By Molly Claire Goddard
9:06pm PST, Jan 13, 2026
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Dr. Contessa Metcalfe knows how to navigate drama. Since joining the cast of
Married to Medicine in Season 5, the physician has gone through the wringer showing the trials and tribulations of her personal life and ever-changing dynamics with her costars. During an exclusive interview with
Wonderwall.com, Metcalfe opened up about why Season 12 shocked her, the new women joining the show,
Dr. Simone Whitmore's ongoing feud with
Quad Webb, investing in herself and her business and more.
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Her life 'fell apart' during Season 12 of 'Married to Medicine'
"Everything that happened in my personal life, I didn't expect any of it," Dr. Contessa Metcalfe says of what took place during Season 12. "If you watch the season from the beginning, I came in on a high, like, 'Look! We're doing good! Me and my husband [Dr. Scott Metcalfe] are working, we're building out this practice! I'm going to throw myself a party because I can do that because I have money!' I thought I had it all down. But then life fell apart. I had to dig deep in so many ways. I didn't even know what I was capable of."
Bonding with the new ladies of 'Married to Medicine'
"I was excited that these women came in and shared their story," Dr. Contessa Metcalfe says. "Dr. Brandi [Milton] is a nurse practitioner. She has a doctorate, but she has her own practice. She also has four little kids, she's married and her husband's a professional. It's tough trying to balance all of that and not fall apart. But then Angel [Love Davis] is a single mom, has a super-successful business. But she also is a working nurse. She's trying to balance all of it as well. I feel like we all can contribute and help one another because we all are different faces in our marriages and with our kids. I love the fact that they came in vulnerable. We can be that way with one another because we can help support. I need support. I know I can't navigate this world alone. But they came in and gave that to each other."
A never-ending feud
Dr. Contessa Metcalfe doesn't think the rift between Dr. Simone Whitmore and Quad Webb will end following multiple seasons at each other's throats. "They just picked up where they left off. I don't even think they remember what they're fighting about. They could have seen each other last time last week, hugged, drank out the same glass and shared an appetizer. But then the next time they see each other, they had a dream about something that happened 17 years ago and they get mad all over again," she says. "I don't even know with these two. I get to the point where I'm just like, 'Here we go again!' I'll take whatever."
Investing in herself
During Season 12, Dr. Contessa Metcalfe and her husband, Dr. Scott Metcalfe, pull from their investments and savings for a medical venture and new building. "Investing in this building, this business and in myself, it's something that you never get motivation from other people to do. They don't really encourage you to do that," she says. "It never becomes the right time to believe in yourself. Once you become a mom, you have everybody else who's responsible for you. But you have to know that you're going to be okay in order to make moves."
Married to Medicine airs on Bravo on Sundays at 9 p.m. Stream old episodes anytime on
Peacock.
