Monica Garcia

Monica Garcia is an American reality television personality best known for appearing as a cast member on the fourth season of the Bravo series The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and for voicing EVA 2.0 on the second season of E! series House of Villains.

Early life Monica Garcia was raised by her mother, Linda Darnell. Garcia revealed in an episode of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City that her father abandoned her when she was four years old because he was gay and had a boyfriend. Garcia stated that her father moved to Florida and that they are not in contact. Garcia's relationship with her mother is strained.

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Garcia joined the cast of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City in season 4 after briefly working for former housewife Jen Shah. Garcia's relationship with Shah, including her involvement as a witness in the federal case against Shah, was a major reason for her casting on the show. Throughout the season, Garcia discussed various sensitive aspects of her life, including her struggles as a single mother and her complicated relationship with her own mother. In the finale, fellow castmate Heather Gay revealed that Garcia was secretly involved with an Instagram gossip account called "Reality Von Tease," which was known for posting defamatory and otherwise sensitive information about the rest of the cast. Gay learned of Garcia's involvement in the account via her longtime hairdresser, Tenesha, who was also friends with Garcia. Although she admitted her involvement in the account, Garcia maintained that she only posted information about Shah. After the finale, producer Andy Cohen revealed that Garcia would not be returning to the show and would instead have a "cooling-off period" because she was unable to make amends with her fellow castmates.

Personal life Garcia married Mike Fowler in a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in 2009. They have three children together: Jaidyn, West, and Kendall. As a result of this affair, Garcia was excommunicated from the LDS Church.

Shortly after leaving The Real Housewives franchise, Garcia announced she was pregnant on an episode of The Viall Files. However, in April 2024, Garcia revealed that she had suffered a miscarriage.

Garcia gave birth to a fifth child, a daughter, in April 2025 with boyfriend Braxton Knight.

Legal issues In November 2023, Garcia was sued by Beauty Lab + Laser LLC, which is co-owned by fellow Real Housewives of Salt Lake City castmate Heather Gay. The suit accused Garcia of only paying $449 of $2,449 for a series of "cosmetic injections" she received on December 10, 2019, four years before she joined the show. In November 2024, Garcia was ordered to pay Beauty Lab + Laser a sum of $35,853.60. APG Financial sought to recover $9,322.87 in damages.

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