--- title: "Candiace Dillard Welcomes Baby Boy with Chris Bassett After Leaving RHOP" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2024/11/13/candiace-dillard-gives-birth-son/ type: post date: 2024-11-13 modified: 2024-11-13 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2024/11/13/candiace-dillard-gives-birth-son.md author: "Roxanne" --- # Candiace Dillard Welcomes Baby Boy with Chris Bassett After Leaving RHOP ## Congratulations are in order for former Real Housewives of Potomac star Candiace Dillard! Dillard and her husband Chris Bassett welcomed a baby boy naming him, Jet Maxwell Lee Bassett on October 3rd. ![](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-10.png)*Candiace Dillard Bassett, Chris Bassett and baby son Jett Maxwell Lee. Photo: Antwon Maxwell* ## "He is just the cutest little thing." Candiace told People, "Chris and I couldn't be happier. It's so cliché to say, but he's brought such joy to our lives in ways I never would have been able to describe before. It's pure love!" ![](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-11.png)*Candiace Dillard Bassett and baby son Jett Maxwell Lee. Photo: Antwon Maxwell* #### Candiace opened up about the meaning of his name saying, "The meaning of his name was really important to me. I mean, there were a lot of names I liked that had meanings I did not like, so that just automatically tossed them out. But as soon as I read the meaning of his name, I was like, 'This is it. This is his name.' " #### Candiace says naming him took longer than she thought saying, "I had been throwing names out to Chris the entire pregnancy and most of the ones I liked he was like, "Those sound like nepo baby names.' And I was like, 'Why are you just trying to kill my vibe?' But Chris agreed with Jett. He was like, 'Jett's a cool name, he's going to be a cool kid. They can call him J.B.' " ![](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/image-12.png)*Candiace Dillard Bassett, Chris Bassett and baby son Jett Maxwell Lee. Photo: Antwon Maxwell* Prior to [announcing](https://allabouttrh.com/2024/03/25/candiace-dillard-rhop-exit/)her pregnancy, Candiace left the Real Housewives of potomac after six seasons. #### “As I embark on a new chapter after six remarkable years with The Real Housewives of Potomac, I am filled with gratitude for the enriching friendships, personal growth and moments of introspection that have defined this journey,” Candiace Dillard said in a statement. ”With a whirlwind of new opportunities and responsibilities on my plate, I have decided to take a break from RHOP.” ## Candiace let viewers know her exit was "not a farewell, but a 'see you later.'"