Monique Samuels is an American television personality. She is known as a cast member on the reality television series ''

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'' and ''Love & Marriage: DC''.

Life and career

Samuels was born in

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. She grew up in

Pleasantville, New Jersey Pleasantville is a city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 20,629, which was an increase of 380 from the 2010 census count of 20,249, which reflected an increase of 1,237 ...

, graduated from Pleasantville High School and briefly attended

Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit ( or ; Duquesne University or Duquesne) is a private Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened as the Pittsbu ...

before dropping out to pursue a music career in

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Samuels married former football player

Chris Samuels Chris Samuels (born July 28, 1977) is a former American college and professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Alabama, and ...

in 2012. The couple have three children together. They live in

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. Samuels began appearing as a main cast member on the reality television series ''

'' during its second season in 2017 and departed following its fifth in 2020. She returned to reality television in 2022, starring alongside her husband in the series ''Love & Marriage: DC''. It premiered in May 2022.

Filmography

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