RHOSLCs Linda Darnell prayed to be a housewife before Monica Garcia landed Bravo role

The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City reunion is just as salty as the area! Monica Garcia’s turbulent relationship with her mother was brought up, in which the Bravo star said she was named after mom, Linda Darnell. For months, her four names have circled the Internet, and she’s finally got an explanation.

Who is RHOSLC’s Linda Darnell?

Linda Darnell is a RHOSLC star and the mom of Monica Garcia. The two didn’t always see eye-to-eye on the show, while Monica detailed her “volatile” relationship with Linda and her “abandonment issues” in one episode.

She said: “When I turned 12, my mom decided that she wanted to chase her dream so she dropped me off with a family in Pennsylvania and went and lived in New York.”

Linda now works as a news journalist and producer in New York. Monica said she comes from “a long line of complicated relationships between mothers and their daughters” while Linda told her to “get over it.”

Monica Garcia’s mom ‘prayed’ to be on Housewives

Monica’s mom Linda Darnell apparently prayed to be a Real Housewives star, and fans are speculating that their entire storyline is scripted to get her mother a slice of fame on Bravo.

When reunion host Andy Cohen asked Monica whether her mother wanted to be in the Real Housewives franchise, she said her mother prayed for it, and fans weren’t even surprised.

The reality star shared after her final interview for the show, she was worried she bombed it and was crying to Linda, who said a prayer, “Lord, if it’s not Monica, let it be me.”

However, Linda, an “award-winning journalist,” has spoken out and said “reality TV is not her cup of tea.” She currently works behind the scenes in the TV industry, and is believed to support her daughter.

listen linda, you’re not the housewife! Monica is! #rhoslc

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Salt Lake star named after her mother

Monica Garcia explained she was named after her mother, and her birth name is Monica Linda Darnell. Her mother’s original name was Linda Darnell Susan Maria Garcia.

Though she’s technically “Monica Linda Darnell” like her mother, Monica confessed “that name means nothing to me” and wanted to use a “family name” after her divorce.

“I legally have only ever used three, which is the one I was born with, when I got married, and when I got divorced,” she added. Andy then asked why her mother was “confused” about the name change.

She said her mother “definitely brought” up her names “as a dig” after she confided in her about “certain” housewives who were making “fun” of her for using “whatever the f*** that I was going to use.”

Everything Monica says about me is a lie or half-truth. I NEVER applied/auditioned. Not S4 or any other. I'm an award-winning journalist and TV producer. That was the TV job in NYC –News Journalist/Producer. I already had the job. Reality TV is not my cup of tea. #RHOSLC https://t.co/IC8PBwjR3Q pic.twitter.com/fSvdyywnJM

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