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  • RHOC’s Tamra Judge Shares DM With Crystal Over Claim Vicki Stole a Costar’s Orange, Plus Addresses Rumors of Heather’s Exit, Shannon Fallout, and Season 20 “New Blood”

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    Tamra Judge reacted to Crystal Kung-Minkoff claiming Vicki Gunvalson stole an orange from another Real Housewives of Orange County star on Vicki’s podcast on Tuesday.

    While also shading Gretchen Rossi‘s “friend” role on the show, reacting to the suggestion that Heather Dubrow, 56, will not return for season 20, and reflecting on her falling out with Shannon Beador, 61, Tamra explained Shannon’s role in her former feud with Vicki, 63, and spoke of “new blood.”

    “You bet your sweet a** I sent [Crystal] a DM right away,” Tamra, 58, revealed on the December 23 episode of My Friend, My Soulmate, My Podcast. “I reached out, and I said, ‘Was it my orange?’ and she said, ‘No, it was not.’ She would not tell me who it was, but she says, ‘I just heard it’s somebody else’s.’”

    “Gretchen doesn’t have an orange, not even a clementine. Heather? Do you think Heather’s going to Beverly Hills?” she continued.

    “That would only make sense,” Vicki replied.

    Reflecting on the end of her friendship with Shannon, Tamra said she felt sorry for her co-star after her DUI arrest.

    “I was there for her and we walked the red carpet at BravoCon and she thanked us and did all the stuff and then I found out that she was saying some pretty horrible things about me. Like, wait a minute. I’m doing all this for you. That’s not cool,” Tamra revealed. “I just got to a point where I’m like, I don’t want to be around someone that’s doing that to me. So then we had to go and film a season together.”

    Although Tamra admitted that “it wasn’t nice” to call Shannon a drunk, she claimed she was coming from a place of frustration.

    “You know how hard it is to talk to somebody who will not own anything that they’ve done — no part of it?” she asked. “It’s like, the only reason I’m upset with you and not talking to you is because you were doing horrible things behind my back when I was trying to be nothing but a good friend for 10 years.”

    At the time, Tamra noted that she and Vicki were talking “a lot.” But Vicki noted, “I just got mad at you for being so mean … at times you’ve been mean to everybody.”

    In her defense, Tamra explained, “I think if you’ve been on the show for a certain, long period of time, you’re gonna be mean to people once in a while. You’re gonna get in fights with people.

    Also on the podcast, Tamra reacted to people warning Vicki that she would turn on her.

    “I do not turn on [Vicki]. It was Shannon. Let’s be honest. Shannon was doing what she normally does. She divides and conquers and does all the things and tries to separate people,” she clarified. 

    Then, after noting that she and Vicki “never got into a fight,” Tamra explained why the Tres Amigas Tour was called off after Shannon’s DUI.

    “I was more concerned about her, like, this isn’t a good thing. To maybe just take a beat and kind of absorb what just happened to you, so I was just thinking of business mind, like is that really what you want to do?” she reasoned. “It was fun while it lasted.”

    Looking ahead to season 20, Tamra said, “We need new blood.”

    “Bravo announced there was going to be a shakeup,” she added.

    The Real Housewives of Orange County season 20 is expected to begin filming sometime early next year.

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  • RHOC’s Slade Smiley Accuses Tamra Judge of “Lying About Autism” and Mentions Her Son, Plus He Says Gretchen Supported LGBTQ+ Community Before Heather

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    Slade Smiley claims Andy Cohen has chosen to support Gretchen Rossi due to “overwhelming evidence” against Tamra Judge.

    In a comment to a post about the Real Housewives of Orange County reunion, which accused Gretchen, 47, of being a supporter of President Trump, 79, declared that she was “not a victim,” and pointed out that there was no proof of Tamra, 58, leaking stories to bloggers, Slade, 52, went on a rant against Tamra and signaled her past behavior.

    “The reason Andy supported Gretchen is that there is overwhelming evidence against Tamra and her little network of accounts, seems like you may be included in that network. Tamra has been caught in possession of screenshots of fake posts that have been altered by putting Gretchen’s name on it,” Slade began, as seen in a screenshot shared by Real Housewives Zone on Instagram.

    According to Slade, Gretchen has stood up for the LGBTQ+ community “her entire life,” and not just once it became normal — or because she had children come out.

    “She supported this community long before anyone on this cast did including [Heather Dubrow],” he wrote.

    He then took aim at Tamra’s past use of a potential gay slur and “liking” of her son Ryan Vieth‘s “anti trans rant,” saying she only “back peddled when she got caught.”

    While the RHOC finale and reunion left more questions than answers for some, Slade teased a report that has been viewed by not only Andy, 57, but also Bravo.

    “The report is clear and the truth will come out. The report was done by a very well known company that does government research. Andy and the network have seen it all,” he declared. “None of this would have ever been an issue this season but it was orchestrated by Tamra, the embellished lie about Gretchen being drugged by Tamra orchestrated by Tamra. She is the one who brought it all up.”

    Also in his rant, Slade said Tamra was “the obvious cancer infecting the authenticity of the show.”

    “For gods sake she got caught lying about autism. She swore on the life of her children she didn’t do it. How gross is [that] the podcasts are all coming [forward] with proof she did,” he added.

    In separate posts shared via screenshots by the Real OG of the NYC on X, Slade featured an article Reality Blurb shared in a January 2019 post, titled, “RHOC Star Tamra Judge’s Son Ryan Vieth Goes On Transphobic Rant Amid Transgender Controversy and She ‘Likes’ His Post, Does She Support His Views?”

    In the since-deleted post, Ryan had said, “LET’S BE F**KING REAL, THE WORLD IS F**KED. COMPLETELY F**KED,“ with a screenshot of a news article, which was titled, “Britain’s first transgender family reveals son, 5, is also transitioning.”

    Ryan also included a comment from someone who said, “The only thing that kid should be transitioning into is being a 6-year-old. Anything else is abusive brainwashing.”

    In another post, Slade included a link to a video Zack Peter shared on X in which he claimed that Tamra had “absolutely been leaking things for months.”

    “I’ve known the info she’s been leaking about the show since July, when she was trying to prevent people from interviewing Gretchen. On a personal note, I like [Tamra], I like [Teddi Mellencamp], I like [Scheana Shay], I like Gretchen. But I’m always going to call out BS when I see it,” Zack stated.

    No word yet on when production will begin on The Real Housewives of Orange County season 20.

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  • Tamra Judge Addresses if She’s Suing Gretchen Rossi, Talks RHOC Reunion “Attack” and Says She “Couldn’t Move” for Days: “I Didn’t Even Really Do Anything This Season to Even Be Taken Down”

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    Tamra Judge suggested that she was moving forward with a lawsuit against Gretchen Rossi while appearing on Jeff Lewis‘ podcast on Friday.

    As the 58-year-old Real Housewives of Orange County star denied leaking information to bloggers, addressed her castmates’ reunion attack, and admitted that she doesn’t trust any of her co-stars, Tamra confessed to being “confused” by the mysterious finale phone call, named the one person who was there for her amid Teddi Mellencamp‘s brain cancer diagnosis, and answered a question about whether or not she was planning to sue Gretchen, 47.

    “Stay tuned,” Tamra teased on SiriusXM’s Jeff Lewis Live on November 21 when pressed about the potential legal action.

    After being accused of leaks, Tamra said she’d never do such a thing.

    “That’s a no. No. What would I get out of it?” she wondered. “Someone on the cast I won’t name said, ‘You do it so bloggers are nice to you.’ And I said, ‘What f*cking blogger’s nice to me?’ I have like three, and they have like 200 followers.”

    “It’s ridiculous,” she added of the claims.

    Looking back at the reunion, Tamra admitted, “It felt like an attack,” as she revealed she was immobile for days.

    “The first two days after the reunion, I couldn’t even move … I just sat there … I couldn’t function. I just couldn’t believe what was going on or what had happened. So it was tough,” she shared. “Even two weeks after, it was still in my head. I’m like, ‘Why? But why? Why did this happen?’”

    “It was hard, especially from certain people on the cast that I have been very kind to and didn’t know where this was coming from … it’s going after my character and [saying] that I can’t be trusted,” she continued. 

    According to Tamra, it’s her castmates whom she can’t trust, not the other way around.

    “I don’t trust any of these girls I’m on the show with — not one of them,” she declared. “It’s the housewife way. You know if something comes up, they’re gonna throw it out there. That’s what they’re paid to do. So it’s very hard to trust somebody.”

    Regarding the finale phone call, which came from an unidentified source who suggested she was behind the season 19 leaks, Tamra said it was “very, very, very confusing.”

    “The whole thing is confusing to me … There’s a lot of things I just don’t understand,” she explained.

    As for whether it was the women staging a take-down, Tamra wondered what their reason would’ve been.

    “I didn’t even really do anything this season to even be taken down. I feel like I was in a place of sadness because filming and what was going on with Teddi, I was just really, really sad and devastated, and I just kind of felt like nobody was there for me,” she recalled. “Every time I went into a scene, everyone was going to poke at me because it’s like, ‘Oh, poke at Tamra, she’s gonna explode. She’s gonna give us good TV.’ And I wasn’t in the spot. I was in a spot where I just wanted people to hug me and say, ‘It’s gonna be okay.’”

    Though most of her castmates weren’t supportive of her when she needed it the most, Tamra did acknowledge Heather Dubrow, 56, saying, “Heather was there for me. She would call me.”

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  • RHOC Reunion Part 3 Recap: Tamra Threatens to Sue Gretchen After She Accuses Her of Being Behind Controversial Liked Posts & Feuds With Emily as More Allegations Surface, Plus Jenn Confronts Katie Over Convo With Friend Nicole

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    The OC ladies have been trippin’ (quite literally) this season.  As the reunion for season 19 of The Real Housewives of Orange County concludes, it seems like a happy ending is not in the cards.  Gretchen denies liking homophobic posts, despite following accounts that discuss that hate rhetoric, and Tamra gets accused of leaking content from the season.

    When confronted, not only does Tamra deny involvement, but she becomes infuriated. After 15 years on the show, Tamra has never once had this sort of problem, but she finds it interesting that once Gretchen and Slade come back on, issues seem to appear from thin air…

    From New Orleans, to Amsterdam, this group of women have traveled around… and they brought the drama with them. But they did manage to have some fun, mainly with recreational drugs. Shannon STILL believes she heard the OC theme song when she was on ‘shrooms and Andy lives for Heather wakin’ n bakin’. Speaking of Heather, she discusses the cathartic experience of spreading her father’s ashes and is grateful Emily was there to give the support she needed.  

    Andy brings up the emotional final dinner in Amsterdam when the ladies confront Gretchen’s alleged social media actions. Gretchen explains that there is no excuse for liking anything with “offensive sentiment” and she “completely denounces” anything that seems homophobic or transphobic.  Gretchen claims she did not recognize any of the posts, but admits that she does follow the accounts.

    Gretchen blames liking said posts on mindlessly scrolling without looking at the content of the post. WHAT.  Tamra points out that Gretchen unfollowed over two hundred hate accounts when she got back from Amsterdam.  Does that make Gretchen look guilty?

    Tamra wonders why Gretchen would be following someone with that type of content to begin with, but Gretchen plays dumb. She claims she follows both left and right wing accounts, especially around the 2020 election, and Andy reminds the group it is a free country-Gretchen can follow whoever. 

    Heather explains that after 14 years of knowing Gretchen, she has never seen Gretchen in that light. However, she has heard “rumblings” about Gretchen and this type of rhetoric. Heather reminds Gretchen that if she follows these accounts, her For You page is going to be full of hate. Tamra printed out posts from two days ago that shows Gretchen STILL liking this type of content. Gretchen calls it a “good lesson” and shares that she unliked many old posts.

    In order to prove to Heather that she was set up, Gretchen hired a cyber analysis company. The 25 page report confirms that the most egregious post may be a combo of AI and other imaging software. On top of that, the analysis found links between the hate accounts and Tamra!! 

