Monica Garcia on ‘Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen’.Photo:Charles Sykes/Bravo via GettyMonica Garciais taking a much-needed breather fromThe Real Housewives of Salt Lake Cityafter an explosive season 4 reunion.During an appearance on Sirius XM’sReality Checked, the Bravolebrity, 40, reacted toher departure from the Utah-based reality seriesandAndy Cohen’s recent decision to put her Housewife stint on pause.“I don’t know what that means,” she said of her hiatus. “If I were to look at it logically, right, I would just think, you know, the other women need time to cool down. I need time to cool down. Production needs time to cool down.“Monica Garcia and Meredith Marks on the season 4 reunion of ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’.BravoGarcia went on to explain to hostDorinda Medleythat the events of this season “affected more than just me” and “more than just the women.““I mean, everything coming out with [Heather Gay’s] black eye even was probably re-triggering for production as well. I think everyone just needs a breather maybe is what that means,” she added.Earlier this month, PEOPLE exclusively broke the news of Garcia’s exit after her breakout debut on the reality series. Multiple sources confirmed that she would not be rejoining costars Gay,Meredith Marks,Lisa Barlow,Whitney RoseandAngie Katsanevaswhen cameras pick back up next month.RHOSLC season 4 cast from left: Monica Garcia, Meredith Marks, Heather Gay, Lisa Barlow, Whitney Rose and Angie Katsanevas.Gizelle Hernandez/BravoBravo typically does not discuss casting, but executive producers confirmed the news shortly after in an interview withVariety, saying the cast needed time to regroup. Cohen later, onWatch What Happens Live, suggested Garcia’s exit might be “a break.“News of Garcia’s exit came hours before the airing of the third and final part of theRHOSLCreunion, where she confronted the revelation that she was behind RealityVonTease, an Instagram troll account that’s had a history ofposting negative things about theRHOSLCstars.There, Garcia defended her actions, claiming her primary goal for posting on Reality Von Tease was “to exposeJen [Shah],” an originalRHOSLCcast memberwho is currently serving a 5.5 sentence in prisonfor her role in a long-running telemarketing fraud scheme, and her alleged “abusive behavior.“Monica Garcia on ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’.Peacock/YoutubeOnReality Checked, Garcia confessed she was “not prepared” for the hostile confrontation she received at the season 4 reunion.“I think that people also don’t understand just the pressure of walking in that room and knowing all eyes are on you,” she explained. “I mean,Angiesaid it, nobody wants you here. I had to walk into that situation knowing it was going to be a bloodbath.“Garcia admitted that she knew that the reunion would be a non-starter, but felt compelled to share a note of gratitude to the few who showed her support.“I will say I am so grateful that I was next to Andy because at the end of the day, that was the only person I did have on my side. That’s how I felt,” she added.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Real Housewives of Salt Lake Cityseason 4 can be streamed in full on Peacock. SiriusXM’sReality Checkedairs weekdays at 4 p.m. ET on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy channel 102, and anytime on the SXM app.
Monica Garcia on ‘Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen’.Photo:Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty
Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty
Monica Garciais taking a much-needed breather fromThe Real Housewives of Salt Lake Cityafter an explosive season 4 reunion.During an appearance on Sirius XM’sReality Checked, the Bravolebrity, 40, reacted toher departure from the Utah-based reality seriesandAndy Cohen’s recent decision to put her Housewife stint on pause.“I don’t know what that means,” she said of her hiatus. “If I were to look at it logically, right, I would just think, you know, the other women need time to cool down. I need time to cool down. Production needs time to cool down.“Monica Garcia and Meredith Marks on the season 4 reunion of ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’.BravoGarcia went on to explain to hostDorinda Medleythat the events of this season “affected more than just me” and “more than just the women.““I mean, everything coming out with [Heather Gay’s] black eye even was probably re-triggering for production as well. I think everyone just needs a breather maybe is what that means,” she added.Earlier this month, PEOPLE exclusively broke the news of Garcia’s exit after her breakout debut on the reality series. Multiple sources confirmed that she would not be rejoining costars Gay,Meredith Marks,Lisa Barlow,Whitney RoseandAngie Katsanevaswhen cameras pick back up next month.RHOSLC season 4 cast from left: Monica Garcia, Meredith Marks, Heather Gay, Lisa Barlow, Whitney Rose and Angie Katsanevas.Gizelle Hernandez/BravoBravo typically does not discuss casting, but executive producers confirmed the news shortly after in an interview withVariety, saying the cast needed time to regroup. Cohen later, onWatch What Happens Live, suggested Garcia’s exit might be “a break.