Tamra Judge will be returning to Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Orange County” for its 17th season, multiple sources exclusively tell Page Six.
“Tamra is thrilled to come back to the show, especially after feeling the fan love from her stint on ‘Ultimate Girls Trip,'” an insider tells us. “She can’t wait to get back in the mix on ‘RHOC’ and see how she can shake up the dynamic.”
Another source close to Judge, 54, also added that the next installment of the reality show is expected to “revolve around Tamra.”
Several Bravolebrities shared their thoughts on Judge’s return during Jill Zarin’s Luxury Luncheon in The Hamptons Saturday.
“Obviously her presence has been missed,” “RHOC” alum Braunwyn Windham-Burke told Page Six during Zarin’s swanky soirée.
“She’s a staple on the show and they’d be lucky to have her.”
Gunvalson and Judge worked through a strained relationship while on “RHOC.”Evans Vestal Ward/BravoWhen asked about Judge’s comeback after two seasons off, her longtime pal and former co-star Vicki Gunvalson, offered, “Good for her, I’m happy for her.”
Earlier in the day, Zarin shared a different take on Gunvalson’s reaction, letting it slip in a since-deleted Instagram Story that Judge would be returning much to her chagrin.
“And Tamra’s coming back and my friend Vicki’s not happy,” Zarin told her followers while on the way to her luncheon.
Judge will be returning to the Bravo hit for its 17th season. Tommy Garcia/BravoJust last month, Judge believed that “Real Housewives” executive producer Andy Cohen wasn’t interested in bringing her back due to false information about her podcast that she believes was “fed” to him by Heather Dubrow.
“Tamra’s doing a whole podcast about the behind-the-scenes of the ‘Housewives,’” the Bravo boss said in reference to “Two Ts In A Pod,” which Judge co-hosts with “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum Teddi Mellencamp.
“How do you go on a ‘Housewives’ show when you’re doing a behind-the-scenes about the ‘Housewives’?”
Judge claimed to have heard similar comments on a previous episode of Dubrow’s podcast, “Heather Dubrow’s World.”
Just last month, Judge was unsure of her return. NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via“And I feel like somebody’s been in his ear telling him that that’s what we do,” Judge later told Jeff Lewis, adding that she point-blank asked her former boss if he actually listened to her podcast.
“And he said, ‘No.’ And I said, ‘Well, you can’t just read headlines and expect to believe that.’”
It appears that all has been settled, however, as Judge is gearing up for her return to the Bravo hit. The network did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
