RHOC Graduate Makes Claims About Tamra Judges

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Heather Dubrow and Tamra Judge.

Real Housewives of Orange County star Tamra Judge left the Bravo franchise after Season 14, which premiered in 2019. The 55-year-old rejoined the cast of the show for the upcoming seventeenth season.

During a February 2023 appearance on the “Up and Adam!” Podcasthosted by Adam Von Rothfelder, former RHOC star Kelly Dodd claimed Judge was rehired on the show to compete against Heather Dubrow, who returned to the Bravo franchise in season 16. According to Dodd, the co-owner of Vena CBD didn’t have any real issues with Dubrow.

“They took Tamra there this year to chase after Heather, so they brought her back. When Tamra didn’t really have a problem with Heather, and I mean they should have brought me back because that was a real thing, but she makes things up to be mad at Heather about,” the former Bravo star said.

In the “Up and Adam!” interview, Dodd, who left RHOC after Season 15, clarified that she wasn’t interested in returning to the series. She explained that she doesn’t want to spend time with the current cast of the show.

“I don’t get along with Tamra, I don’t get along with Heather, Gina [Kirschenheiter] I don’t really know – I just think she’s blah, she’s okay, she’s nice, Emily [Simpson] is nice, but they’re just — they bore me. You know what I mean? There’s nobody on the show that I want – if they asked me to go back it wouldn’t be fun,” the mother-of-one claimed.

Heather Dubrow teased that she had issues with Tamra Judge

Dubrow spoke to Judge about their dynamic during an Access Hollywood interview at BravoCon 2022, which took place over the weekend of October 14, 2022. The “Dubrow Diet” writer suggested that she and her co-star had a contentious relationship while filming Season 17. She clarified that she has a soft spot for Judge because she brought her to RHOC in Season 7.

“I always say about Tamra she’s my housewife maker you know with a vampire if they bite you love her forever you know that’s like a vampire thing so she’s my housewife maker because she introduced me on the show has, so I will love her forever. And you know, we might hit some bumps, you have to pay attention and see,” Dubrow said.

Tamra Judge opened up about her behavior in Season 17

When speaking to OK! Magazine in February 2023Judge shared information about how she acted during the production of RHOC Season 17.

“I didn’t hold back. I think I had a little bit of Atlanta Housewife in me this season. I’m a little bit more outspoken because I had to vent out aggression for two years!” Richter said.

The mother-of-four also revealed that she was concerned about returning to the series after a two-year hiatus. She explained she was aware some of her castmates were delighted when she was fired from the show in 2020.

“I think someone said they were going to dance on my grave and someone said there was no more room for me on the show. I was like, ‘Who is my friend and who isn’t my friend?'” the reality TV star explained.

The judge also noted that she wasn’t “in a good place” with Shannon Beador when filming for season 17 began. She clarified that she and the Real for Real founder have repaired their relationship.