‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ Season 5: Release date, plot, cast, and all you need to know about Bravo’s reality show

Gizelle Bryant, Karen Huger, Ashley Darby, Candiace Dillard, and Monique Samels have returned from the previous seasons. Dr Wendy Osefo, an African-American professor, is the newest addition
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The Potomac ladies are back! Yes, very soon Monique, Ashley, Gizelle, and many of these over-the-top entertaining housewives will be gracing our screens on all-new season of ‘The Real Housewives of Potomac’.

Here is all you need to know about the upcoming season 5 of ‘RHOP’.

Release date

'Real Housewives of Potomac' Season 5 is scheduled for a premiere on Sunday, August 2 at 9/8 c only on Bravo. Following which you can watch new episodes every Sunday at 9/8 c on Bravo.

Plot

There's never an end to the drama in the lives of the Potomac housewives. Season 5 of 'RHOP' will see OG housewife Gizelle Bryant rekindling her relationship with ex-husband, Pastor Jamal Bryant.

While Gizelle and Jamal are thrilled about it, her daughters, unfortunately, don't share the same emotion about their parents' rekindling their relationship. Housewife Karen Huger is back in Potomac with her husband Ray.

As Karen basks in the success of their long marriage, she is in for a rude shock when she discovers that Ray may not have feelings for her. 

Karen isn't the only housewife with a troubled marriage. Ashley Darby and her husband Michael are over the moon since the birth of their son Dean. But Michael's wild night out of the town might change things forever between the couple. Robyn Dixon is finally ready to make things official with her partner Juan. Now, it's just a waiting game for the housewife to see whether he will make the first move, or she has to.

Season 5 will feature things going south between housewives Monique Samuels and Candiace Dillard, when both the ladies get into a fight. Candiace is ready to start a family with her husband Chris, after completing the one-year anniversary of their marriage. 

The latest addition to the 'RHOP' housewives, Dr WendyOsefo, makes her mark on the cast with her sass and wits. This Nigerian-American housewife is more than just a pretty face. She is not only a professor, but also a political analyst, and entrepreneur. We can't wait to see the drama she brings along. 

Cast

Dr Wendy Osefo (Bravo)

Housewives Gizelle Bryant, Karen Huger, Ashley Darby, Candiace Dillard, and Monique Samels have returned from the previous seasons. Dr Wendy Osefo, an African-American professor, is the newest addition to the 'RHOP' ensemble.

Creators

The executive producers of the show are Steven Weinstock, Glenda Hersh, Lauren Eskelin, Lorraine Haughton-Lawson, Bianca Barnes-Williams, Ashley McFarlin Buie, and Andy Cohen.

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