--- title: "Candiace Dillard Says Monique Samuels’ RHOP Exit Was A ‘Load Off ‘ of the Entire Cast After ‘Heavy’ And ‘Dark’ Season; Says She Wants Season 6 ‘To Be A New Chapter For Our Group’" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2021/04/12/candiace-dillard-says-monique-samuels-rhop-exit-was-a-load-off-of-the-entire-cast-after-heavy-and-dark-season-says-she-wants-season-6-to-be-a-new-chapter-for-our-group/ type: post date: 2021-04-12 modified: 2021-04-11 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2021/04/12/candiace-dillard-says-monique-samuels-rhop-exit-was-a-load-off-of-the-entire-cast-after-heavy-and-dark-season-says-she-wants-season-6-to-be-a-new-chapter-for-our-group.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # Candiace Dillard Says Monique Samuels’ RHOP Exit Was A ‘Load Off ‘ of the Entire Cast After ‘Heavy’ And ‘Dark’ Season; Says She Wants Season 6 ‘To Be A New Chapter For Our Group’ Fresh start? That's what Candiace Dillard is hoping season 6 will be for the *Real Housewives of Potomac* cast. *"I would hope that we could come together as a group and find a way to healthily and happily move forward and make room for new drama,"* Candiace told [Entertainment Tonight](https://www.etonline.com/candiace-dillard-on-parodying-housewives-on-family-reunion-with-kenya-moore-and-brandi-glanville). *"I'm so over season 5 and talking about season 5 and what happened in season 5. I would want a season 6 to be a new chapter for our group."* She then revealed her feelings about Monique quitting RHOP. Monique initially intended to return for season 6 but chose to exit the show after Andy Cohen treated her *"unfairly"* at Season 5 reunion. *"I definitely think that that announcement was a load off of all of us,"* she said.* "Season 5 was dark. It was very heavy, and it took on a life of its own, right? It became bigger than all of us, even, I'm close to several of our producers, and it affected everybody, not just the cast, but everyone."* *"It was hard, and it was very dark,"* she added. *"So, anytime you have a dark cloud when that cloud is removed, it obviously lifts the morale of the group and allows a space for us to move forward. And it's just up to us to take that path and move forward. And I would hope that if we're coming back that that's what we're able to do."* RHOP is expected to return for season 6 in late 2021 or early 2022.  ## Thoughts on Candiace's comments? Will you miss Monique on RHOP? Sound off below!   **[Follow](https://www.instagram.com/allabouttrh) **AllAboutTRH On **[Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/AllAboutTRH)** **[Follow](https://www.twitter.com/allabouttrh) **AllAboutTRH On **[Twitter.](https://www.twitter.com/allabouttrh)****[Like](https://www.facebook.com/allabouttrh)** AllAboutTRH On **[Facebook.](https://www.facebook.com/allabouttrh)**