    Tamra denies this wholeheartedly and explains that she has known about this situation since 2022. Gretchen claims someone called her to let her know Tamra and Gina were plotting to take her down with this hate rhetoric.  Andy wonders why Tamra would bring this up after resolving the issues with Gretchen. But Tamra is engaged.  She calls Gretchen a “homophobic b*tch,” but Gretchen believes that Tamra is the one putting everything out into the press. 

    In the end, Gina wishes that she brought up the post situation a different way. She apologizes to Gretchen since it caused some public drama.

    Heather explains that she felt as though Tamra was trying to drop the Gretchen post into her lap to make her run with it, but Heather chose not to take the bait. Tamra wonders why she is getting blamed for Gretchen liking homophobic stuff. When Emily jumps, wondering why Tamra would bring Gina into the mix, Tamra calls Emily an a*shole and seethes with anger. 

    Tamra reminds Emily, “by the way sweetheart, we had to switch you back on because when you got off, it [your podcast] tanked.” Tamra feels like she can come for Emily like that because she called her an a*shole, but the reality is, Tamra called Emily that FIRST! Tamra is always the victim. She misremembers, claiming she has always been nice to Emily, but calling her Shrek does not seem nice to me…

    Seeing remorse from Emily, Gina, and Heather makes Gretchen feel a little bit better after they all attacked her for liking homophobic posts.  Emily searched for credible sources of this egregious post and came up empty.  A screen shot is not clear evidence. Katie, who was not there, calls this situation heartbreaking as she is an ally to the LGBTQ+ community.

    Gretchen is (sort of) crying because this is not who she is. She calls it a personal attack and feels like it was plotted and planned.  In fact, it brought up PTSD of naked wasted with all the plotting and planning. Gretchen claims that Tamra disseminates information to purposely retaliate.  Remind me again why Katie got banned from hanging out with the group when they’re doing the same thing?!

    Andy shows Tamra that the cyber analysis is linking accounts back to her and, as Gretchen puts it, her “criminal network.” Tamra states that she never leaked information to bloggers…which does not age well once she sees the post filming clip with an anonymous caller.

    Katie looks like she has seen a ghost and Tamra remains cool as a cucumber as they listen to the tipster shell out information that only those filming would know.  According to the source, Tamra was leaking information all season long and the entire content was known by this person. Evidently, Tamra clearly wanted Gina there to do her dirty work this season.

    Tamra wants to know who this guy is.  Andy reminds the group that they all must agree to keep things confidential about the season. Tamra calls this an ambush and points out that after 15 years, there has never been a problem… until Gretchen came back on.  

    Shannon shares that the anonymous person told them Tamra has been doing this for years. The tipster even knew about Shannon’s up fronts drama, info that was not privy to most. Now Tamra seems to find herself in the same seat that Katie was in all season long. Katie is happy to be clean on this one, since the only people who knew about this information filmed the remainder of the season.

    Tamra believes that Slade is working overtime to make her look bad and many people argue that the tone and cadence of the anon voice gives off Slade vibes.  

    Tamra shrieks and promises on her kids’ lives that she would never do this. Heather finds this concerning, but Tamra reminds everyone that the minute Gretchen and Slade are back in the picture, fishy things happen.  Gina feels set up by Tamra, but Tamra thinks that Gina should feel set up by Slade. Andy reminds Tamra that Slade wouldn’t know the information because Gretchen did not even know it.

    Shannon muses if Tamra’s “orgasmic face” on finale night had anything to do with this whole situation.  According to Shannon, it was almost like Tamra was smug in knowing she’s got Gretchen backed in the corner.

    Tamra explains there is no proof (other than the exact content and storyline from the season). Gina points out that if Tamra told anyone anything about the season, even with no mal intent, information is getting out there somehow. 

    Heather wants all of this to stop. Careers, kids, bloggers- it should all be off-limits.  This show should solely be about conflict and resolution between the group.  She reminds everyone this show is not a game of Survivor. Emily jumps in (what else is new?) to say it is imperative not to deal with outside people since it is hard enough as it is within the group. 

    If Gretchen could take back one thing she said this season it would be blabbing about Tamra’s alleged affair. Shannon apologizes once again to Katie for comparing her to Alexis and Katie regrets saying something about Jenn. 

    Heather wishes she was more vocal about the fatty photo and Emily goes back to last year and apologizes to Katie once again.  Gina regrets having asked Katie what she was wearing and she feels bad for saying she does not think Heather is funny.  Tamra regrets sharing the picture of Jenn and Jenn apologizes to both Shannon and Katie.  

    For Katie and Jenn, they need to have a conversation re: Nicole, a friend of Jenn’s. Apparently, Katie asked if Ryan was involved with Matt’s bookie gig. Jenn lets Katie know she can’t do things like this in true friendships, but Katie reminds Jenn that she had not spoken to her for weeks. Katie stands firm, despite Jenn’s accusations.

    Heather leads the ladies in a path to clarity with a toast and season 19 wraps.  Tamra is reeling, trying to claim her innocence to Andy, wondering where all of this information came from. She leans on Katie for support, which is rich considering Katie was also blacklisted this season for doing exactly what Tamra is accused of. 

    Katie reminds Tamra that she needs to remember who is in her corner. Tamra calls it retaliation, but Gina is headstrong that there were things discussed that only Gina and Tamra know…pointing all arrows back to Tamra. SO, is she guilty? Or are Slade and Gretchen truly behind this? 

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  • RHOC Reunion Part 2: Gretchen Claims Matt Said Eddie Is Gay, Katie Blames Jenn for Lost Paycheck, and Tamra Admits Shading Jenn With ‘Fatty’ Photo as Jenn Fires Back Over Affair Rumor

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    The Real Housewives of Orange County reunion continues. Tamra seems to be the common denominator in many of these arguments, but when Katie’s husband, Matt, arrives, the focus changes.  Gretchen’s tactic is to deny and Jenn‘s is to forget anything that ever happened.  Katie is tired of the lies and Matt is ready to set the record straight about “holding the line.”

    Tamra is forever bringing up old dirt about people. In an attempt to defend herself, Tamra freaks out, claiming she does not even talk about Gretchen.  Andy finally steps in to move the show along and switches from Gretchen vs. Tamra to Jenn vs. Tamra.  Look who always seems to be involved in the drama…

    Jenn and Tamra have no relationship because, according to Jenn, Tamra is hard to navigate. Jenn believes Tamra always tries to make people think Jenn is not who she pretends to be. But Tamra feels like Jenn focused on her because she wanted to be on the show.  It’s odd that Tamra is bringing this up now, considering she never appeared to be on bad terms with Katie when she first came onto the show.

    Tamra rattles off all the ways Jenn tries to be like her, but can we actually believe any of them?  For starters, Jenn was never Tamra’s neighbor, considering Tamra moved off the block around the time Jenn moved in. Jenn even points out that Tamra invited her to do a fitness competition; therefore, she was not trying to single-white-female-Tamra!

    Tamra denies being jealous of Gretchen and Jenn, especially when it comes to their looks.  It is odd that Tamra would bring up the infamous fatty photo of Jenn, though.  Heather believes there was no “ill-intent” coming from Tamra, but  Tamra admits she showed the photo to be shady.  Andy jumps in to remind Tamra that there is an OC look, so it’s probably not as deep as Tamra thinks it is- so no, Jenn is NOT trying to be Tamra.

    During an episode, Tamra insinuated that Jenn had an affair at her old yoga studio with an instructor, but Jenn denies this allegation. Tamra simply hears rumors and puts them into the universe.  Jenn admits that she did have an affair and now she is with Ryan and wonders why Tamra’s go-to is to just throw something mean out there to make it stick.

    Although Jenn does not have a set wedding date, the women, especially Emily,  have her back. When it comes to Ryan “oversexualizing” Jenn, she has some insecurities. Jenn worries that this yearning will die out.  Her co-parenting is finally evening out and Will even thanked Ryan for taking the kids in. 

    Gina talks about the questionable friendship between Shannon and Jenn. Jenn claims they are truly tight and is forever indebted to Shannon for throwing her a bridal shower (that she never really wanted). Gina admits to being salty over Shannon’s attention to Jenn, but Shannon wonders why Gina would need to say she is “worried” about her actions.

    Heather is annoyed with Gina because they are both putting themselves back into the world, working once again.  When Gina made fun of Heather’s comedic career, Heather felt hurt.  It seems like any time Heather mentions her career, the other ladies sh*t all over it.   Gina admits that this was an error and apologizes, despite doubling-down in her interview.

    They take a break for lunch and Katie’s husband, Matt, arrives on set. She gets a little emotional talking about how Jenn denied calling her con-artist.  Matt scoffs at this, claiming Jenn is the one getting married to a guy who did a deal with the feds!  

    When Shannon goes to visit Jenn, we learn about a phone call Jenn got from Ryan.  Ryan let Jenn know that Katie made it a point to talk to a friend of theirs named Nicole.  Katie apparently asked Nicole if Ryan was involved in Matt’s illegal bookie business, which is an odd thing to ask ANYONE.  Jenn is furious once she finds this out because she knows Katie was just trying to get dirt to use against her.

    Katie is finally ready for the truth to come to light.  She is irked because she always defended Jenn, but Jenn seemingly hung Katie out to dry when sh*t hit the fan. When it comes to the racially insensitive video Gretchen and Jenn posted, Jenn is angry that Katie came at her.  “How dare you think that it’s racist?” Jenn questions Katie, stating that Katie should know Jenn’s intentions better than that.

    On top of that, Jenn never officially apologized for this until today.  Even Gretchen said she was sorry…sure it was a Chat GPT message, but it was done.  Katie get can’t over how she was not only offended, but then blamed by Jenn for the backlash.

    Jenn states that Katie, apparently, always had an ear to the ground and always knew things about the ladies and their families. Katie is hell bent on this roofie story and wonders why Jenn is not backing her up.

    Andy takes a moment to reset the naked-wasted drama. Last year, Ryan, Jenn, Matt, Katie, Slade, and Gretchen went to dinner (before Gretchen was even on the show).  Katie alleges that Gretchen said she went to the hospital after Tamra drugged her that evening so long ago. Jenn seemingly only remembers SOME details, then claimed she didn’t know anything about it, but knew details the next day.  Seems fishy.

    Gretchen told Jenn she was so sick she probably could have gone to the hospital.  Gretchen understands that her “miscommunication” reliving the traumatic experience made her say words she did not intend.  Shannon claims we are all guilty of misspeaking, but Gretchen saying she DID go to the hospital is certainly not misspeaking, according to this group. After all, Gretchen did pass the lie detector test because she did not go to the hospital, yet Katie said Gretchen told her she had a positive toxicology report. 

    Slade, Ryan, and Matt were invited to come to the reunion, but the only one who comes is Matt. Matt jumps right in (despite shaking) talking about the 911 text message he received from Slade. According to Matt, Slade was directing him to tell Katie to “hold the line” with Gretchen about the naked wasted account.

    Matt claims that Gretchen and Slade chose to tell this story about Tamra to highlight just how dangerous Tamra can be.  He goes on to say this story went into great detail about a drugging and a hospital stay.

    As Gretchen gets backed into a corner, she throws out that Matt said some messed up stuff that night at dinner, too, including Matt saying, “the second I met Eddie, I knew he was gay.” However, Katie claims that Gretchen is the one who said that to begin with!

    Matt threatens Gretchen with, “do you wanna get into it?” multiple times as Gretchen interrupts left and right.  Matt says there are phone logs and records proving Slade’s need to manipulate the narrative. Gretchen explains that Slade thinks Matt and Katie are not only talking to bloggers, but making up stories about Gretchen and Slade! 

    Andy points out that if Gretchen actually went to the hospital so long ago, it would have been a HUGE deal.  Katie knows Gretchen lied about going, but she is not the one responsible for the lie.  It seems like Gretchen got caught up in the tale and perhaps embellished it a bit for her audience? It is interesting that Slade is not there to share his side of the story. 

