Karen Huger broke her silence on social media after returning from prison and BravoCon 2025.
“Thank you @nbcuniversal and @bravotv for your incredibly warm and welcoming energy. My heart is full.
A huge thank you to my team,” the “Real Housewives of Potomac” star captioned several photos on Instagram of her first appearance of the weekend.
She also thanked Harbison Studio founder Charles Elliott Harbison for “thoughtfully[creating]the first of[her]three looks for this comeback.”
“He understood my vision, respected my light, and helped shape a moment that felt fresh yet deeply attuned,” she continued. “I am truly grateful to be able to add his artistry and brand to my next chapter.”
The 62-year-old princess also expressed her gratitude to her fans on her Instagram Story.
“And to all the #RHOP fans, we love you!!! Thank you for your continued support,” she captioned a video of her fans cheering. “I couldn’t do this without your support. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. ❤️”
On Friday, Huger sat down with Andy Cohen at his Potomac, Maryland mansion to make his return to RHOP in the reality show’s midseason teaser, which premiered at BravoCon.
“Here you are. You’re a free woman,” Cohen says at the end of the trailer, referencing her September release from the Montgomery County Jail for a March 2024 drunk-driving car crash.
“Time to talk about my addiction,” Huger responded. The full interview will be aired during the season 10 finale.
Mr. Cohen spoke to Page Six during Bravocon and detailed the details of Mr. Huger’s return, revealing that the interview took place “a few days after he was released.”
“I went to her house in the middle of the night after ‘Watch What Happens Live,'” he further told Evan Real and Danny Murphy on Friday. “I just snuck into Potomac and got right out.”
The Bravo honcho admitted that the interview was very “emotional” and added, “I heard things from Karen that I had never heard before.”
Huger was found guilty of drunk driving in December 2024 after a high-speed car accident in March 2024 that totaled her Maserati.
Police body camera footage showed her admitting to being “intoxicated” after the crash and referring to herself as Thomas Jefferson’s “concubine” during an inebriated interrogation.
She served six months in the facility before being released in September.
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