--- title: "Monica Garcia’s Mom Claps Back at Claims She Wanted To Be On RHOSLC " url: https://allabouttrh.com/2024/01/18/monica-garcia-mom-denies-rhoslc/ type: post date: 2024-01-18 modified: 2024-01-17 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2024/01/18/monica-garcia-mom-denies-rhoslc.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # Monica Garcia’s Mom Claps Back at Claims She Wanted To Be On RHOSLC  ## Monica Garcia's mom, Linda Darnell, denies her daughter's claims that she wanted to be cast on RHOSLC. During [part two of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season 4 reunion](https://allabouttrh.com/2024/01/17/rhoslc-reunion-s4-recap-part-2/), the Salt Lake City Housewives discussed Monica Garcia's tumultuous relationship with her mom, [Linda Darnell](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/12/22/monica-garcia-mom-bermuda/).  According to [Monica Garcia](https://allabouttrh.com/2024/01/16/monica-garcia-former-friend/) her mom, Linda, allegedly always wanted to be famous and be on the big screen so much so that she abandoned her at age 12 to pursue a career in television in New York City.  Eventually Linda's dreams of fame came true after her daughter joined the season 4 cast of RHOSLC and their mother-daughter drama became a main storyline on the show.  At the RHOSLC reunion, [Whitney Rose](https://allabouttrh.com/category/real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city/whitney-rose/) admitted that it seemed like Linda really wanted to be in Monica's place on the show.  Reunion host [Andy Cohen](https://allabouttrh.com/category/wwhl/andy-cohen/)couldn't help but agree, noting, ***"I was just gonna say that someone who left her 12-year-old to go pursue a career in television. So you think your mom was kind of auditioning to be a housewife."*** ![Monica Garcia is in the hot seat at the RHOSLC season 4 reunion.](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2024-01-04-at-5.19.32-PM-1200x791.png)Monica Garcia is in the hot seat at the RHOSLC season 4 reunion. Monica then admitted that her mom shared her desire to be cast on RHOSLC after she had auditioned for the show ahead of [season 4](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/09/13/rhoslc-season-4-taglines/).  The 40-year-old said, ***"When I applied to get on the show...I did my final interview...The first place I went to was my mom's and I just laid on her house and cried [because I thought it went bad]."*** While Monica was nervous about her interview, Linda offered to say a prayer which included the hope that she would get cast on RHOSLC instead of her daughter.  Monica recalled, ***"And my mom said let's say a prayer and then she prayed that she would get it instead."*** She added, ***"She literally said, 'Lord if it's not Monica let it be me somehow just let it be me instead.'" *** However, after part two of the RHOSLC season 4 reunion aired on Bravo, [Linda clapped back at Monica's claims on Twitter](https://twitter.com/ld_millionaire).  According to Linda, ***"everything Monica says is a lie or half-truth." *** She also claimed to be an ***"award-winning journalist and TV producer" ***and that*** "reality TV is not my cup of tea."*** Linda tweeted: ***"Everything Monica says about me is a lie or half-truth. I NEVER applied/auditioned. Not S4 or any other. I'm an award-winning journalist and TV producer. That was the TV job in NYC -- News Journalist/Producer. I already had the job. Reality TV is not my cup of tea." *** > [View this post on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/C2MCb6SMiom/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading)[A post shared by All About TRH (@allabouttrh)](https://www.instagram.com/p/C2MCb6SMiom/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading) She also shared text messages between her and Monica, which show she didn't want to be on the show but Monica begged her to appear alongside her for a storyline.  ![Linda Darnell, the mom of RHOSLC](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/rhoslc-linda-darnell-texts-monica-garcia-1200x1184.jpg)Linda Darnell, the mom of RHOSLC's Monica Garcia, shares texts proving she didn't want to be cast on the show. Part 3 of [The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City](https://allabouttrh.com/category/real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city/) reunion airs on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo. ## Thoughts on Linda's claims? Who do you beleive - Monica or Linda? Sound off below!