‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’ Season 17: Everything We Know About Who’s Back, Who’s Gone and More
22.07.2022 - 01:25
/ usmagazine.com
The return of the queen! When The Real Housewives of Orange County comes back for season 17, there’ll be at least one familiar face holding a citrus fruit: Tamra Judge.
The California native confirmed the news during a July 2022 appearance on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen after weeks of speculation. The Vena CBD cocreator was originally a cast member from season 3 to season 14 before she left the Bravo series in January 2020.
“I am back, bitches!” the reality star said a few days later during an episode of her “Two T’s in a Pod” podcast with Teddi Mellencamp. The new season hadn’t started filming yet, but Tamra noted that she was already thinking about her tagline. “I have one thing to say: all rise,” she quipped. “The Judge is back and drama’s in session.”
Earlier in 2022, Tamra returned to the Housewives franchise during season 2 of Ultimate Girls Trip alongside Jill Zarin, Brandi Glanville, Phaedra Parks, Eva Marcille, Dorinda Medley, Vicki Gunvalson and Taylor Armstrong. According to the CUT Fitness owner, she started talking to Bravo producers about returning to RHOC shortly before Girls Trip premiered on Peacock.
“I’ve been talking with production for about two months now,” Tamra told Teddi on their podcast. “And I wasn’t really sure. Were they gonna ask me back? Not ask me back? I really didn’t know.”
According to Tamra, producers called to confirm her return right after her beloved dog, Bronx, died on July 4. She agreed to announce the news on WWHL, but she told Andy Cohen that she wanted to break it to Vicki herself because her former costar “was not asked back” to the show.
“I wanted it to come from me,” Tamra explained. “I know that it hurts. If the roles were reversed, it would sting. I would be happy for