Karen Huger
{{Short description|American television personality}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Karen Huger
| birth_name = Karen Wooden
| image = Karen Huger in Washington, D.C. 2022.png
| caption = Huger in 2022
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|05|03}}
| birth_place = Spring Grove, Virginia, U.S.
| occupation = Television personality
| known_for = {{nowrap|The Real Housewives of Potomac}}
| yearsactive = 2016–2025
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Edmund E. Carter|end=divorced}}
- {{marriage|Raymond Huger|1996}}
}}
| children = 2
| relatives =
}}
Karen Huger ({{née}} Wooden; born May 3, 1963) is an American television personality. She is best known as a cast member on the reality TV series The Real Housewives of Potomac, serving as a housewife since the show's premiere in 2016.{{cite web|access-date=November 11, 2015|title=Bravo Announces Two New Real Housewives Series, and You'll Never Guess One of the Cities|first=Jean|last=Bentley|date=November 11, 2015|work=E! Online|publisher=NBCUniversal|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/714967/bravo-announces-two-new-real-housewives-series-and-you-ll-never-guess-one-of-the-cities}}
Career
In 2016, Karen Huger was announced as one of the six primary cast members to appear in the premiere season of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Potomac, which debuted on January 17, 2016.{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2015 |title=Bravo Announces Two New Real Housewives Series, and You'll Never Guess One of the Cities |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/714967/bravo-announces-two-new-real-housewives-series-and-you-ll-never-guess-one-of-the-cities |access-date=April 29, 2022 |website=E! Online}} Quickly cementing herself as an entertaining and engaging fan-favorite, Huger has been a primary housewife and cast member on Potomac for all of its eight seasons. The ninth season of The Real Housewives of Potomac franchise premiered on October 6, 2024.{{cite web |last1=Rosenfeld |first1=Laura |title=The Real Housewives of Potomac Returns for Season 6: Meet the New Cast Member |url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/the-real-housewives-of-potomac-season-6-cast-premiere-date-trailer |website=Bravo |access-date=July 11, 2021 |date=May 24, 2021}}
In 2019, Huger invested into a perfume line, releasing La' Dame!{{cite web |last1=Padwal |first1=Saylee |title=RHOP: Everything We Know About Karen Huger's La'Dame Perfume |url=https://screenrant.com/rhop-everything-we-know-karen-huger-ladame-perfume/|website=Screen Rant |access-date=May 8, 2022 |date=August 10, 2020}} The fragrance is sold in many different specialty and high-end stores, such as Bloomingdale's.{{cite web |last1=Chambers |first1=Hannah |title=We Have a Major Update on Karen Huger's La'Dame Fragrance |url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-potomac/style-living/karen-huger-shares-ladame-fragrance-update-rhop|website=Bravo TV |access-date=May 8, 2022 |date=August 28, 2020}} Huger further expanded the brand offering by including a candle along with the fragrance.{{Cite web |title=La' Dame by KH 3-Wick Candle Bohemian Fire |url=https://ladamefragrance.com/products/la-dame-bohemian-fire-3-wick-candle |access-date=2022-11-10 |website=Karen Huger LLC |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Christopher |title=RHOP: Everything To Know About Karen Huger's Candle Business La'Dame |url=https://screenrant.com/real-housewives-potomac-karen-huger-ladame-candle-company/|website=Screen Rant |access-date=May 8, 2022 |date=September 27, 2020}}
In 2021, Huger was sworn in as the Surry County, Virginia, ambassador for tourism.{{cite web |last1=Vena |first1=Joccelyn |title=Karen Huger Clarifies Why She Was Filming Her Surry County Tourism Video in Potomac
|url=https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/karen-huger-surry-county-tourism-video-filmed-in-potomac-explained|website=People |access-date=May 8, 2022 |date=September 13, 2022}}
= ''Karen's Grande Dame Reunion'' =