    Matt points out that Gretchen is Slade’s fourth Housewife, but Gretchen corrects him. She is his third.  Katie claims that Jenn messed with her paycheck and livelihood when she let Katie go down in flames.  This enrages Jenn.  Jenn wants Katie to start taking ownership of the situation.  And, at the end of the day, Jenn lost a friend in Katie…

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  • RHOC Reunion Recap: Gretchen Calls Tamra a “F—king Liar” After Tamra is Called Out for Bringing Up Dirt on Cast, Plus Tamra Tells Shannon to Shut Up, Katie Confronts Emily, and Gina Apologizes to Katie

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    The Real Housewives of Orange County reunion begins for season 19. Part one brings Katie back onto our screens after being missing from the latter half of the episodes. It also brings a “new” Tamra, which is laughable since all she does is fly off the handle any time Shannon speaks. But when Gretchen joins the group, she is ready to clear up some of the lies and set the record straight with Tamra.

    Andy greets all of the Housewives, and we learn that Shannon is fresh off a week at the Golden Door. Heather is happy about her quick commute for the reunion, and Emily explains that despite having a rough season, she managed to lose 25-30 pounds. Gina is loving the real estate business, and Katie is thrilled to be on set. Jenn (thankfully) was not dressed by Ryan, and Tamra promises she won’t be quitting today (yet). She explains that she is in better spirits because Teddi has zero tumors detected. 

    Tamra wants to be less reactive, but even Andy feels like Tamra’s behavior was not much different than the way she acted in the past. Tamra DID attend Alexis’ wedding and admits she feels weird talking about how beautiful it was in front of Shannon. Because Jenn chose Shannon over Alexis, she was uninvited and then reinvited. Exhausting.

    Shannon mutters that she did not get the grace that Tamra always asks for. She refers to Tamra as “Tamra Grudge” for the way she behaved all season. Tamra explains that Alexis said that Shannon was trying to ice Tamra out to try and get her off the show, but Shannon scoffs at this. Katie loves a chance to throw someone under the bus, so she calls Shannon out. Apparently, Jenn told Katie that Shannon called a producer about Tamra, but Andy debunks this rumor.

    When it comes to NOT trusting Tamra with sensitive information, Heather explains that she is a “historical friend” of Tamra’s. Her inconsistent and unpredictable behavior is what makes Heather a bit leery. After all, Tamra throws people’s secrets in their faces to hurt them. Take, for instance, when Tamra brought up Shannon’s dad’s drinking habits on screen. Tamra wonders why it’s okay for Shannon to discuss her familial drinking back in 2020, but when she brings it up, she gets in trouble.

    Shannon gets emotional, and Tamra claims she was not trying to single her dad out, since it was not her place at all. Jenn wonders when Tamra might look in the mirror and realize the issues are all stemming from HER. Tamra’s plan is to stay calm, apologize, and take accountability.

    Katie was accused of “stirring a pot of deception” this season. The viewers rallied around Katie after the lie detector episode, and it is clear that the women are shocked by the support Katie is receiving.

    Katie is still claiming she only sent the voice memo of Shannon freaking out to her husband, Matt, but Alexis also said she heard the recording. Before Shannon has the chance to question Katie, Tamra jumps in and brings up how Shannon filmed Vicki back in the day without her knowing it. Shannon claims this was done for safety during a fight between Vicki and her husband, but that’s a prime example of Tamra being Tamra and dredging up the past.

    Last year at the reunion, Emily brought up Katie’s custody battle with her children. Katie still wonders why Emily thought that would EVER be an okay thing to do and doesn’t understand why she has to explain herself 12 years later. Emily is tired of Katie using bloggers and journalists to fight her battles, and Katie apologizes for what occurred. 

    Jenn is still suffering from amnesia anytime she is in the hot seat, and she can’t remember saying Katie was a con artist. She merely thinks things do not add up with Katie.

    Katie told US Weekly that she felt set up and believes Emily was behind the whole lie detector situation. According to Emily, Katie said on camera that she would take a lie detector test. Emily admits a lie detector is ~36% accurate, and Emily’s only input was that the women come up with the questions anonymously. Emily denies setting Katie up and states she already knows Katie is lying — no machine needs to figure that out.

    Tamra points out that Emily says a lot of things in her confessionals about her, but she does not say the snide comments to her face. When Shannon comes in to remind Tamra that she makes snide comments too, Tamra jumps down her throat. Emily apologizes for saying Tamra never had girlfriends, but I think her fingers are crossed.

    Gina addresses the alleged racist comments about Katie’s clothing. Gina feels like it may have triggered a trauma in Katie, and Gina says she is sorry. Katie thinks it seemed inappropriate and denies calling her the R-word; rather, it had undertones of that type of behavior. Katie is the first Asian on RHOC in 18 years, and so she does not take any of this lightly. Katie accepts Gina’s apology, and Shannon gets in on this apology tour. Katie hopes there is a chance to move forward.

    In the meantime, Gretchen is prepping to clear up all the BS. She continues to deny saying that Tamra drugged her, and she is ready to show them that Gretchers means business.

    Emily can barely hold it together as she talks about her son Luke. Thanks to some viewer moms, Emily was alerted to PANDAS, a condition that can develop within a kid after having strep throat. Luke had a bad case of strep throat in January, and all of his symptoms are associated with this, especially as a child on the spectrum. She goes on to explain that Luke is going to have laser treatment on his brain to reduce the swelling. When it comes to her relationship with Shane, Emily calls it solid, but she wishes she had more emotional support. The Wife Swap episode did help her open her eyes to how much Shane does in their household. 

    Jenn gets to share that Dawson graduated from boot camp, despite passing out, and Tamra had a conversation and a HUG with her estranged daughter, Sidney. Shannon’s daughter is still traveling in Europe.

    It’s been 12 years since we’ve seen Gretchen (Jon-Benet Ramsey or Pink Elsa) on this stage. Gretchen explains that she is an influencer as her main source of income and that Slade is a consultant and sits on the Liberace foundation board (what?!). Guess Tamra can’t be responsible for Slade not having work…

    When it comes to Gretchen and Slade’s relationship, Heather makes it clear that their finances are no one’s business, but because of her reservations about his financial situation, it seemed like the proposal was fake. Andy even admits he thought Gretchen would want to get married on TV and have Bravo pay for the wedding. Tamra muses, “In God’s eyes, don’t you think you should be married?” Gretchen retorts that they had a ceremony… just no legal paperwork.

    Gretchen wishes that she had not brought up the Tamra affair rumor (which has been denied by all parties), but Tamra calls BS. Emily is irritated because Tamra and Gretchen called a truce, and then this happened. The 17-year feud with Tamra has been exhausting. Gretchen apologizes, but she points out that the alleged affair is in the press. It’s weird that Tamra is the only one who can bring up old dirt on people, and Tamra actually proves this point TWICE while talking to Andy. Shannon calls it “pure hypocrisy” before Tamra bites her head off. Looks like Tamra’s plan to stay calm, apologize, and take accountability can go right out the window as she goes back and forth with Gretchen about who is the worst liar…

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  • RHOC’s Gretchen Rossi Explains Her Lack of Reaction to Claims of ‘Liking’ Anti-LGBTQ Posts as Tamra Reveals What Made it “Worse” & Emily Shares What Was “Concerning”

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    Gretchen Rossi was accused of “liking” a series of controversial posts, including homophobic messages and anti-abortion rights statements, on Thursday’s finale episode of the 19th season of The Real Housewives of Orange County, and after the show aired, the cast commented on her “concerning” lack of a reaction.

    As Gretchen, 47, explained why she didn’t have much to say after the accusations were made, her co-stars, including Emilly Simpson, 49, Tamra Judge, 58, and Heather Dubrow, 56, raised suspicions as Shannon Beador, 61, attempted to defend her.

    “I was so confused because, in my heart, I’m like, ‘There’s no way I would’ve liked a post like that.’ What am I supposed to say to this? I know fundamentally in my heart what I feel and how I believe, so, but it’s like, how are you supposed to defend that in that moment?” Gretchen wondered on the October 30 episode of the RHOC: After Show. “I was legitimately in shock and confused. And then it just got weirder and weirder and weirder.”

    “I thought you would have come unhinged if you knew in your soul that it was not you,” Jennifer Pedranti, 48, replied.

    Meanwhile, Emily, who said she would have been “livid” if similar accusations were made against her, expected Gretchen to lash out at Tamra.

    “I thought that her reaction would’ve been, ‘F*ck you, Tamra. This is you creating bullsh*t about me.’ And that’s what I thought the reaction might be, and then I was gonna sit and analyze that. But there was no reaction from her,” she noted as Tamra added that Gretchen’s lack of a reaction “made it worse.”

    “If someone was accusing me of something, you just want to go, ‘How can I prove that this is ridiculous, that this is so not true?’” Heather reasoned.

    As for what else raised a red flag for Emily, she gave a nod to Gretchen’s chat with Slade Smiley, 51, as she questioned who Gretchen was.

    “The other things that was concerning for me is that she showed no emotion or really any kind of reaction until after she spoke to Slade. I don’t know where you land because I can’t tell what’s genuinely you and what’s Slade guiding you,” she explained.

    Elsewhere, Shannon said she “can’t imagine” that Gretchen did what she’s accused of.

    “I’ve seen a kind, devoted mom, [a] faith-based gal, and a girl who has a lot of friends in the LGBTQ community. So I don’t know. I’m waiting with you to see what happens,” she told Heather. “Something doesn’t make sense about all of it.”

    Shannon then noted that everyone reacts differently to different scenarios.

    “Shannon Beador laughs. Gretchen just was blindsided and like, ‘What?’ And some people are [deer] in the [headlights] and some people go, and they’re very vocal about what’s going on. So I don’t want to judge her based on her reaction,” she concluded.

    The three-part Real Housewives of Orange County season 19 reunion begins next Thursday, November 6, at 8/7c on Bravo.

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  • RHOC Recap: Gretchen’s Disturbing Social Media Activity Comes to Light as She Breaks Down Over Years-Long Feud With Tamra, Plus Gina Questions Jenn & Shannon’s Friendship

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    The Amsterdam trip continues on this episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County.  Shannon is still coming down from the effects of her space cake, Gina’s mushroom micro dose has her running her mouth, and Emily is (shockingly) not tired of stirring the pot.  Gretchen‘s emotional meltdown after trying to clear things up with Tamra dampens the mood, but it’s the post she liked and commented on that really has people questioning just who IS Gretchers?

    The ladies have switched ensemble vibes from leather and lace for the Red Light district to floral and pastels for the tulip field trip. They really love to dress the part.  Heather has decided that micro dosing mushrooms with Gina at 10:20 am would be a fabulous idea in hopes of bringing out the vibrant tulip colors.  

    On the ride there, Tamra calls Gretchen a downer and Emily points out that Gretchen always seems to creep around Tamra.  But it’s not just Gretchen’s name on this van-group’s lips.  Jenn becomes a topic of conversation. Gina believes that Jenn is just “whoever everybody tells her to be.” They all wonder why Shannon is going around saying Jenn is not attending Alexis’s wedding, despite being invited.  Evidently, Shannon told Jenn NOT to go and Tamra sees that Shannon is making Jenn fall into line by obeying her friendship rules.

    The tulip fields are beautiful (mushrooms are not even needed to see the vibrancy, Heather) and Gina is really starting to feel the effects of the ‘shrooms.  She chats with Emily about the Jenn and Shannon of it all and becomes angry.  Gina wonders why Shannon did not throw HER a party to celebrate the fact that she is back together with Travis.  This is a crazy thing to say. Gina feels like Shannon always pushes her away because she holds Shannon accountable and therefore is always the bad guy. 

    The ladies sit down for some lunch and loose-lips-Gina brings up Alexis’s wedding.  According to Emily, a high Gina never STFUs and that very much tracks. Jenn claims that Shannon never outright asked her to not go to Alexis’s wedding.  Emily wonders out loud if Shannon is ok with Jenn being good friends with Alexis.  Don’t her arms ever get tired from all the stirring?!

    Jenn makes it clear that Shannon’s issues with Alexis are only Shannon’s issues. Although Shannon cannot dictate who Jenn is friends with, their friendship is now getting judged by Shannon. 

