Robyn Dixon says goodbye to “The Real Housewives of Potomac” and blames Bravo for not inviting her back.
The reality star confirmed her rumored departure from the Maryland-set franchise on Monday on her “Reasonably Shady” podcast, telling listeners that she was fired after eight seasons on the lavish series.
“Yes, I'm not coming back for season 9 of 'The Real Housewives of Potomac,'” the 45-year-old told Gizelle Bryant, her podcast co-host and “RHOP” co-star. “It's reality. The network didn't invite me back. They fired me for lack of better words. I'm not going to sugarcoat the situation and say, 'Oh, I'm leaving and this is a break,' or anything like that. This is a decision of network”.
Representatives for Bravo declined to comment Monday when contacted by The Times.
The Baltimore native and accessories designer Embellished was among the original cast members of the series when “RHOP” premiered in January 2016. Dixon starred on the series with Bryant, Ashley Darby, Karen Huger and former cast members Charrisse Jackson -Jordan and Katie Rost. The announcement of Dixon's departure comes weeks after her season seven co-star, Candiace Dillard Bassett, confirmed that she too would be taking a break from the show. By the way, Jasmine Brand reported last month that both reality stars were leaving the reality series, but Dixon didn't confirm the report until Monday's episode of her podcast.
“I wanted to talk about my own affairs, my own truth, my own life, my own news and I wanted to share it with my own mouth when the time was appropriate. And I felt like the appropriate time… would be once 'The Real Housewives of Potomac' season 8, which already finished airing, finished airing. The last episode of the meeting aired last night, Sunday,” she said. “And I wanted to respect the network and the show and wait until the season was over.”
Dixon also said he was okay with leaving because “nothing lasts forever.”
“I've had a very long run on the show (eight seasons) and I really appreciate that time and the opportunity I had on the show,” she said, thanking the network and Truly Original, the production company behind “RHOP.” .”
“Thanks to the fans, of course, who have seen us from day one, especially those from day one,” he added. “But I especially want to thank all the fans and viewers who supported me and showed me their love. Whether you have sent me love directly, prayed for me, or have positive energy and positive thoughts around me, I thank you. And I hope I've inspired you, the viewers, the fans, to live your life authentically. [To] Don't feel pressured to change by anyone, not by society, not to impress people and just to be yourself.”
Dixon paused when she began to cry and then directed his monologue toward his co-host and old friend Bryant.
“It's crazy because we still have 'Reasonably Shady,' but I really want to tell you that I love you,” he said. “The last eight years have been a very fun, incredible, stressful and crazy journey. “I couldn’t imagine doing what we did with anyone else.”
She continued: “To my green-eyed bandit, my accomplice. “We started out as friends…even though we still have 'Reasonably Shady,' I'll still talk to you all the time and see you all the time, I hate that that part of our friendship isn't there anymore.”
When the mother of two first appeared on the series, she was still living with her ex-husband, retired NBA player Juan Dixon, due to financial problems, according to Bravo's Daily Dish blog. The two reconciled during their time on the series and the college basketball coach proposed to Dixon again in 2019, an event featured in the series' Season 5 finale. They quietly married again in August 2022, and footage of their wedding ceremony was featured in the series' seventh season finale.
