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Andy Cohen addressed Wendy and Eddie Osefo‘s arrests on Monday’s episode of his radio show.
Days after the Real Housewives of Potomac couple were charged with fraud for allegedly staging a home robbery in April 2024 and making $450,000 in bogus insurance claims, the 57-year-old Watch What Happens Live host weighed in, admitting he was “sad” while also applauding Wendy, 41, for the person he believed he knew her to be.
“I want to say that, like all of you, I found out about the charges against Wendy and Eddie Osefo on Friday morning, and there’s not much that I can say. I know nothing of the charges more than you guys do, than what I’ve read,” Andy began on the October 13 episode of SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live.
“I’m sad about this. I’m really sad about this,” he continued.
According to Andy, he’d always been a “fan” of Wendy and felt she was a great addition to the RHOP cast.
“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,” he explained.
“And by the way,” he added, “last night’s [WWHL] we had taped that before I went to L.A., so that is why you did not hear me asking [Ashley Darby] her thoughts on that in case you were wondering.”
At the end of last week, after being released from jail, Wendy and Eddie shared a statement via their rep.
“Dr. Wendy Osefo and her husband, Edward Osefo, are back home safely with their family and in good spirits. They are grateful for the outpouring of concern and support from friends, fans and colleagues,” it read. “The Osefos, alongside their legal team, look forward to their day in court. At this time, they respectfully ask for privacy as they focus on their family and the legal process ahead.”
While Bravo has yet to speak out, it did pull the Osefos’ episode of Wife Swap: The Real Housewives Edition, which was expected to air late this month.
The Real Housewives of Potomac season 10 airs Sundays at 8/7c on Bravo.