    Gina blurts out that Jenn did not even want the shower luncheon Shannon threw.  In fact, according to Gina, Jenn thought it was “ridiculous.” Jenn is appalled, but tries to backtrack despite questionable video footage.  Gina states she is being honest and wonders why Jenn is trying to foster this “fake friendship.” Shannon is beyond hurt.

    Gina wonders why Shannon didn’t celebrate HER family coming back together.  No one knows what the issue is, so Emily enters to try and figure out the authenticity of Shannon and Jenn’s friendship because it is totally her business-not.

    Shannon is left feeling stupid, wondering where she stands with Jenn, and the group piles back into the vans. Jenn and Gretchen chat about being content creators and explain that it’s a full-blown business.  Gretchen calls herself a serial entrepreneur and she wants Jenn to get in on this side hustle, but first she needs to drop Ryan on all her Instagram posts.

    Emily thinks it is hilarious to gift the women tacky trucker hats with even tackier sayings on them.  When Heather dons an “I heart c*ck” hat, we know that hell is freezing over.  They split into two groups and get into hot tub boats on the canal.  Emily forces Gretchen and Tamra into one “crockpot” in an effort to have them make amends.

    On the other boat, Shannon thought things were different with Jenn.  Jenn led Shannon to believe that she is not friendly with Alexis, therefore she is now questioning the honesty between them. Shannon wants Jenn to understand that Alexis crossed certain lines and wonders why Jenn would think Alexis is so great. 

    In the meantime, Emily is doing the most trying to get Gretchen and Tamra on the same page.  Gretchen admits to messing up the night in LA, but Tamra wonders what intentions Gretchen had at the charity event when she confronted her with Slade. The pact they made at the beach to move on got breached almost immediately because it’s a never ending tit-for-tat cycle. 

    Gretchen realizes that Emily is being a flip-flopper in this situation.  Tamra tells Gretchen she is “not relevant, which perpetuates the cycle.  Emily points out that Gretchen is guilty in this mess and so Gretchen claims she will be more introspective. Gretchen plans on taking accountability, but notice Tamra stays mum.

    Gretchen states that Tamra has yet to take Jesus Christ into her heart, so why should she change now and be an apologetic person?

    As they walk off the boat, Tamra reads a headline on her phone and she questions Jenn right away.  Jenn admits that she DOES have to pay a 6 figure judgement after a lawsuit for allegedly not paying rent on her studio.  The modified rent plan during Covid is now forcing Jenn to pay back that money. Tamra feels like Jenn could have been better off financially if she made smarter decisions. 

    Gretchen becomes upset in the Sprinter because she feels like all of the things said over the years about Tamra and to Tamra are pretty ugly.  She cries that she doesn’t want to hurt anyone, but the nastiness is more of a defense mechanism. 

    Because of Gretchen’s emotions, she is choosing to come late to the dinner.   In the meantime, Shannon and Jenn are making up synchronized dances in the food hall, proving that their friendship is still going strong.

    As they dine, Tamra states that she is “bugged.” The ladies try to tell her that in the bus, Gretchen showed her genuine side and this time, it seems like she really means her apology.

    Gretchen eventually rolls up, two hours late, and the mood changes. Despite Gina and Emily trying to move the storyline along, Gretchen is still not ready to talk about her break down.  She explains that it stems from pain, but Tamra points out that Gretchen keeps bringing things up. 

    Although it was a long time ago, things bubbled up once again for Gretchen and she is wishing it was different. Heather reminds Gretchen that everyone has to be accountable and Gretchen apologizes (again) for bashing Tamra for 12 years.

    The next day, Gina and Emily debrief. Gina claims she is struggling with Gretchen because of something she saw on social media.  About two weeks ago, Gina was at the dispensary with Tamra and she brought up these “alarming” posts that Gretchen liked.  Gretchen even commented on some of the posts and Gina is having a hard time believing that is who Gretchen is at her core.

    While the show doesn’t go into detail on the exact posts, they appear to be referring to screenshots that appear to show Gretchen liking homophobic posts on social media. Gretchen has since claimed the screenshots of that seemingly show her liking these posts are fake. 

    Gina can’t let this whole situation go: “Once you see stuff like this, you gotta call it out and not ignore it.” It isn’t adding up that Gretchen would be launching hate campaigns, but Gina wants Gretchen to explain herself…

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  • RHOC’s Heather Dubrow Defends Katie Ginella After Lie Detector & Calls Out Emily for Not Being “Fair” as Katie Talks Being ‘Hurt’ by Jenn and If They Could Reconcile

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    Katie Ginella opened up about the loss of her friendship with Jennifer Pedranti after Thursday night’s episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County as Heather Dubrow defended her over the lie detector test drama.

    As Jenn, 48, also spoke of her heartbreak over their ended relationship and the rest of the cast looked back on the fallout from Katie’s failed lie detector test, Katie, 41, explained what hurt her the most about Jenn, shared her season 19 regrets, and revealed if she felt it was possible for her and Jenn to make amends.

    “I did [know our friendship was over after our coffee date],” Katie said on the September 4 episode of the RHOC: After Show. “I think I was most hurt because I didn’t even hear from her that night, and if the tables were turned, I would’ve called her, text her, even if I thought she was in the wrong, she is a friend. I would’ve checked on her. I think she said all she needed to say without saying anything.”

    While Katie suspected that failing the lie detector test after being questioned about what Gretchen Rossi, 46, told her about the “naked wasted” incident with Tamra Judge, 58, was the “last straw” for Jenn, she confirmed it was not for her.

    “Even though it’s been hard and really hurtful, I could still move on from that with Jenn because I care about her so much,” she stated. “I so hope Jenn and I can move past it and move on and be friends again because I really miss her. I woke up every morning at 7, and we laid in bed and talked every single morning … It literally just makes me sad.”

    Looking back, Katie said that she made a mistake when she decided to trust certain people.

    “I don’t trust anybody 1757149626,” she admitted. “I think my problem last year, 2024, all the sh*t that’s come up, I trusted too many people. I’m just an oversharer who trusts everybody.”

    Meanwhile, Heather, 56, admitted that she didn’t like how Katie left after the lie detector test.

    “I was upset that Emily didn’t give Katie the opportunity to say something because I didn’t think that was fair,” she explained.

    In her own segment, Jenn revealed she told Katie on multiple occasions, “Do you want to be friends in this friend group? … Because you’re going about it so wrong.” Still, when she reflected on their friendship, signaling the early episodes of season 19, Jenn said she missed the relationship they had.

    “When I watch these early episodes with her, it’s so hard for me cuz I miss that friendship. I miss that person,” she said. 

    As for their recent communication, Jenn said they texted after their coffee date.

    “We have had a text exchange. She texted me that she was heartbroken. I’ve been heartbroken too. And she said I’m available if you wanna talk. Here’s the thing: Yeah, let’s have a conversation, but you’ve gotta meet me with some realness,” she noted.

    Elsewhere in the RHOC: After Show, Shannon Beador, 61, said it wasn’t her decision to kick Katie out of the friend group.

    “I didn’t particularly say, ‘You’re out of the group.’ [Emily Simpson] said, ‘Get out of my house.’ I just sat there in awe that it was all happening,” she said.

    The Real Housewives of Orange County season 19 airs Thursdays at 8/7c on Bravo.

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  • RHOC’s Katie Ginella Explains Why She Failed Lie Detector as Gretchen and Jenn Feel Vindicated After Result, Plus Shannon & Heather React

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    Katie Ginella may have failed her lie detector test on last week’s episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County, but after the show aired, she offered an explanation as to why.

    As the cast, including Tamra Judge, 57, Gretchen Rossi, 46, and Jennifer Pedranti, 48, reacted to Katie’s failed test, with Jenn stating that she stepped back from her friendship with Katie, 41, due to her lies, Katie suggested that a medical condition was to blame, as was the “non-certified” test itself.

    “I really was like, ‘F*ck yeah. Let’s go.’ If there’s a time that the truth is gonna come out, it’s gonna come out now,” Gretchen recalled on the August 28 episode of the RHOC: After Show of how she felt going into the test.

    Meanwhile, after getting in the car to go to Emily Simpson‘s home, where the test was held, Katie realized she’d forgotten to take her anti-anxiety medicine.

    “But I was like, ‘I’ll be fine. No problem.’ And I go there, and the anxiety made me get sick. I was, like, puking when I got there. It’s just too much. I’m getting glares from [Shannon Beador]. She’s, like, daggering me, and I was like, ‘This is too much.’ I just started to get sick. It was just too much anxiety. It was too much,” she explained.

    Then, amid the test, Katie was asked if she was “an anxious person” because her heart was “jumping.”

    “I was anxious, not only to be in this group of women, but then to sit in Emily’s closet and do a random non-certified polygraph test. Not in a controlled environment; in her closet,” she noted.

    After the results of the test were shared, Tamra stated, “All the questions, [Gina Kirschenheiter] passed, and [Emily] passed all of yours. Katie failed all of them.”

    Still, Katie insisted she “had nothing to gain from lying” about what Gretchen allegedly told her about being hospitalized after the “naked wasted” episode of season four.

    “I didn’t do anything. Why would I self-implode like that? There’s literally no reason,” she argued.

    In addition to Gretchen admitting she was “really relieved” when Katie’s results were shared because they were what she “needed everybody else to hear,” Jenn said she felt vindicated as well.

    “It was to a point for me where, ‘Is what Katie is telling me real? Or is Katie also not telling me everything?’ And I kept supporting and I kept backing and I kept defending, then all the other girls are getting frustrated with me … and so it was almost like, for me, like, now I don’t feel like an a**hole for taking a step back from this friendship,” she reasoned.

    Also on the RHOC: After Show, Shannon, 61, admitted it was “a bit chilling” that Katie “failed every single question,” as Heather Dubrow, 56, said she not only failed the whole test, but did so in a way that led the administrator to say they’d “never seen someone fail so tremendously.”

    The Real Housewives of Orange County season 19 airs Thursdays at 8/7c on Bravo.

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  • ‘RHOC’ Star Tamra Judge Discusses Being Held to Different Standard Than Cast, Says She Doesn’t Need the Show and Calls Katie’s Behavior a “Trauma Response,” Plus Why Son Spencer Doesn’t Film

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    Tamra Judge signaled Shannon Beador‘s DUI arrest as she spoke of being held to a different standard than her Real Housewives of Orange County castmates on Lala Kent‘s podcast last week.

    As she also spoke of not needing the show, speculated about the behavior of Katie Ginella, 41, and explained why son Spencer Barney doesn’t appear on the series, Tamra, 57, slammed social media haters, admitted to fearing being fired, and looked back on her decision to return to the show after a temporary departure earlier this year.

    “They would be killing me [if I got a DUI]. And it comes up, [Gina Kirschenheiter] talks about how I’m held to a different standard in this group. Everybody else can do and say things, but if I do it, oh my god … It’s at the point now where I’m like, ‘What? I just don’t know if I can do this anymore. Honestly,’” Tamra shared on the August 20 episode of Give Them Lala.

    According to Tamra, she finds it “exhausting” that she’s treated differently from her co-stars.

    “I can’t hold the whole show all the time, and they want to pick on every word I say to make it a storyline, but yet other people say things far worse,” she noted. “If I would have said what [Gretchen Rossi] said to Shannon, ‘DUI’s illegal,’ oh my god, I would’ve been annihilated. It would’ve been talked about for the next 10 episodes.”

    Then, after noting that she doesn’t need RHOC “anymore,” at least not “financially,” Tamra said that Katie seems to be acting out of hurt on the show.

    “There’s something about her that I’m like, she’s hurt, there’s hurt in her. I know she had talked about being adopted and being raised in a mostly caucasian area, and all the hate she got, and I don’t really know where she stands now with her adopted parents, but to me, I can spot it. I’m like, ‘I don’t think this is who she is.’ I think this is like a trauma response,” she reasoned. “I’m not excusing any bad behavior whatsoever, but I just see something internally deeper.”

    As for why Spencer doesn’t film, Tamra said he’s “so shy.”

