Robyn Dixon Juan Dixon RHOP Real Housewives of Potomac

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The reality star feels like her and Juan’s “relationship is very different from what is captured.”

“It’s been hard for people not understanding the depth of our relationship,” she continued. “The show brought us together because of all the scrutiny. So we were forced to really have each other’s back.”

InSunday’s season premiere, the couple faced affair rumors and even more negative talk.

Karen and Ray Huger in Chevy Chase, Maryland in June.Brian Stukes/Getty

Ray Huger and Karen Huger attend La' Dame Pop-up at Bloomingdales on June 10, 2023

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“Everything that comes out of Karen’s mouth when she’s being critical is such a joke because, like, she’s the one that we need to be criticizing,” the mom of two said.

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“I enjoyed all the girls,” Huger said. “I can go into … even when our group is divided, I can go into both camps. You know, they say I hump the fence. No, darling. You hence my tagline. I got sick of them saying that. So I said I am the fence, I own the fence. You ride me, and it’s true.”

“We got people lying about their truth in season 7 and I’m finding out about it in season 8 and selling it behind a paywall for profit,” Huger said. “No, darling. We’re gonna answer the questions. We’re gonna have conversations.”

‘The Real Housewives of Potomac’ stars.Carlos Rodriguesi/Bravo

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF POTOMAC – Pictured: (l-r) Robyn Dixon, Ashley Darby, Gizelle Bryant, Candiace Dillard, Wendy Osefo, Karen Huger – (Photo by: Carlos Rodriguesi/Bravo)

According to the Real Housewife, her kids never realized that their parents split.

“My kids, they didn’t even realize we were divorced,” Dixon recalled in a video forBravo’sThe Daily Dish. “They didn’t know we had gone through a rough time! They found out a lot of stuff about our relationship and our family from the show, because their friends are telling them. So then they come and tell us, ‘So why this? Why that?’ So I’d have to tell them, ‘We’re good, aren’t we? We’re good! Don’t worry about that.'”

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The Real Housewives of Potomacairs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo. BravoCon 2023 took place through Sunday at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas.

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