In 2021, Bravo TV announced The Real Housewives of Potomac's first spin-off, Karen's Grande Dame Reunion, which premiered on April 17, 2022.{{cite web |last1=Padwal |first1=Saylee |title=RHOP's Karen Huger Returns to Surry County in Karen's Grande Dame Reunion — Watch the Supertease |url=https://people.com/tv/rhop-karen-huger-grande-dame-reunion-supertease-exclusive/|website=People |access-date=May 8, 2022 |date=March 17, 2022}} The two-part special highlighted Huger's return to Surry County, Virginia, along with her husband and daughter, for a first-time family reunion. As detailed in the previews: "Karen Huger is about to have her first-ever family reunion, but it's not all fun and games…" Karen comes together with her family and learns about their history and lineage.{{cite web |last1=Fitzpatrick |first1=Caitlyn |title=The Real Housewives of Potomac: Karen's Grande Dame Reunion: release date, plot and more |url=https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/the-real-housewives-of-potomac-karens-grande-dame-reunion-release-date-plot-and-more|website=People |access-date=May 8, 2022 |date=April 6, 2022}}
Personal life
According to her bio on [http://www.Bravo.com Bravo.com], Huger was born and raised in Spring Grove, Surry County, Virginia, "on a large family farm that has been in her family for more than 100 years".{{cite web|access-date=May 8, 2022|title=Karen Huger Biography|date=November 11, 2015 |publisher=Bravo TV|url=https://www.bravotv.com/people/karen-huger}} She spent the bulk of her childhood at the property, where she was raised by her father, Benjamin B. Wooden Jr. {{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}
On Thanksgiving morning, 2017, Huger's mother died due to kidney failure. Months after her mother's passing, her father, too, died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.{{cite web|access-date=May 8, 2022|title=RHOP Star Karen Huger Mourns the Loss of Her Father, Months After Losing Mom|first=Sola|last=Delano|date=July 3, 2018|publisher=Reality Blurb |url=https://realityblurb.com/2018/07/03/rhop-star-karen-huger-mourns-the-loss-of-her-father-months-after-losing-mom/}}
In March 2024,{{Cite web |last=Stempel |first=Kim |date=2024-12-23 |title=Report: Karen Huger's RHOP Return Could Be 'Impossible' After Guilty DUI Verdict |url=https://www.realitytea.com/2024/12/23/report-karen-huger-rhop-return-could-be-impossible-after-guilty-dui-verdict/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=Reality Tea |language=en-US}} Huger was arrested for DUI and other charges stemming from an accident in which she crashed her Maserati into two signs and a median. Huger elected to take the case to trial and was convicted of DUI in December 2024.{{Cite web |last=Inman |first=DeMicia |title=Karen Huger Of 'Real Housewives of Potomac' Found Guilty Of DUI |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/karen-huger-of-real-housewives-of-potomac-found-guilty-of-dui/ar-AA1wb7ZW |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=www.msn.com}} Huger was sentenced to two years in jail with one year suspended on 26 February 2025.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-26 |title='Real Housewives' star Karen Huger sentenced for DUI in Montgomery County, Md. |url=https://wjla.com/news/local/karen-huger-real-housewives-of-potomac-sentenced-two-years-one-suspended-dui-maryland-montgomery-county-guilty-driving-under-influence-court-bravo-reality-tv-video-show-grande-dame-alcohol-crash-tmz-maserati-distraught-collision-crime |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=WJLA |language=en-US}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year 2025
! Title Beyond The Gated ! Role lady at the bar ! Notes |
|---|
| 2016–2025
| The Real Housewives of Potomac | Self | Housewife (seasons 1-9) |
| 2016–2025
| Self | 6 episodes, guest |
| 2019–2021
| Self | 4 episodes, guest |
| 2021
| The Real Housewives of Atlanta | Self | 1 episode, guest |
| 2021
| The Real | Self | 1 episode |
| 2022
| Self |
| 2022
|Karen's Grande Dame Reunion |Self | Main cast member |
| 2024
|Sherri{{Cite web |last=Shepherd |first=Sherri |date=1 November 2024 |title=Karen Huger & Gizelle Bryant {{!}} Sinqua Walls {{!}} Sherri Shepherd {{!}} Full Episode |website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnKcKABkMbI }} | Self | 1 episode, guest |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=nm7839008}}
- {{Cite web |title=Montgomery County Correctional Facility: Where Karen Huger will serve DUI sentence |url=https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/maryland/montgomery-county/montgomery-county-correctional-facility-where-karen-huger-will-serve-dui-sentence/}}
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Category:People from Surry County, Virginia