    “He filmed one year after he turned 18, and people just said such horrible things on social media, and he’s like, ‘Mom, I just can’t do it,’” she revealed. “He’s just the sweetest boy. And I go, ‘I get it.’ Every year I ask him and he’s like, ‘You know the answer, Mom. I don’t want to. I respect what you do, but it’s not for me.’”

    “[Sophia Barney], she’s a natural performer,” Tamra added of her youngest daughter.

    Agreeing with Spencer’s disdain for social media, Tamra said it is “in the toilet.”

    “Even about [Teddi Mellencamp]. I’m just like, who says stuff like that? Like, why would you say something like that? It’s a platform now that people can buy bots to attack you. It’s dirty,” she complained.

    While it was she who parted ways with production amid season 19, Tamra admitted to having a fear of being fired from her role on the show.

    “I beat myself down, and I always think, every year, this is it. I’m getting fired. Every year, I think that they don’t like me, fans don’t like me. The cast doesn’t like me. I’m very close with production, and they’ve always been very kind to me, and I’m always very good to them, but you never know what Bravo thinks, and I’m like, ‘What if they read this comment and they really think I’m this horrible person?’” she explained. 

    Also during the interview, Tamra looked back on her decision to return to RHOC after quitting, recalling a conversation she had with Heather Dubrow, 56.

    “Heather had reached out to me, I believe, from New Orleans. A week had gone by, and I hadn’t responded to her, so I said, ‘Thank you. I’m okay now. I’m doing much better.’ And then we filmed together. She’s the first one I filmed with,” Tamra shared.

    “When I come back, you will see a little bit of a change in me … I have some ups and downs still, but I’m stronger and I’m not putting up with sh*t,” she added.

    The Real Housewives of Orange County season 19 airs Thursdays at 8/7c on Bravo.

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  • RHOC’s Tamra Judge Discusses Why She Felt “Really Hurt” by Gina and Emily, Reveals Text to Heather After Fight, and What Emily Told Her Amid Filming

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    Tamra Judge took aim at Emily Simpson and Gina Kirschenheiter while appearing on Lala Kent‘s podcast on Wednesday.

    In addition to looking back on her heated spat with Heather Dubrow, 56, admitting to intense struggles amid Teddi Mellencamp‘s brain cancer diagnosis, and revealing that she actually quit The Real Housewives of Orange County three times amid season 19, Tamra, 57, explained the moments leading up to her first “exit” and lashed out at Emily, 49, and Gina, 41, for talking behind her back.

    “This season, I’m really hurt by Gina and Emily because I truly thought that they were my friends,” Tamra began on the August 20 episode of Give Them Lala after being asked which castmates were most guilty of talking behind her back.

    “To hear them say the things they’ve said, knowing what I’m going through at the time, I mean, Emily even said to me, ‘Geez, if this was happening to my best friend, Gina, I don’t know how I would be able to film this show.’ But knowing that, and still coming for me and saying things, to me it’s just hurtful, and it makes me think they really don’t care about me or they’re really more interested in making good TV,” Tamra explained. 

    While Heather also lashed out at Tamra’s behavior amid their girls’ trip to New Orleans, Tamra said she “[understood]” since she “wasn’t very nice to her,” and she revealed that she texted her afterward.

    “I’m like, ‘I’m so sorry you don’t deserve that,’” Tamra recalled. “She does [call me on my sh*t]. But I love Heather. Heather comes from a place of kindness. Me and Heather have had arguments, but we always have resolution, and I care about her, and I care about her family, and she cares about my family … she’s just a very kind person, but we’re also filming a show together, and if I do something that’s out of line, I expect Heather to call me out like I do for anybody else.”

    Before traveling to New Orleans, Tamra learned of Teddi’s diagnosis, which sent her into a bit of a tailspin.

    “What people don’t understand [is] Teddi is one of my good friends, but also she’s my business partner, and we built this amazing podcast together,” she explained. “Five days a week, we’re talking, we’re chatting, we’re on the phone, we’re on Zoom. And now this is happening, two weeks into filming, she got diagnosed, and we had just been in New Orleans. We come back and I have to hold the podcast down on my own, bring in a co-host, I’m doing this five days a week … I would do that in the morning, go film, come home, watch the show, sometimes I have to do two podcasts in a day, depending on how busy the Bravo schedule is with housewives, and then do it all over again.”

    Amid her heartache, which was paired with her hectic schedule, Tamra said she “wasn’t eating” and “wasn’t sleeping.” On top of that, she shared, “I was taking Xanax.”

    “It was not a good time in my life. I won’t even watch last week’s episode … because I don’t want to relive it,” she confessed.

    Although some have suggested that Tamra shouldn’t have been filming if she was in such a dark place, she shared with Lala that she had already started the season when she learned of Teddi’s brain cancer.

    “I didn’t really have much of a choice,” she stated. “I was already in it.”

    Following her first “exit” from RHOC, Tamra said quitting became a knee-jerk reaction to stress.

    “Every time I got very upset or emotional, my first instinct was to say, ‘I quit,’ and I probably did that three times this year,” she admitted.

    Also on the podcast, Tamra looked back on the night she decided to leave New Orleans.

    “I took Xanax that night before we went to dinner, not thinking about the two drinks I had with [Shannon Beador]. I don’t remember that scene. I don’t remember going to [Shanon’s] hotel room, and when I saw that, I’m like, oh my God, it’s yellow, it’s champagne,” she recalled.

    The Real Housewives of Orange County season 19 airs Thursdays at 8/7c on Bravo.

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  • ‘RHOC’ Star Heather Dubrow Says She “Lit Gina Up” Over Claims She Researched Katie’s Past, Hints at “Irrefutable Proof” Against Katie

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    Heather Dubrow revealed she “lit [Gina Kirschenheiter] up” on the phone after she shared on Watch What Happens Live that Heather sent information about Katie Ginella’s custody situation to Emily Simpson (who exposed it on the Real Housewives of Orange County reunion). Heather also named co-stars who pass around stories, and she seemingly hinted at “irrefutable proof” against Katie.

    Earlier this season, Tamra Judge told Gretchen Rossi that Katie was claiming Gretchen accused Tamra of ‘roofieing’ her. Gretchen chose to believe her friend Katie, who denied it. But rumors are swirling that Katie later had a falling out with Gretchen and Jennifer Pedranti.

    On Virtual Reali-Tea, Heather shared how she reacted to Gina’s interview.

    “I called her,” said Heather. “She didn’t answer … She saw. I texted her, and she called me the next day. She did apologize. But here’s the thing, which is really important to understand. At that period of time, between the end of the season and the reunion, a lot of stories came out about Katie … And we were all sending them to each other. So me to Emily, Emily to Gina, Gina to Shannon [Beador], Shannon to me, Tamra to whoever.”

    Heather said stories were also passed around after “Shannon’s DUI,” and the “alleged FBI stuff” over Ryan Boyajian.

    “Trust me, they all pass our stories around to each other,” said Heather. “But I really was upset because it made it sound like I was researching [Katie], and I have never done that. I do not like that. I do not subscribe to that. It was just stuff that was out in articles that were posted.”

    Heather said she “lit [Gina] up” on the phone after the interview, but Heather “apologized” for it later.

    As for the drama with Katie, Heather was asked when Gretchen seemingly started to believe Tamra. “Well, you gotta watch the next few episodes,” she said.

    The host then asked what Heather thinks of Katie’s falling out with Gretchen and Jennifer.

    “I think, you know, you stand up for your friends and you believe in them — until you’re faced with irrefutable proof,” she answered.

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  • RHOC’s Emily Simpson Reveals the “Rudest Bravolebrity,” If Shannon Should’ve Accepted Alexis’ Olive Branch, and Questions Heather’s Jeans-Gate Apology, Plus If Tamra is Projecting Her Drinking Habits Onto Shannon

    RHOC’s Emily Simpson Reveals the “Rudest Bravolebrity,” If Shannon Should’ve Accepted Alexis’ Olive Branch, and Questions Heather’s Jeans-Gate Apology, Plus If Tamra is Projecting Her Drinking Habits Onto Shannon

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    Emily Simpson labeled Vicki Gunvalson as the “rudest Bravolebrity” while appearing on Thursday night’s episode of Watch What Happens Live.

    While also addressing Alexis Bellino‘s olive branch to Shannon Beador, 60, her jeans-gate drama with Heather Dubrow, 55, and Tamra Judge‘s apology to Ryan Boyajian, 46, the 48-year-old Real Housewives of Orange County star threw some shade at the OG of the O.C. and at John Janssen, 61.

    “It would be Victoria Gunvalson. I love Vicki, but she can be really rude to other people,” Emily admitted on the October 3 episode of WWHL after being asked who was the rudest Bravo star.

    As for Alexis’ olive branch, which she extended on Thursday night’s RHOC, Emily proclaimed, “No,” when asked if she should’ve accepted it.

    She also didn’t think that Shannon should have softened her “you’re not invited [to London] text.”

    “I feel like she did soften it. I feel like there was a first draft … [She should’ve gone] harder!” Emily stated.

    Looking back at how Alexis kicked Jennifer Pedranti, 47, and Katie Ginella, 40, out of her house, seemingly “shooting the messengers” after they spoke about their upcoming trip across the pond and mentioned John’s lawsuit against Shannon, Emily didn’t think she had a right to be mad at the ladies.

    ”I say no. She needs to be mad at herself,” Emily suggested.

    Regarding her drama with Heather, who had her bring her own jeans to her fashion show, causing Emily to be triggered due to her issues with her weight, Emily clarified that she was not trying to blame Heather for anything when she brought it up at a group event.

    “I was trying to speak from my heart about how I felt. I wasn’t trying to place blame anywhere. But it just went haywire with Alexis being there,” she explained.

    Although Heather ultimately apologized, Gina Kirschenheiter, 40, wondered if her words were genuine or calculated. And Emily seemed to have questions as well.

    “I felt like she was saying what she thought that she should say,” Emily noted, adding that she “never” thought Heather intended to hurt her.

    That said, Emily didn’t appreciate her shady confessional, in which Heather mentioned that her dress was “tight.”

    “I was really taken aback by that because I felt it was a hit, an unnecessary hit and it actually just proved my point, that I’m upset because people say things about me and then you took a hit and said something about me,” she shared.

    Moving on to Tamra, Emily was asked if her co-star was deflecting her own drinking habits onto Shannon.

    “I don’t think so. I know Tamra off-camera and Tamra doesn’t drink a lot off-camera. I think that’s why she doesn’t hold her alcohol well, is because she doesn’t drink all the time,” Emily reasoned.

    As for the recent drama surrounding Tamra’s claims against Ryan, and her apology for suggesting he had stolen from a Los Angeles Dodgers player, Emily said she did not think Tamra was truly sorry for what she said about Ryan or Jennifer.

    Also mentioning Jennifer, Emily said it was “probably Jenn” who annoyed Shane Simpson most, although she also stated that he “likes Jenn.”

    She then hinted that she’s seen red flags in Alexis, 47, and John’s relationship but wouldn’t say what they were, explaining, “I don’t want to get sued.”

    Also on the live show, Emily said that Alexis was the co-star who would have the hardest time passing the bar and reacted to a fan who wanted to know why John gave a statement to PEOPLE magazine about his breakup with Shannon if he was truly a private person.

    “Why does he do anything he does? Why does he go on the red carpet? Why does he go to [WWHL]? Why does he show up at everything? I don’t know,” she replied. “Mr. Private Person is very public.”

    Later on Thursday, amid the WWHL: After Show, Emily was asked how she felt ahead of filming on the reunion.

    “I think it’s gonna be very intense. I think there’s gonna be a lot,” she admitted. “I don’t feel like I’m in the hot seat, but I definitely have opinions about everything, which I will feel free to insert at all times.”

    The Real Housewives of Orange County season 18 airs Thursdays at 9/8c on Bravo.

