“I Have Zero Power”: RHOC’s Shannon Beador Denies Role in Alexis Bellino’s Exit

Speaking with US Weekly, Beador clarified that she had no say in whether Bellino returned. She had, in the past, said she wouldn't film with her but did make it clear that Bellino getting let go was not her fault. “I have zero power with the network or production or anyone and I would never want to interfere with someone’s livelihood," she said. “But, Alexis Bellino is a TV star, and she’s been a TV star for 15 years, so I’m sure she’ll get a new gig sometime very soon.”

Alexis Bellino Was Not Surprised By the News

Bellino herself revealed the news and told the podcast she was on that she was not surprised that she wasn't asked back.

“I am not asked back next season. I am not asked back,” Bellino said on the Going Rogue podcast. “[I got] a phone call, which, and I have a very good relationship with him, [producer] Alex Baskin, obviously, he’s my boss, and it was a hard conversation, [But] I can’t say it came as a shock.” She did tell the podcast that she wasn't aware contracts where going out when she got the news. “I didn’t think contracts were coming out — like, I thought we had more time — so I thought he was calling to check in,” she explained. “[But] I was [not] shocked about that information because what are they gonna do? I didn’t know … how do I fit in?” You can see Beador on the next season of The Real Housewives of Orange County.