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The Real Housewives of Orange County followers can count on a dramatic season for Tamra Judge and Heather Dubrow on the present’s upcoming seventeenth season, in response to an April 17 Page Six report. A supply near manufacturing revealed to the outlet that Tamra, 55, and Heather, 54, “butted heads” all the time they had been filming. Things apparently reached a boiling level whereas on a bunch trip in Mexico, the place Tamra reportedly went “nuclear” throughout a “gang-up” on her co-star. The supply described the confrontation as “nasty.”
It’s not clear what led to the fiery stress between Tanra and Heather. Last yr, Heather was nonetheless finest associates with Tamra and even advised HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY that she requested her to return again to RHOC. Unfortunately, she mentioned the plan “didn’t work out” however applauded her run on the present.
The tumultuous season for Tamra is her first again after she was fired in 2020 forward of Season 15. She first joined the RHOC forged in 2007 for its third season and have become a staple on the present for 12 seasons. During a 2022 BravoCon panel, Tamra mentioned she had no thought why she was fired, but it surely’s rumored that she requested for an excessive amount of cash. However, she expressed her gratitude for being requested again. “It all just happened so quick,” she recalled, per PEOPLE. “I’m here, what, three months into filming and like, ‘OMG I got asked back.’ It still hasn’t sunk in.” Heather, in the meantime, was initially on the present for 5 seasons and departed after Season 11. She got here again on The Real Housewives of Orange County for its sixteenth season.
The supply claimed there was a second journey to Montana among the many forged that was a lot calmer than Mexico. Perhaps, the drama died down by then and allowed the women to completely get pleasure from their journey.
The Page Six insider additionally claimed that on prime of getting a significant struggle with Heather, Tamra’s friendship with Jennifer Pedranti broke down over the course of filming. Tamra introduced the yoga teacher into the group initially. She was by no means formally introduced as an RHOC Season 17 forged member, however she has been noticed filming with the women.
Shannon Beador, Gina Kirschenheiter, and Emily Simpson are all returning for season 17. They noticed Noella Bergenger and Jennifer Armstrong go away the present after only one season.