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  • ‘RHOC’ Emily Simpson Claps Back at Alexis Bellino’s Claim of Being Two-Faced, Reminds Her She’s a “Friend,” and Slams Her for Calling Show Her “Job,” Plus Addresses Heather’s “Out of Line” Shade, and If They’ll Reconcile

    ‘RHOC’ Emily Simpson Claps Back at Alexis Bellino’s Claim of Being Two-Faced, Reminds Her She’s a “Friend,” and Slams Her for Calling Show Her “Job,” Plus Addresses Heather’s “Out of Line” Shade, and If They’ll Reconcile

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    Emily Simpson is clapping back at Alexis Bellino for suggesting that she is a different person on-camera than she is off-camera.

    As she also shared her status with Heather Dubrow, 55, and shaded her for an “out of the line” comment, the 48-year-old Real Housewives of Orange County star turned the tables on Alexis, stating that it was she who changed when cameras began rolling and reacting to her saying that the Bravo reality series is her “job.”

    “I would say I speak factually and intelligently and reasonably. I am commenting on how she behaves and I’m commenting accurately on how she behaves. And I’m asked questions. And I’m answering those questions honestly which is what we do,” Emily explained of her supposed “two-faced” behavior during a September 26 interview with Entertainment Tonight.

    And, when it came to Alexis claiming that context was missing from her recent screaming match with Emily, Emily confirmed the absent piece was quite minor.

    “I made a brief reference to her because that was, I was talking about it and I was trying to make a point and I apologize that her name came out of my mouth because that’s when everything turned. But she had multiple opportunities to understand what was going on and there was never a connection made there,” Emily noted, referring to how she compared her dress in Heather’s fashion show to that of Alexis.

    Amid their feud, Emily reminded Alexis that she was just a “friend” on the show. And, looking back, she had no regrets.

    “I was thinking, ‘You’re a friend. Slow your roll,” she stated. “I have a long history with Heather. I have a friendship with Heather. I’ve known Heather for years. And something between Heather and me should remain between Heather and me. I don’t mind … if anyone else wants to intervene and have a comment like ‘I think she means this,’ that’s appropriate in that circumstance. But to completely, physically, and emotionally, and psychotically insert yourself into something that has nothing to do with you doesn’t make any sense.”

    Although Emily and Alexis are not in a good place today, they were close before filming began.

    “I’m always friends with someone and I’m always open to someone until I’m not, until they show me a different side. I’ve been friendly with Alexis for years … I always liked her. I never had a problem with her. She’s fun. She’s sweet. She can be very kind and it wasn’t until we started filming that I just see this completely different side of her that I’m not really interested in,” she explained.

    Following Alexis’ Instagram post in which she blamed production for giving her a bad edit on season 18 and described her role as a “job,” Emily admitted that she really wanted to comment on the post — although Alexis had her comments turned off.

    “You know how much effort it took not for me to comment on that? I just wanted to comment,” she declared. “I wouldn’t call it a career. I would call it an opportunity that can go away at any time. I would say you need to have your eye on another career for when this opportunity ends.”

    Moving on to where she stands with Heather, Emily made it clear that she did not believe Heather intentionally singled her out by instructing her to bring her own jeans to her fashion show.

    “I don’t think it was intentional and I don’t think Heather did anything malicious. I had an emotional response to something and if you’re really truly friends with someone, you should be able to share that emotional response,” she reasoned. “I wasn’t looking for an apology. I was only looking for a ‘You know what Emily? I never saw it that way but now I understand you better.’ And things went haywire. In my naive mind, I was thinking Heather and I would have a moment where we could understand each other better because there are lots of things about her that maybe I don’t understand.”

    While Emily has moved past the jean issue, she was “really bothered” when she saw that Heather had pointed out that her dress was tight, not too big, in her confessional.

    “That really bothered me because I thought it was a hit at me and the way I looked physically and I was like, ‘You’re just proving my point in your confessional.’ Because I’m trying to explain to you [that] I feel the way I do because people take hits at me and you just took a hit at the way I look,” she stated. “I thought it was out of line and I thought it was out of line for Heather because she doesn’t do that.”

    That said, Emily confirmed that she and Heather will “absolutely” reconcile.

    “Heather and I have been friends for three years. I think fundamentally, we are two different people but we always come back around because I’m always willing to put the work and effort to making you come back around because I do love her and she is my friend,” Emily shared.

    Also during the interview, Emily spoke of a potential reconciliation between Tamra Judge, 57, and Shannon Beador, 60.

    “I think in Shannon’s perspective, you can only get hit so many times before it’s like, you just get to the point where you’re like, ‘Why would I put the effort into reconciling? And clearly, Tamra is dealing with something that has to do with Shannon that I don’t think we’re understanding,” Emily suspected. “They have a very long, complex friendship and I think there’s things that happened or went on that we’re not privy to.”

    The Real Housewives of Orange County season 18 airs Thursdays at 9/8c on Bravo.

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  • Jim Bellino Says Alexis is Being “Used” for Main Storyline on RHOC and Not Paid for It, Addresses If She “Staged” John Janssen Romance, and If They’ll Last, Plus Shades Cast and Bravo’s Depiction of Men

    Jim Bellino Says Alexis is Being “Used” for Main Storyline on RHOC and Not Paid for It, Addresses If She “Staged” John Janssen Romance, and If They’ll Last, Plus Shades Cast and Bravo’s Depiction of Men

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    Jim Bellino believes Alexis Bellino made the wrong move when she agreed to return to The Real Housewives of Orange County as a “friend.”

    During an interview with Kelly Dodd, 48, and Rick Leventhal, 64, days ago, Jim, 62, said he believes Alexis, 47, who is currently engaged to Shannon Beador‘s ex-boyfriend, John Janssen, 60, was “used” for a storyline as he reacted to claims of Alexis and John’s romance being “staged,” threw shade at Bravo, and more.

    “I believe in being all in … If Alexis is going on the show, I think she should’ve been one of the housewives, which she was offered that role,” Jim noted on Patreon’s The Rick & Kelly Show. “To be a friend I don’t agree with because she’s got her toe in the water and frankly, you became a housewife and got used for that role without getting paid for it. That’s just my honest opinion. She should’ve dove in and done it all.”

    According to Jim, Alexis would have made five times as much if she’d signed on in a full-time role.

    “It’s a lot more money. Times five. I believe Alexis is a very important part of the show this year and didn’t get paid for it,” he stated. “Had I been consulting her, I would’ve advised her differently. And I did tell her, ‘Do the whole show.’ I personally believe through her wardrobe, makeup, everything, she lost money.”

    “You need to make sure you get paid,” he added, admitting that he didn’t “agree with” Alexis’ decision to return.

    Because Alexis returned to the show just as she embarked on a romance with John, who had dated Shannon in previous seasons, many accused her of “plotting” her comeback. But Jim doesn’t believe that’s the case.

    “To be very clear — and I was a witness to this because Alexis called me — before she ever met John Janssen, she was asked to be on the show,” Jim clarified. “It just so happened she met John Janssen after she agreed to be on the show and that all morphed. Was it a benefit to Bravo? Was it a benefit to Alexis’ storyline? Yes. It was. But Bravo benefited more than anybody.”

    Jim also said Alexis’ relationship with John was simply an “amazing coincidence” before joking that it was producers who set the two of them up at A Restaurant last year.

    “I wouldn’t be surprised,” he laughed. “I’m joking by the way. Alexis really did struggle with the decision of being back on the show or not. She went back and forth and back and forth.”

    Although Alexis was unsure of returning, Jim said he doubted she regretted the decision, saying, “My gut would say no.”

    “I think she likes when things play out publicly. I’m not saying this was intentional. I believe they authentically met at A Restaurant. I believe that it was a perfect scenario for the show and by the way, let’s clear it up right now so nobody ever asks me this question again: Do you believe that relationship was staged?’ One hundred percent no. I believe that relationship authentically happened through happenstance of them meeting and it’s just a cause and effect that it was the perfect scenario. And once again, as usual, Bravo wins,” he stated.

    Alexis and John certainly have their doubters. And, as Jim shared, he doesn’t know John’s intentions.

    “I really don’t. The verdicts out. Alexis is aware but naive at the same time. We’ll see. That’s to be determined — for all of us to watch,” he noted. “If I was flipping a coin, I think it’s 50/50. She has a good heart. Her intentions are 100 percent pure.”

    Speaking of the current cast of RHOC, Jim said he felt sorry for Ryan Boyajian, 47, the fiance of Jennifer Pedranti, 47, who faced the wrath of certain cast members, namely Tamra Judge, 57, after he was linked to the $16 million MLB scandal involving Los Angeles Dodgers player Shohei Ohtani, 30.

    “I have my own opinion of how Bravo depicts men. I feel sorry for [Ryan Boyajian], who’s with [Jennifer Pedranti], I think they’re really cool people. It’s a no-win for him though,” he said. “And we don’t know, which is why you don’t find a lot of quality men agreeing to do the show anymore. He is a quality man.”

    Jim also took issue with the fact that most of the women of RHOC aren’t actually housewives — and some don’t even live in Orange County.

    “I don’t understand why Tamra living in Big Bear and [Heather Dubrow] living in Beverly Hills has any relevance to Real Housewives of Orange County. I think Real Housewives of Orange County should be about Real Housewives of Orange County,” he stated. “How many housewives are married and living in Orange County? Alexis is divorced. Heather is in Beverly Hills. Tamra is in Big Bear. I believe [Emily Simpson] is a real housewife in Orange County. [Gina Kirschenheiter]’s not married. I think two out of the seven are Real Housewives of Orange County.”

    The Real Housewives of Orange County season 18 airs Thursdays at 9/8c on Bravo.

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  • RHOC Recap: Katie Accuses Gina of Using Heather for Real Estate Connections, Emily Calls Out Tamra for Having No Compassion for Shannon, Heather Triggers Emily, and Shannon Shuts Down Alexis

    RHOC Recap: Katie Accuses Gina of Using Heather for Real Estate Connections, Emily Calls Out Tamra for Having No Compassion for Shannon, Heather Triggers Emily, and Shannon Shuts Down Alexis

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    The Sonoma trip continues and Heather‘s fashion show is impending on this episode of  The Real Housewives of Orange County. There are a lot of fires to be put out before everyone heads down that runway, though.  Shannon is reeling from the news of Johnny J.’s video and the thought of being in the same room with Alexis is nauseating.  On top of that, Gina is on thin ice with Heather after a new rumor is brought up…

    Heather continues to console Shannon as she cries over *the* video Johnny J. is threatening to expose. Ever since Shannon learned of the video from Gina (by accident?), she has been in a fragile, broken state.  Heather realizes this, but manages to talk Shannon into coming to dinner after getting glammed up.

    As promised, Emily has taken one for the team and pops in on Alexis.  She gives Alexis the heads up that Gina broke the news of the video to Shannon and Alexis remains relatively unfazed by this.  Emily goes on to talk “woman-to-woman” with Alexis, letting her know that this feud between her and Shannon is getting salacious and mean.

    Emily suggests that Alexis show some compassion for Shannon and wonders if Alexis’s intent is to simply destroy her. Upon hearing this, Alexis is unsure how she could attend dinner.  She decides to hang back and skip the meal and I love how Emily does not even attempt to talk Alexis back into going.

    Meanwhile, as they wait for the others to come to dinner, a few of the women order a drink, Shannon included. Tamra is, of course, “floored that Shannon feels so comfortable ordering drinks.”  Still perplexed why Tamra feels like she is the judge and the jury in this situation, but it’s clear that her only goal is drama.

    Shannon shares with Emily and Gina that she agreed to pay the full amount John asked for, but John is still choosing to come after her, thus proving that it was never about the money.  Over dinner, Tamra explains that Alexis feels like everyone is blaming her because she is in love with Johnny J. Tamra suggests that Shannon and Alexis just talk, but it’s triggering Shannon that Tamra is now getting close with Alexis. Tamra feels as though Alexis should get just as much support as Shannon.

    When Shannon excuses herself, she tells Jenn that John’s only intention is to hurt her. After all, “he [John] was telling me at nine months, ‘people dream about what we have.’” Heather looks exhausted by all of this drama, especially since they are there for Family Equality, a way bigger issue than the ones at hand.  Heather expects the women to put on their big girl pants and walk her fashion show tomorrow, no matter where they stand with each other.

