also kept her from attending the season nine Real Housewives of Potomac reunion.
Huger subsequently spoke to her fans in a video about her issues with alcohol- denying that she was addicted to drinking.
Huger said in the clip, ‘No, I’m not an alcoholic – let’s be clear,’ later adding that her ‘heart dropped’ when the jury found her guilty last December.
Huger (second from right) past attended the show’s 2021 reunion with Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Robyn Dixon, Candiace Dillard, Wendy Osefo and Mia Thornton
After the verdict, authorities released police body cam footage recorded during Huger’s arrest last March
Karen’s spouse Ray Huger was seen coming to her aid in the police footage
In the clips, Huger said that she had accepted ‘full responsibility for everything that went on with [her] car accident,’ adding that the whole process was ‘very frightening’ to her.
Huger said she was devastated about the impact the accident had on her family.
‘I don’t care about me right now,’ Huger said. ‘I care about my children, I care about my family. They are so hurt.’
Officials said Huger was not injured in the wake of the March 2024 single-vehicle collision in her native Maryland, in which she barreled through a median and smashed a series of street signs, People reported.
After the verdict, authorities released police body cam footage recorded during Huger’s arrest last March.
In a questioning from police in the wake of the incident, Karen’s spouse Ray Huger was seen coming to her aid.
Karen was asked, ‘Do you remember the accident?’ to which she said, ‘Yes.’
The officer asked her, ‘What happened?’ and she said, ‘Nothing really.’
The Real Housewives of Potomac cast was featured in a segment at BravoCon November 14
At the convention in Sin City Friday, Huger was seen in a trailer revealing that she and Andy Cohen would be having an interview to talk about the events in her life.
Ray was heard telling his spouse, ‘Somebody ran you off the road,’ which she confirmed, but said she didn’t remember the other vehicle involved.
Karen appeared to avoid specific inquiries from officers about her alcohol intake on the evening in question, referring them to speak to Ray about it at one point.
Ray said, ‘I’m just saying, they’re assuming that you had more than you should have and I’m assuming you know, you had a couple of beers or something like that.’
Karen, who damaged the driver’s side of her Maserati in the incident, said, ‘Yes, that’s all I had.’
Cohen in 2024 told the magazine of Huger’s problems: ‘I think it’s all sad. I haven’t really processed it yet, but I think it’s very sad.’
The Real Housewives of Potomac can be seen at 8/7c Sunday on Bravo, with episodes available to stream on Peacock.
