Heather Dubrow recently provided some insight into her Real Housewives of Orange County origin story. As it turns out, Terry Dubrow had had a big hand in orchestrating it all – and, as he often does, annoyed her in the process.
Heather, who’s starred on the show from Seasons 7-11 and 16-present, was a guest on a podcast earlier this month. She discussed her feelings toward reality TV before becoming a part of it and how Terry signed her RHOC contract behind her back.
Heather Dubrow: Terry “signed the contracts for me to be on the show”
Heather guested on the November 4 episode of The Glamour & Grit Podcast. Heather – who started her entertainment career as an actress – explained how she transitioned from scripted TV to unscripted.
According to Heather, Terry had already been a reality TV aficionado. It’s worth noting that before she reluctantly grabbed her RHOC orange, famed plastic surgeon Terry had already been on that early 2000s mess called The Swan.
Heather began, “My husband was really into the reality stuff and understood the power of the platform. And my girlfriends and I were pitching a show about opening a restaurant and within those meetings, became acquainted with the people that did Real Housewives.”
At first, Heather was opposed to it. “Then they asked me to be on the show and I was like, ‘Absolutely not, you know, that sounds like a disaster, that will be the last nail in the coffin that was my career.’ I didn’t understand, really, that the landscape of television had completely changed.”
Their growing family was also a factor in her apprehension. However, Terry grabbed a pen and signed the paperwork.
She continued, “And also, I still had young kids, was I really going to be on a set for 17 hours a day? For me personally, not judging anyone else, but no, not at that time. So it just ended up being a thing. My husband signed the contracts for me to be on the show and we fought about it.”
Terry suggested that Heather just watch the show. After feasting her eyes on a Season 6 Tamra Judge tossing wine in Jeana Keough’s face, she was sold. Terry was out of the doghouse.
“Terry comes back in the room and he’s like, ‘Oh my god why are you laughing? I thought you’d be running, screaming from the room,’ and I go, ‘No I get it, it’s like a Christopher Guest movie it’s satire, I can do that,” she joked.
And, the rest is rich, bougie, champs-popping, petty fight-picking history.
The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 18 reunion continues Thursday, November 14 at 9/8c on Bravo.
