Tamra Judge shocked the Bravo community again when she unexpectedly made a sarcastic remark about her old friend Vicki Gunvalson's acting dreams during a live podcast this week, shocking fans and immediately rekindling the already rocky relationship between the two OGs of The Real Housewives of Orange County with a wave of fierce criticism from both viewers and insiders
In the podcast, which was widely shared right after it aired, Tamra, while talking about the cast's post-RHOC projects, made a comment that was considered "extremely petty": "Some people go to acting school... probably to play corpses on B-rated TV shows," making viewers immediately understand that she was taking aim at Vicki, who recently shared that she was pursuing an acting career and had a few auditions
The reaction from the audience was not gentle, many fans criticized Tamra for being a "true mean girl" and accused her of being jealous that Vicki was still finding a new direction after Housewives while Tamra is still struggling to re-establish herself with her podcast and endless arguments “She’s always laughing at others and pretending to be her best friend, no one is as fake as Tamra,” a viral Reddit comment reads
According to a source close to Vicki Gunvalson, the OG “was shocked and hurt” when she heard the statement again and said that Tamra “crossed the line again” “She didn’t say it publicly but close friends know that Vicki was deeply offended and will not forgive easily” the source told DailyMail+ “She feels betrayed and tired of being the butt of Tamra’s jokes all the time”
Tensions between the two are said to have escalated rapidly as Vicki unfollowed Tamra on Instagram just hours after the podcast while Tamra continued to post behind-the-scenes photos of “having fun” with Shannon Beador, leading many to believe that she was trying to kick Vicki out of the “OG alliance”
A Bravo insider revealed that the production team RHOC cast members are “half happy, half worried” about this unexpected drama “They knew Tamra would cause trouble but didn’t think she would dump Vicki like that in public” this person said “If things continue to get tense, it will definitely be brought up on the reunion table because the audience is demanding a direct confrontation”
Vicki has yet to respond publicly but those close to her say she is seriously thinking about “completely cutting ties” with Tamra after being ridiculed many times “Tamra is only happy when she is the center and others are hurt, that’s her old formula” a friend of Vicki shared
While fans are divided over who is right and who is wrong, one thing is undeniable: the duo who were once the best of the RHOC franchise are no longer coming back together and if they do, it can only be on television with all the venom exposed in front of the cameras once again Tamra Judge has turned an acting dream into the center of a Housewives war that is not conclusion
