Mia Thornton: Why we shared ‘butt dial’ story about Karen Huger allegedly cheating on husband Ray

Mia Thornton wants to hold Karen Huger accountable.

The “Real Housewives of Potomac” star explains Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea”. why she shared her infamous “butt dial” story about co-star Huger, which inferred that the latter had been unfaithful to husband Ray Huger.

“I did it because I felt it was appropriate for the time,” Thornton, 39, said of her decision to tell the story during a girls’ trip to Lake Norman, NC, which aired in Oct. 27’s “RHOP.” rates. “It wasn’t planned at all.”

There were two factors that contributed to Bravolebrity’s willingness to spill the beans about 61-year-old Karen’s alleged past.

Thornton’s friend Joy – who was present at a rowdy night out with Karen in 2021 – attended a cast dinner filmed for the episode, so she was available to corroborate the story on camera.

Additionally, the self-proclaimed “Grande Dame” had clashed with Thornton’s childhood friend Jacqueline Blake during the holiday, repeatedly calling the cast’s new “friend” a “liar” with no evidence of cheating.

“She spent the whole day coming after my girl… I felt like she was trying to accuse Jacqueline of being a liar and not telling the truth and making things up,” Thornton tells Virtual Reali-Tea.

“And I’m like, ‘No, actually, Karen, you’re the one who’s not telling the truth. You’re the only people who bottom out with the… truth.’”

Blake, Thornton and “RHOP” veteran Gizelle Bryant all claimed that Karen has a history of calling out her castmates while she was a man.

“The funny story is, when you left, you called us,” Thornton told Karen on camera. “And you said … you were with someone else and you said, ‘Those girls think I’m with Ray.’

Karen – who has been married to Ray for decades – said she could not recall ever making such a statement.

In a preview for Sunday’s episode, Ashley Darby says she wholeheartedly believes Thornton and Joy’s account.

“The streets were alive with some of Karen’s forays. I heard some things, I saw some things,” she says in a confession. “So I believe with every fiber of my being that Mia and Joy are telling the truth.”

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In the same presentation, Karen admits that she and Ray have had martial arts fights. However, she makes it clear that she appreciates the support he has shown following which her DUI arrest in March.

“I’ve been through this before. We were having our moment. You have moments in your marriage, you know? But he didn’t budge…he’s my soldier,” she explains.

“Ray has my back. He has always been there for me and I love him for it. But we’re human and we go through this and we work on our marriage.”

According to both Thornton and Bryant, Karen has also made an effort not to make calls after cocktails since her run-in with the liquor law.

“Look, Karen probably has me on (her) do not disturb list, OK? So no, I haven’t (I’ve been getting drunk calls lately). And I feel like she’s a little more cautious with her cell device,” Thornton says.

“And it’s good that he does it because it’s necessary. Stop randomly saying drunk people and then saying you’re not drunk. Like, which one is it? … There is nothing wrong with drinking. Just don’t drive.”

Meanwhile, Bryant, 54, jokingly told us this she “actually (wants)” such correspondence from Karen.

“You never know what you’re going to hear,” she recalled of her witty conversations with the La Dame perfume founder. “You never know what he’s going to say.”

In July, on documents obtained by PeopleKaren asked the court to dismiss her DUI case. Prosecutors oppose the motion, which has not yet been ruled on by the judge.

“The Real Housewives of Potomac” airs Sundays at 8pm ET on Bravo.