The Real Housewives of Potomac's Mia Thornton and Wendy Osefo shared how they've supported costar Karen Huger in the days after her former assistant and longtime friend Matt Byars passed away.

After the talent manager died on Nov. 21 at age 37, the 'Real Housewives of Potomac' star remembered him in a statement to PEOPLE: "His genuine heart and boundless energy lifted everyone around him"

Karen remembered her late friend in an emotional statement to PEOPLE. "I will always remember Matt as the radiant, compassionate 17-year-old I met so many years ago. His genuine heart and boundless energy lifted everyone around him.

Matthew Byars, an assistant and talent manager who briefly appeared in Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Potomac," has died. He was 37Byars' was pronounced dead Thursday from "multiple blunt force injuries,

Matthew Byars made his debut alongside Karen Huger during Season 3 of 'RHOP' in 2018, who at the time told Bravo's The Daily Dish that they "work together". Describing him as 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."

Bravo’s biggest names are coming together to mourn the death of The Real Housewives of Potomac star Karen Huger ’s friend Matthew Byars. Byars died on Thursday, November 21, according to multiple reports. He was 37. Per The Sun, Byars died of suicide.

Matthew Byars, a talent manager who appeared on “ The Real Housewives of Potomac ,” has died at the age of 37.

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