‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ Alum Monique Samuels and Chris Samuels Split After 11 Years of Marriage

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Monique Samuels and Chris Samuels have called it quits after 11 years of marriage.The Real Housewives of Potomac alum, 39, filed for divorce from the former NFL player, 45, in Maryland, the Montgomery County Family Court told multiple outlets on Tuesday, June 20.

Monique reportedly filed a petition to have the legal documents sealed. She also filed a complaint for absolute divorce in April and filed an amended complaint on June 15, according to court documents obtained by multiple outlets.

The former couple are reportedly scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday, June 21, to finalize their divorce.Eight months before the pair’s split, Monique shut down divorce rumors.“Chris, whatchu have to say about all this?” Monique — who tied the knot with her estranged husband in March 2012— said via her Instagram Story in October 2022, after noting that she just returned from “hiking all day.” The retired athlete responded by directing fans to his wife’s store, “Shop Mila Eve.” The reality star laughed and showed off her diamond engagement ring.In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies“No better source than the actual source,” she wrote in another Instagram Story. “Y’all already know how I roll.

I give my own damn exclusives.”Several days later, however, she clarified that she and Chris were going through a rough patch, which played out in part on Love & Marriage: DC in early 2022.“It’s no secret that Chris and I have been struggling in some areas of our marriage and anybody who watched Love & Marriage: DC last year, y’all saw the arguments, y’all saw everything that was going on,” Monique shared in a lengthy YouTube video. “It was a lot of confusion, it was crazy building up to that 10-year marker of our marriage