Monique Samuels and pet bird T’Challa.Photo: Monique Samuels/instagram
Monique Samuelsis grieving over the loss of her pet bird, T’Challa.
On Tuesday, theReal Housewives of Potomacalum, 37, revealed in an emotional Instagram post that her African grey parrot had died earlier this month.
“On July 1 around 5 p.m., my entire world was rocked🥺,” Samuels said, captioning a series of photos and videos of her and the bird. “My@tchallasamuelswas killed in a freak accident.”
The mother of three went on to write that she “barely can utter his name without crying” adding that the pain of losing T’Challa is “indescribable.”
“The pain is intense and I’m just completely baffled, overwhelmed and cannot stop the emotional rollercoaster I am on right now. My children keep breaking down which makes the pain even worse,” Samuels added.
Samuels got T’Challa 2 years ago.
The bird became a breakout star when he was introduced on the Bravo show in season 5, hilariously flying at costar Dr. Wendy Osefo and playfully feuding with O.G. HousewifeKaren Huger.
One fan on Twitter labeled Huger and T’Challa’s beef as “The best feud of the season.”
“I thought he would outlive me!” Samuels said, in her post. “He was on my shoulder as I endured some of the toughest moments of my life.”
Samuels called her parrot “part of our entire family” and opened up about how her life has changed in his absence.
“My house is too quiet. My shoulder is too light. My mornings preparing coffee while he sits on my shoulder will forever be altered,” she wrote. “I don’t know why you had to leave us forever but I’m so grateful for being blessed to experience such an amazing creature.”
Monique Samuels and pet bird T’Challa.Monique Samuels/instagram
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Samuels previously said on Twitter that she got T’Challa when her husband Chris said she couldn’t get a dog.
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The parrot even got its ownHousewivestagline, Samuels told Daryn Carp on PEOPLE’sReality Check.
“I fly above the drama and s— on all my haters,” Samuels joked.
source: people.com
