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Matt Byars, who appeared arsenic Karen Huger's right-hand antheral connected aggregate seasons of The Real Housewives of Potomac, has passed distant astatine 37.
By Brett M Malec Nov 22, 2024 5:10 PMTags
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The Real Housewives of Potomac household is mourning the nonaccomplishment of a beloved friend.
Matt Byars, who appeared connected aggregate seasons of the Bravo bid arsenic Karen Huger's adjunct and all-around right-hand man, has passed away. He was 37.
The mode and origin of his decease person not been confirmed.
Many Bravo stars who knew Matt took to societal media to mourn the endowment manager's death.
"I'm definite galore of you person heard astir the unfortunate quality that Matt Byars has passed away," RHOP's Ashley Darby shared successful a tearful Instagram Story Nov. 22. "If you can, delight scope retired to Karen Huger. She and Matt were precise close. I deliberation Karen's known Matt, I privation to say, since either mediate schoolhouse oregon precocious school. So, it's been a precise agelong time, and it is precise important that we cheque connected our friends. Everyone is going done something, and I admit that. And sometimes it's conscionable excessively overmuch to bear, unfortunately, for immoderate of us."
Ashley's erstwhile costar Charrisse Jackson-Jordan simply wrote, "Rest successful Peace," with a photograph of her and Matt connected Instagram. Meanwhile, The Real Housewives of New Jersey's Melissa Gorga shared a overmuch lengthier tribute.
"I'm heartbroken," Melissa wrote connected Instagram. "Your property was infectious. Your jokes- you ever had them. You should person done basal up- I cognize it was your dream. My bosom hurts Matt . Because earlier this week you didn't archer me."
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Melissa went connected to reminisce astir however Matt supported her during her precise archetypal unrecorded show of her azygous "On Display" implicit a decennary ago.
"WE ARE LOYAL," she continued. "They don't marque them similar us. I privation I could person saved you. Thank you for the memories. Go fly—Go marque them laugh."
The Real Housewives of Atlanta's Cynthia Bailey shared akin sentiments on Instagram.
"So profoundly saddened by the quality of my longtime person passing yesterday," she wrote Nov. 22. "Thank you Matt for each the beauteous memories. Way excessively galore to share. I volition ne'er hide the laughter [and] emotion we shared. I volition miss you my friend. Stay successful the light. I emotion you. Sending my astir heartfelt condolences to the household [and] friends. Just cognize that helium was truthful loved by many."
While helium appeared connected galore episodes of Potomac, Matt is astir apt champion known for being featured successful the iconic play 3 country successful which Karen held a property league to wide up rumors astir her finances with her costars.
Karen has yet to talk retired publically astir Matt's passing.
