The Real Housewives of Potomac season nine reunion just won’t be the same without the Grande Dame.
But despite missing the Bravo series’ reunion taping to seek treatment following her DUI conviction, Karen Huger shocks her entire cast with a surprise appearance in the reality show’s newly released trailer.
“There’s an elephant in the room that we need to address,” host Andy Cohen announces at the top of the Jan. 31 preview. “Karen, the Grande Dame, is not with us. She sent a message.”
Cut to a pre-recorded video of the absent star, who breaks down in tears amid her personal struggles and ongoing legal problems.
The clip causes Karen’s castmates to get emotional, with longtime frenemy Gizelle Bryant admitting, “As much as I hate her, I love her.”
Wendy Osefo has a much different reaction, however. “Having seen that, it all adds up,” Wendy notes. “And now I can confidently say that is not my friend.”
Wendy then makes a shocking accusation about Karen’s alleged drinking habits off camera.
“They said, ‘You’re on the show with Karen,'” the former professor recounts. “‘She comes here every single day and she gets drunk.'”
But the bombshells don’t stop there.