Karen Huger Of 'rhop' Says Dui, Jail Can't Keep The Grand Dame Down: 'i Healed Myself'

“Real Housewives of Potomac” characteristic Karen Huger says she has turned complete a caller leafage astir 2 years aft crashing her Maserati successful a drunk-driving accident.

The reality TV star, 62, connected Thursday opened up astir her 2024 DUI apprehension and nan six-month region jailhouse condemnation that followed successful a speech pinch Sherri Shepherd. Huger, dubbed nan Grand Dame by fans, told nan “Sherri” big that she is “so happy and truthful astatine bid correct now to beryllium connected nan different side.”

In March 2024, Maryland constabulary arrested Huger for driving nether nan power aft she collapsed her car into a thoroughfare divider and a character successful Potomac. In summation to nan DUI, Huger was besides recovered blameworthy connected negligent driving charges and sentenced successful February 2025 to 1 twelvemonth successful jail. After serving six months successful Maryland’s Montgomery County Detention Center, she was released successful September.

For her sit-down pinch Shepherd, Huger was styled successful a formfitting burnt orangish dress, metallic cuffs and a chic bob. While nan daytime big complimented her look, Huger said her exterior is “not a reflection of what God has done for me.”

“I healed myself, truthful convey you,” she continued, “but nan wrong is what matters.”

Huger said candidly astir really nan 2024 mishap pushed her to face her struggles pinch intoxicant addiction. At nan clip of nan crash, Huger attributed her drinking to nan condolences of losing her mother and urged drivers to “understand your affectional state” earlier driving a car. She said Thursday that nan drunk-driving incident was her moving distant from nan reality of condolences and addiction and her prime to not perceive to God.

Huger told Shepherd that, anterior to nan accident, she was a “functional addict” who would portion off-screen during her clip connected “RHOP” — a wont she said she’s now ashamed of.

“I was dormant wrong,” she said Thursday of her accident. “I’m truthful grateful nary 1 was killed, nary different personification was hurt. I’m truthful grateful to beryllium alive. I could’ve died.”

The reality TV prima said six months successful region jailhouse — without cameras and her animal comforts — proved to beryllium a play of self-improvement and empowerment. Huger said she began curen to reside her intoxicant addiction and carried that connected successful prison. She said she led Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings while down bars.

“I person a work to show my truth and stock it pinch nan world if they’re consenting to listen,” she told Shepherd.

Huger antecedently said astir nan ungraded pinch Andy Cohen, telling nan Bravo big earlier this period that she had been successful denial astir her condolences and addiction. She besides told Cohen that she was taking her sobriety 1 time astatine a time, a sentiment she echoed connected “Sherri.” Her 2 big children are besides awesome motivators to enactment sober, she said.

The “RHOP” star, eager to put her DUI down her, recalled seeing her 2 big children “through a solid window” successful jailhouse and recognizing “the symptom that put them through.”

“I didn’t deliberation astir really they would feel,” she said, underscoring she intends for that to beryllium a onetime experience.

Huger said Thursday that it remains to beryllium seen whether she will return to “RHOP” for early seasons. Huger was absent from nan play amid her condemnation but appeared successful nan Season 10 finale. The “RHOP” cast, including Huger, reunited for nan series’ three-part reunion, which originates airing connected Sunday.

In nan fallout of nan scandal, Huger told Shepherd she feels for illustration nan aforesaid “Karen Huger, conscionable clean.” She besides isn’t resisting fans’ “Grand Dame” nickname, contempt her scandal.

“If they want maine to beryllium their Grand Dame, nary 1 other could do it anyway.”