

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.