Monique Samuels, from Real Housewives Of Potomac, announced that he would not return for a sixth season of the Bravo show after three seasons.
And now the mother of three 37-year-old children is greeting ‘HaZel’, her new name for her singing career.
This weekend, the star shared a video clip titled Drag Queens from HaZel. She had a series of extravagant looks in the three-minute video, while revealing the song’s title is a nod to an infamous moment of the show.
HaZel: Real Housewives of Potomac’s Monique Samuels, 37, announced his departure from the show over the weekend and is now pursuing a rap career under the name of HaZel while debuting the music video for his new single Drag Queens
The song title is a reference to an iconic moment that occurred in the show’s fourth season during a smackdown battle with Candiace Dillard Bassett, while Samuels shouted, ‘I’m going to drag you, pregnant and all!’
After being dubbed the ‘drag queen’ by a number of fans, Samuels told StyleCaster, she thought to herself, ‘That would really be an interesting title.’
‘The song is me remembering who I am as a person, what I stand for, what I don’t stand for’, she said and was recorded before the quarantine as a way to vent after the last season of the show.
The video follows HaZel as she looks glamorous before entering a nightclub and features a series of costume changes, as well as a dance sequence with the famous drag queens Iyana Deschanel and Brooklyn Heights.
Glam squad: taking his glam persona from reality show to rap, the video shows Samuels in the makeup chair as she transforms into HaZel
Sparkling: she looked glamorous in a series of outfits for a nightclub scene
Work: the video features a dance number featuring the famous drag queens Iyana Deschanel and Brooklyn Heights
Steamy: She is seen doing a seductive dance number while rubbing her husband Chris on a chair
Her ex-NFL husband Chris Samuels also made a cameo in the video, while she danced seductively over him while he sat in a chair.
HaZel appears in a sequined body, a bold black and gold metal corset and a shiny jeans look with warm pants.
In a discussion with Riley Knoxx about the project, she said, ‘If this is the only song and the only video I make, I feel complete.’
She described her sound as ‘rap, but more R&B, sexy beats’, and said she plans to release a mini-album.
Goddess of rap: She described her sound as ‘rap, but more R&B, sexy beats’ and talked about the release of the mini-album
Drag: The title of the song is a reference to an iconic comment she made to co-star Candace last season, when she said, ‘I’m going to drag you, pregnant and everything’
Moving on: ‘It’s not easy to do reality shows, and to be honest … I got over it. I got over it, ‘she said on Instagram, announcing her decision to leave the Bravo program
Revealing his decision to leave the show on an Instagram live on Sunday after the meeting, Samuels said, ‘It’s not easy to do reality shows, and to be quite honest … I got over it. I got over.’
Monique added in her SC interview: ‘I didn’t know it was a 12-month job 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I thought it was just ‘OK. We’re going to shoot and then I’m off for the rest of the year. No. It is endless.
She went on to say: ‘I appreciate everything that people have done for me, everyone on Team Monique – I love you, I thank everyone – but when you cross certain lines there is no turning back.
The explosive meeting saw Monique arriving on set with a cookbook-style collection from her castmates: Gizelle Bryant, Karen Huger, Ashley Darby, Robyn Dixon, Wendy Osefo and Dillard Bassett.
As of now, all but Samuels are set to return for another season.
Received receipts: the explosive meeting saw Monique arriving on the set with a book-burning collection of receipts from her castmates and she went into detail about her decision to leave on an Instagram live after the meeting