Tamra Judge reacted to Alexis Bellino’s exit from Real Housewives of Orange County, and she revealed their off-camera conversations after the final reunion scene – in which Tamra seemingly took the side of Alexis’ enemy Shannon Beador. Tamra also clapped back after “ridiculous” Vicki Gunvalson dissed Tamra’s podcast with Teddi Mellencamp.
Earlier this month, Tamra met up with Shannon, Heather Dubrow, Gina Kirschenheiter, and Emily Simpson for a holiday luncheon, and Gina posted it on Instagram. In the comments, Vicki said she hoped they had a good time, and she was “sorry [she] couldn’t make it.” The comment led fans to believe that Vicki was asked to come despite her feud with Tamra.
On her Two Ts In A Pod podcast, Tamra addressed Vicki’s comment.
“She wasn’t invited,” said Tamra, who called the friendship group the ‘high fives.’ “So I don’t know what she’s doing lately, but she’s really making herself look desperate … It’s ridiculous and it’s embarrassing for her.”
“She did a live [podcast] recently … and she really went off on us,” Tamra continued, referring to herself and her podcast co-host Teddi. “We live rent-free in her head, and it’s really sad … She said something to the crowd — and they were cheering her on of course — talking about us as, I think, the t*ts and the tw*ts.”
According to Tamra, Vicki’s podcast is “183 on the charts” while Tamra’s is “usually in the top three.”
Tamra also dished on her friend Alexis’ exit from the show, which Alexis revealed on former Bravo producer Carlos King’s Reality with the King podcast.
“Obviously, I knew that. I wasn’t obviously allowed to say anything,” said Tamra, who agreed with Carlos’ claim that Alexis’ actions were “not the right way to go.”
“Me and Heather both tried to warn her,” added Tamra. According to Tamra, she and Heather “had a talk” about Alexis’ claim on the podcast that she’s “working” on her friendship with Tamra and Heather, who seemingly took Shannon’s side in the final scene.
Tamra also said she spoke with Alexis at her house after the reunion, in which Tamra made less-than-favorable comments about Alexis’ fiancé John Janssen.
“For some strange reason, [Alexis] goes, ‘Are you my friend or my TV friend?'” Tamra recalled. “And I said, ‘Alexis, I think I’ve proven to you that I am your friend. I have supported you … even when I shouldn’t have.’ I actually threw my own self under the bus and got ran over this season because I was friends with her.'”
And after the final reunion scene aired, the co-stars had another talk, this time on the phone. Tamra said Alexis was “upset” that Tamra didn’t warn her about the scene beforehand. But Tamra told her she wasn’t allowed to discuss the scene before it aired because production was “afraid” that John would “get ahead of it” with another scripted speech in the press.
