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If
there is ever someone that has “gotten their happy back” it’s “Real
Housewives of Potomac” cast member Charrisse Jackson Jordan. While her
marriage to husband Eddie Jordan may have imploded during last season,
she is back with a new attitude and plans to let her cast mates know
exactly where she stands. We sat down to chat about her new perspective,
what it’s like going into the second season with a new castmate, and
what makes this year truly different.
You
are back for a second season on “The Real Housewives of Potomac” and it
really seems like you have eased into your independence and are really
loving it! What’s different for you this season?
Yes, I am
definitely in a much better place than i was last season. I think I am
in more of my comfort zone really. Last season, I had so much going on
in my personal life and it was all new, so I was unsure of how to
navigate it. It was almost like going through another death. Most people
don’t know that prior to filming, I had three siblings that had passed
away within two years and two of them had passed away within two months
of each other. The first though was that being a part of the cast could
be a fun thing to do, to put my mental space somewhere else. Then I had
to deal with another death though, which was my marriage. I was really
mentally fatigued when I was filming last season. The beauty of it is
though, is that I believe everything happens for a reason. When I look
back at the person I was last season, I see a person that was really
sad. Sometimes you have to really see yourself to really get it. People
were actually saying that to me, saying that I was not myself, they were
hoping for happiness for me again, things like that. When I watched, I
saw what they meant.
During
your first season you had real and relatable issues going on. I think
that helped you become one of the more beloved ladies on your cast
during your first season.
Thank you! To
me, to do something like this show, you have to be honest with your life
and not try to become a character. I think often times people look at
shows like this and think it’s fake, but for me, I find it more
interesting to see your true self. I would rather people see the
struggle that I am going through and how I am overcoming the struggle,
versus me coming in and pretending like I am something that I am not. I
could have easily gone through last season and acted like my marriage
was great, knowing that it was not, and excused him by saying he worked
in New Jersey. I was put in a position to have to deal with it, and it
actually really made me deal with it; my own reality!
Reality
is different for you and your castmates this year, as Katie Ross is out
after Season One, and Monique Samuels is joining the cast. What is it
like welcoming a new lady into this group of very different
personalities?
You know, she’s from Jersey! She’s from the
Atlantic City area. I love her. She is a very genuine character, what
you see is what you get and I like that. She’s not a pretentious person.
She and her husband do very well, but she is a great person and very
genuine. At the same time, a “newbie” coming into this situation, people
will try to come for you, but she can actually stand on her own. She
is officially my “little sister” now.
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