The Real Housewives of Potomac's Mia Thornton and Wendy Osefo shared however they've supported costar Karen Huger successful the days aft her erstwhile adjunct and longtime person Matt Byars passed away.
By Brett M Malec Nov 23, 2024 6:02 PMTags
Real Housewives of Potomac Star Karen Huger's Former Assistant Matt Byars Dead astatine 37
Karen Huger's Real Housewives of Potomac household has rallied astir her successful the aftermath of her former adjunct Matt Byars' death.
"When we recovered retired astir the news, we did telephone Karen," Mia Thornton exclusively told E! News during Bravo's Fan Fest successful Miami Nov. 23. "I was really with my formed mate Wendy [Osefo] and we did telephone her instantly and we fto her know, 'Karen, we emotion you. We're present for you.'"
Mia besides reached retired connected her ain aft quality broke that Matt had passed distant earlier this week.
"I texted her, 'Sister, I emotion you. If you request anything, I'm present for you,'" Mia continued. "It's really, truly hard, due to the fact that we don't cheque connected our beardown friends. Matt was specified a beardown person to Karen from what I saw, an outsider looking in. Any clip I saw him, helium welcomed america with unfastened arms. He was truthful loving. So it's a shocker. for us. But I besides deliberation that his beingness volition assistance prevention galore more. And I privation to marque definite his bequest lives on."
Wendy besides shared she's talked to Karen respective times successful her clip of need.
"I'm conscionable sending Matt love, I'm sending his household love," she told E!. "He was an integral portion of Karen's beingness and we are each astir each other, which makes him an integral portion of each of our lives. I conscionable anticipation that, erstwhile radical are going done things, that there's radical retired determination that emotion them."
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Hours aft quality of Matt's decease broke connected Nov. 22, Karen spoke retired astir the 37-year-old's abrupt passing.
"I volition ever retrieve Matt arsenic the radiant, compassionate 17-year-old I met truthful galore years ago," she told People successful a statement. "His genuine bosom and boundless vigor lifted everyone astir him. More than a beloved beingness connected RHOP and successful the Bravo community, Matt was a determined and driven young antheral with a heavy enslaved to the Huger family."
"I'll ne'er hide the kindness helium showed during my mother's passing," Karen continued. "I didn't expect him to beryllium there, but that was Matt—always showing up with emotion and enactment that touched the soul. His beingness during that clip volition everlastingly clasp a peculiar spot successful my heart."
Karen concluded her message, "Matt was profoundly loved, and his lack volition beryllium felt profoundly by each who knew him. To his family, I nonstop my deepest condolences, love, and prayers for comfort. Matt, my bosom is broken. I emotion you—here and beyond. Until we conscionable again, I volition transportation your representation successful my heart. You volition beryllium missed beyond words, my friend."
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