Who is Monica Garcia? 'RHOSLC' Season 4 newbie is Jen Shah's former assistant
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH: 'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' Season 4 is all set to welcome a new cast member Monica Garcia, who has been the former assistant of Jen Shah.
Monica is the founder of Brea Baby, where she also works as the creative director.
Monica's business offers stylish baby swaddles that sell for $20.
She completed her studies at the University of Utah and currently raising her four children on her own.
Monica is also navigating a volatile relationship with her mother. According to Monica's Bravo profile, she is opinionated and never afraid to speak her mind.
Monica has no problem saying what she's thinking, even if it lands her in hot water with the other women.
However, in an episode of 'Two Ts in A Pod,' Whitney Rose teased what's in store for the upcoming season after Jen pleaded guilty.
Whitney dished about Monica, "I will say I've never met her, but I've heard a lot about her."
Whitney further admitted, "She was formerly friends and assistant to Jen Shah."
Whitney added, "So I had heard about her [Monica] because she worked for Jen and her name is brought up a lot on the streets."
The 'RHOSLC' Season 4 newbie was introduced to the Bravo ladies through her friend Angie Katsanevas, but the women quickly realize they recognize her through another familiar face.
Is 'RHOSLC' star Monica Garcia married?
'RHOSLC' star Monica Garcia has been married twice.
Although details of her husband and marriage have been kept under wraps, Bravo teased that Monica navigated her second divorce with her estranged husband, while caring solely for their three daughters.
Monica was married in a temple and then she was ex-communicated.
In addition to her explosive divorce, Monica also deals with a 'volatile relationship with her mother' during her debut season.
In the trailer, Monica got emotional with her mother while admitting she once bought a designer bag to have a 'nice' purse around her group of friends.
Why did Monica Garcia join 'RHOSLC' Season 4?
Monica Garcia joins 'RHOSLC' season 4 to raise the drama. Monica's unfiltered comments in the teaser have already grabbed fans' attention.
In the teaser, Monica dropped a few one-liners in the trailer, like the moment she told Lisa and Meredith she would 'f**k' their husbands.
Monica even had Mary taken aback after she revealed she had sex with an unidentified person 'for 18 months.'
However, Monica has already stirred the pot and appeared to ensure an explosive feud with her co-stars.
Recently, Lisa Barlow shared the cast photo on her Instagram Stories but seemingly shaded Monica as she cropped her out of the post.
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Who is 'RHOSLC' star Jen Shah?
Jen Shah is a reality TV personality known for starring in 'The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City'.
She hails from Tongan and Hawaiian descent and grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jen was raised Mormon but converted to Islam when she learned about the historical mistreatment of Black people in her previous religion.
On January 6, 2023, Shah was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for a fraud and money laundering case.
