It’s safe to say Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Judge have not kept back given that leaving The Genuine Housewives of Orange County ahead of season 15.
Vicki, who became part of the very first Real Homemakers franchise because the 2006 premiere, was benched to a “good friend” for season 14 of the series. After shooting the show in a smaller sized role, Vicki made it clear that she wouldn’t be back unless she was upgraded back to full-time status. She revealed her exit in January 2020.
” I will constantly be the OG of the OC, but it’s time to bid farewell to The Real Homemakers of Orange County. It’s been an extraordinary ride for 14 years and I desire thank all of you for your assistance, for your love and for ‘whooping it up’ with me along the way,” she wrote at the time via Instagram. “I enjoy all my fans, and I want to thank Bravo and Development for this extraordinary experience which my family and I have will never forget.”
Tamra, on the other hand, signed up with the cast of RHOC throughout season 3. She told United States Weekly specifically that she was provided a part-time gig on the program for season 15 however left after 12 years.
” I had actually gotten a call and I was camping and the manufacturer said, ‘Hey, we wish to speak with you.’ And I’m like, ‘What’s up?’ And they’re like, ‘Well, the network has actually chosen to enter a various direction.’ And I’m like, ‘What?! OK, well, I thought we start shooting in a couple days.’ And they resemble, ‘Yeah.’ And they even said, ‘We’re shocked. We’re completely stunned at this,'” she informed United States in May2020 ‘They know that you stated you ‘d never ever end up being a ‘friend,’ so they want to offer you a restricted function.’ And I’m like, ‘No, thank you.’ That’s not what I said. I said, ‘F off!’ And then I simply took a week approximately and I simply absorbed it. … I sobbed and I was terrified.”
Season 15 of RHOC, which premieres in October 2020, stars Shannon Beador, Kelly Dodd, Gina Kirschenheiter, Emily Simpson, Braunwyn Windham-Burke and newbie Elizabeth Lyn Vargas. While Tamra and Vicki may not be in the cast, they are still staying up to date with the drama in the OC– and tossing shade at their previous costars.
Scroll through for Vicki and Tamra’s shadiest post- RHOC moments.
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