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Matt Byars (1987–2024), Real Housewives co-star

by Linnea Crowther

Matt Byars was a talent manager and PR agent best known for his appearances on the reality TV show “Real Housewives of Potomac.” 

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Matt Byars’s legacy 

Byars first appeared on “Real Housewives of Potomac” in the reality show’s 2018 third season. He was an assistant to one of the show’s stars, “grande dame” Karen Huger, who he had known since before “RHOP” began to air. In that season, he was in one of the show’s most notorious episodes, supporting Huger as she held a press conference about her finances.  

Byars continued to appear with Hugar on “Real Housewives;” he was in a total of 26 episodes across six years. Most recently, he showed up in the February 2024 episode titled “Blazed and Confused.”  

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