Matthew Byars, Talent Manager Known forReal Housewives of Potomac,Dies: 'My Heart Hurts,' Says Bravo Star

Mar. 15, 2025

Matthew Byars on the ‘Real Housewives Of Potomac’.Photo:Bravo

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The Bravo community is mourning the loss of one of their own.

Matthew Byars, a talent manager who appeared onThe Real Housewives of Potomacseveral times, has died, PEOPLE can confirm.

Byars first appeared onRHOPduring season 3 in 2018 alongsideKaren Huger, who told Bravo’sThe Daily Dishat the time that they “work together.”

Calling him a “powerful young man,” Huger said, “Matt is not my PR, but I would say that Matt is in a line of my agent, my booking person, and it works for me.”

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Melissa Gorgashared a montage of photos with Byars from over the years as she said she’s “heartbroken” at the news.

“Your personality was infectious. Your jokes- you always had them. You should have done stand up- I know it was your dream. My heart hurts Matt,” Gorga, 45, wrote.

“They don’t make them like us. I wish I could have saved you. Thank you for the memories 💔,” theReal Housewives of New Jerseystar continued. “Go fly- Go make them laugh.”

RHOPalum Charrisse Jackson-Jordan also shared a photo of her with Byars on her Instagram Stories, writing alongside it, “Rest In Peace.”

In her 2019 interview with Bravo’sThe Daily Dish, Huger reflected on her years-long relationship with Byars, whom she revealed she’s known “since he was about 17, 18 years old.”

“I encourage Matt when life is difficult. A lot of people call me ‘Mama Karen’ in Potomac because I love helping young folk,” she said. “When life was trying to him, I reached out and told him to go to school, and he did, and now we work together.”

Charrisse Jackson pays tribute to Matthew Byars.1charrisse/Instagram

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She also commented on how well he got along with other stars in the Bravo world, as she quipped, “He’s with everyone! And I love that. He’s a bubbly person and, again, a very successful young man and powerfully connected. I don’t mess with peons.”

“Matt’s a good guy and us together, two powerhouses together, we make great things happen off-screen, in family and personal life, and we also make things happen fantastic on-screen, as you noticed. We’re good.”

source: people.com