Karen Huger has officially returned to The Real Housewives of Potomac, and she did so in an emotionally charged post-prison moment that included the Grand Dame donning a bandana, braids, and praying as she headed back home—and back to TV screens.

The final minutes of the Jan. 25 episode marked her long-anticipated reappearance, closing out Season 10, Episode 16 with a powerful scene that showed her exiting Maryland’s Montgomery County Detention Center, where she served six months for her DUI conviction. Fans were also given a brief glimpse of the Grande Dame’s upcoming interview with Andy Cohen, in which she will further discuss the events that led to her arrest and jail time.

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In the episode’s closing minutes on Sunday, viewers saw Karen, 62, released from prison on Sept. 2, 2025, after serving six months following a March 2024 car accident that resulted in charges including a DUI and a DWI. The footage captured Karen stepping out of the detention center wearing sunglasses, a scarf wrapped around her hair, a white blazer, a light blue button-up shirt, and blue jeans. She thanked her driver before entering a Black SUV, and once inside the vehicle, Karen appeared visibly emotional, removing her sunglasses, folding her hands together, and closing her eyes in a quiet moment of reflection as she headed home to reunite with her family. 

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