    Shannon returns to the table and asks not to talk about John, yet proceeds to talk about the lawsuit, before calling attention to Gina’s vaginal rash, a deflection that was deserved, IMO, since Gina was the one who told her about the video.

    The next morning, Heather fills Alexis in on the night before.  Heather explains that today, the group will split up, but she is hopeful that it won’t always be like this. However, Alexis and Shannon aren’t the only ones in an awkward place.  Katie wants to apologize to Heather (again) and explain her side of the story about paparazzi gate.  Katie is swearing she was “told” to tell Heather by Gina.

    Emily, Tamra, Gina, and Alexis are off the make biscuits. Alexis talks about trying to find a way to coexist with Shannon and Gina tries to explain that just because they are supporting Shannon, doesn’t mean they are against Alexis. Emily wonders why Tamra cannot see any compassion for Shannon any more, considering they were once so close.  Tamra states that she can’t let Shannon’s behavior go on any longer in her life, which leads me to wonder why Tamra is still on the show then?! Gina points out that Tamra should not be setting the boundary for Shannon and that hopefully Shannon will figure out what works for her.

    Heather, Jenn, and Katie begin their forest therapy guide and Shannon joins them late, looking like a hot mess ruining the zen moments with some coughing.  They toast with tea as the session wraps up and Katie jumps in to talk to Heather.  Heather tells Katie they are going backwards, but Katie makes it clear that she felt like this paparazzi thing was a set up by Gina. But, Heather just wants Katie to say she screwed up, not to point the blame on someone else.

    It’s the day of the Family Equality event and Heather is busy making sure the space is ready to go for the women to walk in the fashion show. Emily feels triggered by Heather assigning her an “oversized” jacket that is big.  Emily also notices that she was the only one who had to bring her own jeans.  Heather seems like she knows what she did since she keeps asking (an upset) Emily what’s wrong.  Remember when Heather called Emily Snuffleupagus?  Is this that type of dig?

    Tamra gets a minute alone with Heather and it’s juuuuust enough time for her to stir the drama up.  She continues to claim that Gina set Katie up for the paparazzi situation. Tamra wonders why Heather let Gina off the hook so easily, considering Katie told her: “Gina told me that she has to keep Heather close because of her real estate career” and her connections.  Heather is aghast to hear this, but remains collected, stating she will discuss this further later. It’s interesting to see that Tamra is trying very hard for Heather to see this other side of Gina.  It’s almost as if Tamra is annoyed that Gina isn’t on her side when it comes to Shannon, so she wants to get her back.

    The SBXHD fashion show begins and the ladies strut their stuff down the runway modeling the lewks Heather has put together in her collection. And Emily looks beautiful, despite feeling sad and uncomfortable.  After the show, Heather lets Gina know they will talk tomorrow about the chatter she is hearing and you can literally see Gina’s heart drop.

    Tamra runs to Katie to let her know that she spoke to Heather. Tamra’s foaming at the mouth as she tells Katie Heather said Gina will never get any business from her ever again.

    Heather makes a speech about her personal mission to try and help as many families as she can, reminding us all why they are really there at this event…and it’s not to bicker about rumors.

    Jenn chats with Gina and lets her know that Katie is telling people Gina set her up.  In the meantime, Alexis wants to take this opportunity to talk with Shannon, thanks to much pushing by Emily. However, Shannon refuses to sit down with her, citing that this trip took her over the edge. As Shannon hugs all the ladies goodbye to go to a Shannon-Vicki Live show, she leans in towards Alexis, but not to hug her.  Rather Shannon states, “I know you’d like to speak with me, but I’m not interested.” Boom.

    The next day, the group packs up and Gina claims she feels “the weight of the world” on her shoulders.  Nah, it’s just Trav, Heather Dubrow, and perhaps her guilty conscious. Before they head home, the ladies hop on bikes and ride over to a vineyard. 

    Gina brings up the issues between Katie and Heather, and Katie jumps in to say, “Well I heard you were calling me a liar and I don’t appreciate that.” Gina is confused why Katie is involving her, since she “brought her into this group to be my friend.” Gina flies off the handle and when Heather brings up how she allegedly said she keeps Heather close because of her real estate connections, Gina gets even louder since she works hard on her own for her career.

    When pressed what exactly Gina said, Katie states, “Heather and I are close, she helps me with my career.” Anddd that sounds a little different than what she originally said, huh?! You can see Heather understanding that she was almost played by Tamra and Katie twisting the words, but Tamra isn’t quite done.  She believes that Gina’s defensiveness makes her look guilty, but Gina blames it on her world being “f*cked up,” to which Tamra scoffs.

    Gina then opens up about her issues with Travis (even though she asked him to move out) and because of the stress, the last thing Gina needs is someone spreading lies about her, especially someone who she thought was her friend. Katie and Gina seem to get it all out of their system and hug it out.  Another successful Housewives trip in the books.  Kinda.

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  • RHOC Recap: Shannon Breaks Down After Learning of John’s Videos From Night of DUI & Shares Pic of Bloody Face, Jenn Has Court Date with Her Ex-Husband, & Heather Brings the Women to Sonoma for a Fundraising Event

    RHOC Recap: Shannon Breaks Down After Learning of John’s Videos From Night of DUI & Shares Pic of Bloody Face, Jenn Has Court Date with Her Ex-Husband, & Heather Brings the Women to Sonoma for a Fundraising Event

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    On this episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County, Heather invites the girls (yes, even Katie…in the “spirit of inclusivity”) to her fundraising event with Family Equality in Sonoma.  Heather felt it was important to extend the invite to Alexis, as well, because this cause supports her children, too.  Even though things are out of hand between Alexis and Shannon, Heather is hopeful that the ladies can control themselves.  But when Shannon finds out about *the* video Johnny J. has of her on the night of the DUI, things go downhill…

    We get a glimpse into Heather’s back and forth lifestyle.  She is paying a lot of money in tolls, now that she is splitting her time between LA and the OC; however, she is doing it for her kids.  The faster speed of LA and the clean slate gives them the opportunity to thrive, which is important to Heather and Terry, who want to protect their kids as they find their own paths.  Heather is looking forward to her upcoming fundraising event with Family Equality for LGBTQ+ families and is having the women walk in a fashion show to support the organization.

    Before the trip, Jenn calls Katie to explain she will be meeting them all in Sonoma after her temporary child support and alimony court date, which has finally arrived.  After all this time, Jenn is still feeling overwhelmed, but Katie understands where Jenn is coming from. Katie reminds us that when she left her then-husband, she had nothing.  Katie wishes she could be there to support Jenn in court, but alas, Heather’s private plane to Sonoma is calling!

    You better believe Fancy Pants has a seating chart on said plane (mainly to keep herself away from Katie, and to separate Alexis and Shannon). BTW, Alexis has yet to say hello to Shannon. Shannon is reeling from the recent photos of John and Alexis at their “red carpet debut” and shares, under her breath, that she bought John the Ferragamo shoes he is wearing in the pictures.  OF COURSE Tamra yells this out to Alexis, juuuust to stir the pot and OF COURSE Heather scoffs at the cost of the shoes that were on sale for only about $375-$475, “not bad.” This is a reminder that Tamra is no one’s friend and that Heather is rich.

    Once they touch down in Sonoma, Alexis wonders if she should talk to Shannon, but worries she might make things worse between them.  Gina questions if Alexis really wants to be Shannon’s “executioner,” particularly when it comes to this ticking time bomb video.

    The women check into their glamping houses and I cannot imagine what they would be like if they really had to huff it in the wilderness. After coming to terms with their quarters, they split up for lunch. Gina wonders why Shannon would feel like she needs to drink, especially if she has a sober buddy to team up with.  There is only one reason Shannon would order a cocktail: Alexis. 

    Over lunch, Shannon’s group chuckles about Alexis and John’s “red carpet debut.”  This is blowing Shannon’s mind, considering John claimed she ruined his life for being too public.  What is with John? We all know one thing he DOES want: money.  I mean, he is suing Shannon, she offered an amount, but it’s not good enough, thus leading us to believe this lawsuit isn’t about the money.  And why DOES he need this sum from Shannon? To buy Alexis her engagement ring??

    Shannon knows this a power move by John, who clearly wants to ruin her reputation. Shannon tells Emily, Gina, and Katie that she offered to pay about half the amount he asked for, but this whole thing feels like extortion.

    In the meantime, Alexis is just happy to be included in Heather’s event, since this subject is near and dear to her heart with her children.  She wants everything to be put to rest within the group, yet continues to bring up all the drama between Shannon and John…

    Heather brings Tamra and Alexis to one of the wineries that she has teamed up with for a champagne collab.  Family Equality asked her to do this, and so came up with four different sparkling wines “loosely” based on each of her children. Before tasting the wines, the women hear some great news.  Florida was sued for the Don’t Say Gay Laws and with the help of Family Equality, the law has been changed, which is a huge change for families everywhere.  

    Jenn meets up with the group after her court case and she shares that it did not go how she thought it would.  For one, her ex doesn’t even look at her and for another thing, she gets a measly $6,000 a month for five kids.  This isn’t a lot of money, but we all know Jenn ain’t planning on getting another job…

    This crew then brings up the picture circulating of Shannon, solo, at a bar with a short glass.  They conclude Shannon went to the bar after spiraling once seeing the newest public pictures of Johnny J. and Alexis.

    In the meantime, Emily, Katie, Gina, and Shannon head to the spa. They work with a perfumer (Emily wants taco perfume) and we learn that Gina has a new dog, because why not try to fill up the void of Travis moving out? Gina explains that her remodeling their old place is a trigger for Travis, but for now, leaving separately feels good.

    Shannon has to excuse herself when her lawyer calls and we learn that John did not accept her offer.  Shocker. Sure hope Shannon still has those crystals in her teeth.  She’s gonna need all the help she can get with this lawsuit. It all seems very vindictive and the ladies wonder how they can all go to dinner with Alexis.

    This whole weekend is about inclusivity and Heather shares how she invited Katie “in the spirit of inclusion.” Tamra is hell bent that Gina set Katie up with the paparazzi photos and because of this, Heather continues her strictly cordial relationship with Katie.  The same cannot be said for Alexis and Shannon’s relationship, or lack thereof.  According to Alexis, even after she asked Johnny to settle with Shannon, he refuses, since she “smeared his name.”

    Emily suggests that Shannon simply pay John what he wants, and messy Gina enters the chat when she agrees, citing the “video thing…” the video thing that everyone promised not to bring up to Shannon.  Gina seems like she knows exactly what she did, but Katie is the one to fill a shocked Shannon in about the Ring footage of Shannon almost running John’s daughter over.  Allegedly. 

    Shannon tearfully calls John a monster and she leaves to go call her lawyer to discuss the possible extortion of this video. The timing of everything is too much, considering Shannon is hanging by a thread. Later, Shannon thanks Gina and shares that she is just going to pay John whatever he wants to end it all. While talking to Katie, Emily explains that she feels comfortable enough to pull Alexis aside and talk to her about her “path of vengeance” to destroy Shannon.

    Post afternoon excursions, the ladies get ready for dinner…well everyone except Shannon, who is still in her bathrobe.  She pays a visit to Heather and despite not wanting to put a damper on Heather’s trip, fills her in on what she learned earlier.  Shannon shakes when she tells Heather she knows about the video John has of her and promises that she was the one who paid for most things during the first half of their relationship.  Shannon knows the truth and knows that John is not a good guy.

    According to Shannon, on the night of her DUI, she hit the planter kitty corner to John’s house and woke up in the hospital.  A friend asked her how many seconds did the accident happen after she backed out of John’s driveway and Shannon remembers it being a short amount of time, which makes you wonder why John didn’t come running to check on her.  Shannon goes on to tell Heather that she sent a picture of herself to John post accident and when he finally texted her back, he ignored the picture and played dumb, wondering where she was (despite the bloodied face she sent earlier).

