Karen Huger has checked into rehab. The Real Housewives of Potomac Season 9 reunion was expected to bring drama, resolutions, and significant revelations from the cast. However, one notable absence from the reunion taping raised eyebrows across the Bravo fan base.

"Karen made the important decision to enter a private recovery program, so [she] was unable to attend the reunion taping today," her rep said.

Karen Huger, the self-proclaimed grande dame of Potomac, knows how to command a room—or, in this case, leave it conspicuously empty. Fans of The Real Housewives of Potomac will have to endure a Season 9 reunion without her signature shade, as Huger skipped the taping to enter a private recovery program, according to her manager, Ryan Tresdale.