Real Housewives of Orange County star Tamra Judge is speaking out about the 'nasty' and 'horrible things' that fans have been saying to her - and what Bravo thinks about it all.
Judge, who recently came under fire after she revealed her autism diagnosis to the world, has been having a bit of a rough time as season 18 airs.
Some fans have not been pleased with her behavior this season, especially towards her longtime friends Shannon Beador and Jennifer Pedranti, as aired out on the r/BravoRealHousewives Reddit page and often on Instagram.
However, it looks like Judge is well aware of the haters, and admitted during a recent appearance on The Weekly Scoop with CJ Instagram Live that the social media platform has gotten to a place that's just 'gross.'
'I think the hardest thing is, like, these people are saying such nasty, horrible things and calling me mean,' Judge said during the Live, which was later posted on TikTok by @thebravomom.
Real Housewives of Orange County star Tamra Judge is speaking out about the 'nasty' and 'horrible things' that fans have been saying to her - and what Bravo thinks about it all
Judge is well aware of the haters, and admitted during a recent appearance on The Weekly Scoop with CJ Instagram live that the social media platform has gotten to a place that's just 'gross'
'Like, look in the mirror,' the Vena CBD founder added.
She also alleged that the Bravo network had given her advice about how to handle the hate.
'One thing that Bravo told me, they're like, "Don't even worry about them, like, they're three percent of our viewers,"' Judge claimed.
'Only three percent and they're the loudest and the meanest,' Judge continued.
'I think that Instagram has just gotten to a place that is so gross, the comments to people, talking about people's weight and their looks... death threats, it's gross.'
The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip season two star even went as far as to say that they needed to change the laws around the platform.
'I obviously get, like, people are welcome to their opinion, but who does that?' Judge shared.
'I don't know anybody in my circle who would ever comment or say things like people do on Instagram these days.'
Some fans have not been too pleased with her behavior this season, especially towards her longtime friends Shannon Beador (center) and Jennifer Pedranti
This season, Judge has also criticized her friend Jennifer Pedranti and her boyfriend, Ryan Boyajian
However, in the comments section of the clip posted on TikTok, many users called out Judge for her take, with some even complaining that she was the pot calling the kettle black.
'Hello pot, meet kettle? Like she dumps on her whole cast all season?' one person wrote.
Another agreed, 'You say those things on the show!!! What’s the difference????'
'Nobody has said anything meaner than she has,' someone else claimed.
Judge's Instagram Live appearance comes just weeks after she opened up about being 'on the spectrum' during her own podcast with former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, Teddi Mellencamp.
The reveal of her diagnosis brought in tons of criticism for the Real Housewives star, including from autism activists.
'Well, I just did my first therapy session, and let's just say I found out something pretty big about myself that I didn't know,' Judge began during the mid-October episode of her Two T's In a Pod podcast on iHeart.
In response, Mellencamp asked Judge what was going on, to which she explained what her therapist had told her.
Judge was mired in a sea of controversy after she announced during an episode of her podcast on iHeart, Two T's in a Pod, that she was 'on the spectrum'
'My biggest problem is working through trauma, trauma that I had in my life,' Judge continued telling Mellencamp
'I am on the spectrum,' Judge claimed, as tears streamed down her face.
Being 'on the spectrum' often refers to Autism Spectrum Disorder, which is cited as a spectrum because it can have wide-ranging symptoms and affect people in different ways.
It is a 'condition related to brain development that impacts how a person perceives and socializes with others, causing problems in social interaction and communication,' according to the Mayo Clinic.
Judge went on to share that she has a 'hard time processing things' and has sensory issues, especially as it relates to sound and light.
'My biggest problem is working through trauma, trauma that I had in my life,' Judge continued telling Mellencamp.
'I have a hard time with empathy in feeling other people's feelings,' the Real Housewives veteran explained.
