Tamra Judge is opening up about the drama she faced with Gretchen Rossi amid filming on the upcoming 19th season of The Real Housewives of Orange County.
While also sharing her thoughts on whether Vicki Gunvalson, 63, should return for season 20, revealing if she’ll attend the wedding of Alexis Bellino, 48, and John Janssen, 62, and confirming which other cast members were invited, Tamra, 57, admitted that the new season was “explosive” and “emotional.”
“It’s always dramatic,” Tamra began on the June 30 episode of Two Ts in a Pod. “I think that you will see a little bit of a different side to me because I am going through some stuff during filming. Obviously, we have somebody that comes back to the show, and I wanted nothing more than to move forward and not deal with sh*t from 12 to 15 years ago.”
Although Tamra hoped to avoid digging up old issues with Gretchen, that wasn’t how the season played out.
“You’ll see us go through that sh*t … I think it’s explosive at times. [But] we had some great trips … It’s riveting. It’s emotional. It’s explosive and crazy. It’s all the things you want,” she teased. “I obviously was there, filmed all but one week, and I’m like, ‘Holy sh*t,’ because I always thought, I’m not that explosive this year. Then I saw the trailer. I’m like, ‘Oh, I forgot about that.’ ‘Oh, I forgot about that.’ But it’s good.”
Regarding the possible return of Vicki for the milestone 20th season of RHOC, Tamra said that while she “[wants] what’s best for the show,” she doesn’t necessarily want to reunite with her former friend.
“[Vicki] is the OG. However, she really crossed the line with me,” she explained. “I did nothing to her. She was attacking me. She was saying horrible things about me. She went after me as a mom, brought my daughter into it to the point where I was, last year, I was like crying, like, ‘What are you doing?’ And her only answer was, ‘I’m only sticking up for [Shannon Beador],’ which I found comical because those two fight like crazy.”
“That’s one of the reasons why I wanted out of the Tres Amigas,” Tamra added.
As for Alexis’ upcoming nuptials, Tamra said she was “absolutely invited.”
“I was invited, and [Heather Dubrow] was invited from the cast,” she shared. “And I will go. I will tell you guys, Alexis is one friend that I have that checks up on me, wants to know how I’m doing, wants to know how my family’s doing. She’s a very, very kind person.”
Tamra then confirmed the breakup reports about Alexis and John were “all rumors.”
“They’re on vacation right now. I think they’re taking a little pre-honeymoon right now,” she revealed.
The Real Housewives of Orange County season 19 premieres on Thursday, July 10, at 9/8c on Bravo.
