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Dr. Wendy Osefo made her first public appearance following her arrest.
The Real Housewives of Potomac star, 41, attended a panel during BravoCon 2025 with her RHOP costars, Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Tia Glover, Angel Massie, Monique Samuels, Keiarna Stewart and Stacey Rusch.
The outing, at Caesars Forum on the Las Vegas Strip on Friday, Nov. 14, marked Osefo’s first major public appearance since she and her husband Eddie Osefo were arrested in October on fraud charges. During a panel for RHOP, Wendy said she read supportive messages from fans and thanked those who have “reached out to my family during this time.”
“You know, it’s an unfortunate situation and right now I can’t say too much, but I will say when the time is right,” she said. “I will share my story with everyone. And for now, they’re just allegations. So we will continue to push forward.”
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She also extended her thanks to her costars. “I would just like to thank my cast members for being there for me during this time. I think it’s a tie between Stacey and Monique who reached out first. You know, I just am so grateful for that,” Wendy said. “Tia has reached out multiple times when everything happened [and Gizelle] reached out as well.”
She added, “I am just so grateful for the support I’ve gotten from my cast members, as well as our production team, as well as Bravo. I am overwhelmed by the love so thank you so much.”
The event — which took place at the convention’s gold stage — celebrated the reality show as it marks its landmark 10th season, which premiered on Oct. 5.
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The Bravolebrity, who joined RHOP during season 5 in 2020 and has also appeared in an episode of the new Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition, made headlines last month when she and her husband were booked in Westminster, Md. on Thursday, Oct. 9. The pair are facing 16 charges, including seven felonies related to alleged false/misleading info fraud in excess of $300, the Westminster Police Department (WPD) confirmed to PEOPLE.
The Osefos — who share children Karter, 12, Kruz, 10, and Kamrynn, 6 — claimed that designer bags and jewelry were missing from their bedroom during a reported burglary in Jamaica in April 2024, although Wendy was allegedly seen wearing one of the diamond rings in a later social media post, authorities alleged.
A police investigation later determined that other items the couple said were stolen had been purchased and returned, “where a full refund was provided prior to the alleged burglary.”
Wendy spoke out for the first time since the arrest by sharing an Instagram caption on Oct, 19, in which she wrote that “GOD remains faithful.”
“Thank you for the outpouring of love, support, and prayers for myself and most importantly my family during this time. We are forever grateful🙏🏾,” she added, then telling viewers to tune in for the latest episode of her popular Bravo series.
On the Oct. 13 episode of SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live, Andy Cohen shared his thoughts on her legal troubles, noting that “there’s not much that I can say.”
“I know nothing of the charges more than you guys do, than what I’ve read. I’m sad about this. I’m really sad about this,” he said.
Cohen, 57, added, “I’m a Wendy fan and she has been a great housewife and a great role model. She’s always led with education and her solid family values, and so I’m really thinking about her and her family and I’m certainly hoping that this is all some big nothing.”
The Real Housewives of Potomac can be streamed on Peacock. BravoCon 2025 takes place in Las Vegas through Sunday, Nov. 16.
