Wendy Osefo joined The Real Housewives of Potomac in 2020 as one of the most celebrated Housewives to join the reality franchise. An award-winning researcher, political commentator and professor at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Wendy Osefo, PhD, was the first black woman to earn a PhD in public affairs and community development from Rutgers University-Camden. Wendy's hard work paid off in dividends, earning her several positions in academia and politics, but made her stick out like a sore thumb against her more glamorous cast members. Wendy responded to being a fish out of water, by throwing her educational accolades around in an attempt to intimidate the others, and possibly overcompensate for feeling out of place with the other ladies.