Keeping your marriage strong and healthy is easier said than done.
During his 15 years as a husband and wife, Dr. Countess Metcalfe and Dr. Scott Metcalfe raised three children, expanded their commercial achievements and opened their lives to the Bravo cameras.
But as the eighth season of Married to medicine begins this weekend, viewers will see the twists and turns of the couple who can test their connection.
“We have been through a lot and when communication really starts to reach a point where it stops, then it really begins to affect the relationship,” said Dr. Contessa exclusively to E! News. “You start to have to find out where you are going from there. I think with the pandemic and us working all the time and I finishing my diploma and definitely having some resentment for not feeling supported by it and then I started my own practice , it’s just too much. It has been difficult in our relationship. “
Last season, Dr. Contessa worked to obtain her degree in public health. As the Bravo star spent more time away from home studying and working, her husband struggled to fully support his decision.
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“To ask for something that was really important to me is a big request for him, so there were times when he said, ‘OK, do this’ and logistically it’s a challenge,” she admitted. “There were sacrifices that we made as a family to make this happen.”
Dr. Contessa added: “But my husband is one of the best people I have ever met in my life. He is an incredible father and marriage is for good or bad. It is not always that simple and you have to really define what happiness means and what’s too much. We’re still working on it. “
Although her obstacles cannot be corrected overnight, Dr. Contessa is proud to join her castmates and offer real glimpses of the wedding on reality TV shows. And while previews show that the spotlight can be put on their relationship this season, the Navy veteran sees positive aspects in sharing his story.
“A lot of people think they could never do reality shows,” she explained. “I know that black people are really big on secrets. Keep your dirty clothes for yourself, but I feel like this is toxic and toxic, you can try your best to suppress it, but you can’t ignore things and hope that go away. You have to deal with it. Part of it was liberating and an opportunity to grow and heal. “
And for the record: the entire cast of Married to medicine plans to be an open book during a season unlike any other.
Only in the first episodes, Dr. Jackie Walters and Dr. Simone Whitmore will try to find out if it is worth repairing your friendship. And yes, Kari Wells and Lisa Nicole Cloud will return to the show as friends of the cast.
“This season was full of drama,” joked Dr. Contessa. “If there wasn’t a fight, disagreement or misunderstanding in each episode, I would be shocked. It was crazy. Prepare for us and don’t be angry with us, because there will probably be more drama than you have ever seen.”
New episodes of Married to medicine aired on Sunday nights at 9 pm, only on Bravo.
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