    Shannon Beador shows Heather Dubrow a photo of her bloodied face following her DUI crash

    Heather is appalled by this and states, “if that’s true, that’s f*cked.”  Perhaps Johnny J. really IS the monster Shannon claims he is? To be continued…

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  • RHOC Recap: Teddi Pushes Tamra in the Pool, Katie Apologizes to Heather and Opens Up About Her Divorce, Emily and Jenn Hash Things Out, and Tres Amigas Work Out Their Issues

    RHOC Recap: Teddi Pushes Tamra in the Pool, Katie Apologizes to Heather and Opens Up About Her Divorce, Emily and Jenn Hash Things Out, and Tres Amigas Work Out Their Issues

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    The good news is, if you like games with hard to follow directions and Teddi Mellencamp, then this episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County is for you!  The even better news is that Alexis isn’t on the episode, thus protecting Shannon one more day from having a mental breakdown.  It doesn’t help that Tamra, Emily, and Heather have decided to keep Shannon in the dark about the alleged videos that Alexis claims to have of Shannon the night of her DUI.  Because these videos could “ruin” Shannon, the real traitors have chosen to withhold telling her about them cuz that’s what friends are for…not.

    Tamra is hosting a competition party as a nod to her *short* time on The Traitors.  She has decided to invite Shannon and Vicki, but understands she cannot have Alexis attend. Alexis and John are threatening to expose the videos from the night of Shannon’s DUI, but Shannon is in the dark about this.  Tamra, Emily, and Heather intend to keep it that way since things are too volatile right now. Odd that Heather is going along with this plan, considering she was so hurt when the paparazzi rumors were withheld from her…and this scenario is about something legit damaging!

    Shannon has purchased a new BMW since her DUI, but has yet to drive it…since she needs to get a breathalyzer installed into her car. She wants this breathalyzer installed as a reminder of her “stupid choice;” however, she cannot master the hum and blow technique necessary. Shannon realizes that since getting this DUI, her world has not been the same.  Her product sales for Real for Real have declined and we are seeing a very vulnerable Shannon.

    Katie and Jenn have a yoga session together. Katie explains that over a week ago after Big Bear, she sent Heather a text, yet she still has not received a response from her.  Katie can’t believe that paparazzi gate is still a thing and refuses to kiss Heather’s a*s like Gina. 

    Katie then goes on to open up about her first marriage. She shared that she left him a “bunch of times” and that when she did finally leave, she was left with nothing.  Katie explains that her now husband, Matt, has really taken on the father role for her daughter Kaili, so much so that Kaili is actually in the process of changing her last name to Ginella. Jenn feels very connected with Katie in this moment.

    Why we are getting a scene of Shane spray-tanning Emily is beside me, but here we are.  Post tan, Emily takes a moment to discuss Shane’s health. She then switches gears and asks Shane if he considers her a mean person.  Emily realizes that Gina pointed out her aggressive behavior and now she is more aware of her actions.  She goes on to say that Jenn’s personality type triggers her since Jenn reminds her of her mother. Emily understands that this is not Jenn’s fault, but more so a bigger issue she needs to work on, since now she can lose the wall she created around herself as a child because she had to.

    Katie and Tamra think that their daughters should meet considering they have a lot in common.  For instance, they both have issues with their biological fathers.  Tamra’s daughter Sophia does not have a good relationship with her dad and Kaili hasn’t had contact with hers since she was 9. Kaili is overwhelmed with emotion thinking about changing her last name and she is ready to file that paperwork so she can close that chapter of her life.

    The Scottish murder mystery theme for this Traitors party really has the ladies questioning what the heck to wear. But not Vicki, always in business casual.  Work never stops for Victoria, even when Shannon bemoans her current relationship status with Tamra to her.  Vicki shoots off some texts and brushes off Shannon’s venting.  After all, how will we all get insurance if Vicki isn’t working?!

    Tamra is excited for the ladies to experience the Traitors-like game. They all line up and wait for the host of the show to arrive, who happens to be a blast from the past, Teddi. Teddi starts by throwing shade right away: “Welcome Housewives…and Vicki,” which is quite rude and sets Vicki off.

    Teddi explains that she will pick the traitor after the women get blindfolded and that the entire game centers around finding out who the traitor is.  The women fill out some surveys and they realize pretty quickly that this is a mean game full of superlatives that will likely end in a fight.

    A dramatic scene ensues where the Traitor is chosen and the women contemplate who amongst them is the bad guy.  Katie and Heather have a private conversation and “in the spirit of inclusivity,” Heather invites Katie to her event in Sonoma, despite their issues.  Katie apologizes to Heather for being “nosey” with her friend and so long as Heather lets Katie finish a sentence, things could be looking up for them.

    In the meantime, Emily find Jenn to clear the air between them.  Emily takes full responsibility for picking on Jenn, but Jenn wonders why Emily feels like she is above her and equates money to success.  Emily claims she would never judge someone based on what they have because she grew up with nothing. She blames her childhood for her aggressive behavior and Jenn lets Emily know that she wants to be more like her since she is someone she looks up to.

    The (ex) Tres Amigas find themselves at a table together.  Tamra talks about her falling out with Shannon due to her drinking and states that she has gotten tighter with Alexis.  Shannon makes it clear she wants nothing to do with Alexis and gets upset talking about the lawsuit.  Her attorney made a settlement offer, but Tamra advises Shannon that she should just try to clear John’s name. 

    Tamra is doing her best to guide Shannon and to protect her from getting these videos (that Shannon doesn’t know about, but everyone else does) released.  Tamra expects us to feel bad for her since she is “stuck in the middle,” but she put herself there.  After spiraling, the Tres Amigas hug it out and decide to rekindle their friendship. Again.

    But in the meantime, no one can figure out how to handle this potentially destructive information considering “these videos will ruin her life.”  They just decide to sweep it under the rug for now.

    Teddi separates the ladies into groups and they answer the superlatives.  When asked who the biggest traitor is, the groups unanimously choose Tamra, who prefers to refer to herself as a truth teller. Unfortunately, Tamra is the first to get knocked out of the game (even though the Traitor really picked Vicki #rigged) and the next round, Shannon is booted, creating confusion within the group.  Finally, Vicki is out, which means the Tres Amigas are all dead.  Symbolic?

    As the ladies move onto the next phase of the game, Teddi pushes Tamra into the pool, but as pointed out by one eagle-eyed viewer, Tamra was holding her nose, thus making it appear that was a planned push. When Heather wraps Tamra up in a towel, Tamra cries out, “I want you to warm me, Shannon,” which is a far cry from calling Shannon a drunk.

    In the end it seems fitting that Heather is the Traitor, since according to many in the group, she is an amazing liar.  The ladies commend her for being a good actress and Heather wins the game.  Emily suggest that Heather add it to her IMDB and so long as things are kept light, what could go wrong?

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  • RHOC Star Tamra Judge Admits She’s a “Problem” When She Drinks, Says She’s Done Protecting Shannon and Reacts to Vicki’s “Black Heart” Comment, Plus Alexis’ Video Reveal, and Paps Drama

    RHOC Star Tamra Judge Admits She’s a “Problem” When She Drinks, Says She’s Done Protecting Shannon and Reacts to Vicki’s “Black Heart” Comment, Plus Alexis’ Video Reveal, and Paps Drama

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    Season 18 of The Real Housewives of Orange County might be a turning point for Tamra Judge. While some fans give her credit for bringing the other ladies’ drama to the forefront, others feel she’s more of a bully. This has caused a ton of backlash for the RHOC veteran online. Now, the Two Ts In a Pod co-host is opening up about her own drinking and admitting that she’s a bit of a problem when she partakes too much. Plus, she discusses the drama from this season.

    As fans know, Tamra has talked a lot about Shannon Beador‘s DUI this season. In fact, she even went as far as to call her out at a dinner party in an episode earlier this season. This led to fans online discussing Tamra’s drinking habits.

    Recently, Tamra sat down to have a conversation with Decider. They started by discussing Tamra’s relationship with Shannon and the backlash she has gotten for bashing her. Tamra said, “I know her better than anybody. I have been there for her. I have kept her secrets. I have lied for her. I have done everything to protect her for so many years, and I just can’t do it anymore.”

    They then discussed Jennifer Pedranti, who says that Tamra is a problem when she drinks. Tamra explained, “Oh, I am a problem when I drink. I’m an asshole when I drink. I just say whatever I feel like saying. I don’t lie. That’s one thing. But I just say the things that are deep down inside.”

    Tamra then went on to say that she slowed down her drinking after filming a certain scene for this season. She said, “I rarely drink the rest of the season. I mean, I didn’t have to run my car into a house to say, ‘You know what? I need to stop drinking.’”

    Tamra also discussed Vicki Gunvalson, calling her evil and saying she has a black heart. She said, “I would say as far as the Vicki situation, I have done nothing to Vicki. I have been there through her lying about cancer, through [her ex-boyfriend] Brooks [Ayers], and through [her ex-fiancé] Steve [Lodge].”

    She continued, “And I’ve cried on the phone with her for many, many years. We’ve gone through issues with kids and marriages and divorces and grandchildren. I am sick to my stomach that she would go to that extent to say such horrible things about me.”

    They then discussed the videos Alexis Bellino threatened to release. According to Tamra, “I do think that she probably — John will never release those videos, I don’t think. I think that they will be brought up at the reunion. And I think that Alexis will probably tell everybody what’s on them, and I think everybody’s going to be shocked. I’ve heard, and it’s bad.”

    Of course, it’s now being said that the ring camera footage shows Shannon almost running over John Janssen‘s daughter. 

    The interviewer then asked Tamra about getting annoyed at Alexis for constantly talking about Johhny J. Tamra responded, “Well, I don’t know. I mean, they seem very much in love. It’s going on a year now, and we just poke fun at her because we’ve seen Alexis in past years, and whoever she’s with, she’s very into and very supportive of her man, and I respect that of her.”

    She continued, “But we went on this trip to not talk about any of that stuff. And I clearly say in the car — which I don’t think they showed — ‘Guys, my Big Bear house is zero drama. It is called My Happy Place. We do not talk negatively at the cabin.’ And it just came up. It just came up. But I love seeing Alexis giggle and laugh. Her giggle is infectious, and she’s funny, and there’s so many other things she talks about, but they just haven’t shown it.”

    Tamra also responded to the idea that she’s changing Emily Simpson for the worse. She explained, “I was totally shocked with this narrative that I am turning Emily into an asshole. Emily’s a very smart woman. She’s educated. She’s an attorney. She has her own opinions. Me and Emily do not have powwows talking about how we can possibly be b**ches to people.”

    She added, “And I took offense to it, and I thought, ‘Wow, Gina, that’s what you think of me. You think that low of me that [you think] I’m going to go persuade people to be mean.’ It was just a couple of episodes [ago when] she was yelling at Jenn to pay her bills and calling her a squatter. So who taught you how to be a b**ch? So it’s very confusing. It just wasn’t okay with me.”

    Tamra also discussed the belief that Gina Kirschenheiter set Katie Ginella up regarding the Heather Dubrow pictures. She said, “Well, first of all, it was because of what Katie had been telling me. Katie told me that basically months before we started filming, Katie and Gina became friends, and Katie gave Gina this information, and Gina said to her, ‘You need to bring that up. If you get cast on the show, you need to bring it up because Heather — it would be so great. And it would be so funny. Heather would think it’s funny.’”

    She continued, “She was just pushing for Katie to be on the show. She was calling each one of the cast members trying to sell us on Katie. And we’re like, ‘Okay, but we don’t do the hiring, but whatever. That’s fine.’ Then when Katie does say it, Gina got questioned at the golf tournament, and I think somebody said, ‘Well, Gina, you know about this. You were sent the text messages confirming that Heather called the paparazzi.’”

    Tamra added, “And she suddenly couldn’t use her phone, didn’t know why it wouldn’t turn on and was like, ‘I got to go.’ And she acted very suspicious. So I’m like, ‘It looks like she set you up.’ So we’ll see. We’ll see what happens though.”

    Fans can watch RHOC on Thursday nights on Bravo and stream the episode the next day on Peacock. 

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