“News of Garcia’s exit came hours before the airing of the third and final part of theRHOSLCreunion, where she confronted the revelation that she was behind RealityVonTease, an Instagram troll account that’s had a history ofposting negative things about theRHOSLCstars.There, Garcia defended her actions, claiming her primary goal for posting on Reality Von Tease was “to exposeJen [Shah],” an originalRHOSLCcast memberwho is currently serving a 5.5 sentence in prisonfor her role in a long-running telemarketing fraud scheme, and her alleged “abusive behavior.“Monica Garcia on ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’.Peacock/YoutubeOnReality Checked, Garcia confessed she was “not prepared” for the hostile confrontation she received at the season 4 reunion.“I think that people also don’t understand just the pressure of walking in that room and knowing all eyes are on you,” she explained. “I mean,Angiesaid it, nobody wants you here. I had to walk into that situation knowing it was going to be a bloodbath.“Garcia admitted that she knew that the reunion would be a non-starter, but felt compelled to share a note of gratitude to the few who showed her support.“I will say I am so grateful that I was next to Andy because at the end of the day, that was the only person I did have on my side. That’s how I felt,” she added.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Real Housewives of Salt Lake Cityseason 4 can be streamed in full on Peacock. SiriusXM’sReality Checkedairs weekdays at 4 p.m. ET on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy channel 102, and anytime on the SXM app.
Monica Garciais taking a much-needed breather fromThe Real Housewives of Salt Lake Cityafter an explosive season 4 reunion.
During an appearance on Sirius XM’sReality Checked, the Bravolebrity, 40, reacted toher departure from the Utah-based reality seriesandAndy Cohen’s recent decision to put her Housewife stint on pause.
“I don’t know what that means,” she said of her hiatus. “If I were to look at it logically, right, I would just think, you know, the other women need time to cool down. I need time to cool down. Production needs time to cool down.”
Monica Garcia and Meredith Marks on the season 4 reunion of ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’.Bravo
Bravo
Garcia went on to explain to hostDorinda Medleythat the events of this season “affected more than just me” and “more than just the women.”
“I mean, everything coming out with [Heather Gay’s] black eye even was probably re-triggering for production as well. I think everyone just needs a breather maybe is what that means,” she added.
Earlier this month, PEOPLE exclusively broke the news of Garcia’s exit after her breakout debut on the reality series. Multiple sources confirmed that she would not be rejoining costars Gay,Meredith Marks,Lisa Barlow,Whitney RoseandAngie Katsanevaswhen cameras pick back up next month.
RHOSLC season 4 cast from left: Monica Garcia, Meredith Marks, Heather Gay, Lisa Barlow, Whitney Rose and Angie Katsanevas.Gizelle Hernandez/Bravo
Gizelle Hernandez/Bravo
Bravo typically does not discuss casting, but executive producers confirmed the news shortly after in an interview withVariety, saying the cast needed time to regroup. Cohen later, onWatch What Happens Live, suggested Garcia’s exit might be “a break.”
News of Garcia’s exit came hours before the airing of the third and final part of theRHOSLCreunion, where she confronted the revelation that she was behind RealityVonTease, an Instagram troll account that’s had a history ofposting negative things about theRHOSLCstars.
There, Garcia defended her actions, claiming her primary goal for posting on Reality Von Tease was “to exposeJen [Shah],” an originalRHOSLCcast memberwho is currently serving a 5.5 sentence in prisonfor her role in a long-running telemarketing fraud scheme, and her alleged “abusive behavior.”
Monica Garcia on ‘The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’.Peacock/Youtube
Peacock/Youtube
OnReality Checked, Garcia confessed she was “not prepared” for the hostile confrontation she received at the season 4 reunion.
“I think that people also don’t understand just the pressure of walking in that room and knowing all eyes are on you,” she explained. “I mean,Angiesaid it, nobody wants you here. I had to walk into that situation knowing it was going to be a bloodbath.”
Garcia admitted that she knew that the reunion would be a non-starter, but felt compelled to share a note of gratitude to the few who showed her support.
“I will say I am so grateful that I was next to Andy because at the end of the day, that was the only person I did have on my side. That’s how I felt,” she added.
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The Real Housewives of Salt Lake Cityseason 4 can be streamed in full on Peacock. SiriusXM’sReality Checkedairs weekdays at 4 p.m. ET on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy channel 102, and anytime on the SXM app.
source: people.com
