Vicki Gunvalson revealed her past salary on Real Housewives of Orange County, and shared that she has to “keep working” because she’s “not on the show anymore” – as Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s Jennifer Aydin reacted.
Vicki started the franchise as the original cast Member and has been featured in some capacity for 16 of its 18 seasons. After season 13, Vicki was fired from the main cast, and in recent seasons she’s been a ‘guest.’
On her new podcast, “My Friend My Soulmate My Podcast,” Vicki told Jennifer that she had a “seven-figure salary” on the show.
“Momma’s gotta keep working cause I’m not on the show anymore. I lost my seven-figure salary,” she said, via @CGSnow_ on X, formerly known as Twitter. “And I don’ have a rich man like [Jennifer’s husband] Bill.”
“Seven figures?!” responded Jennifer in shock. “I have a bone to pick with somebody.”
“Well I was on eighteen years, girl,” said Vicki, who shared that she started making seven figures in season 11 or 12.
“I got seven [figures] and then every year it kept bumping up,” she added.
Though Jennifer apparently never reached the seven-figure mark, the star said she does “pretty well with what I get.”
“You do good,” Vicki agreed. “And you got a rich husband.”
Back in 2022, Vicki shared on The Rick & Kelly Show that she was fired in part because her paycheck was getting “expensive.”
“And I’m ok with that, I’m worth it,” said the star at the time. “The ratings were the best they’ve ever been when we were on, and … you get what you pay for.”
“So you pay for a new girl coming in at less than $50,000. I don’t even know what [salary] the new girls are coming in anymore,” she added. “I miss it… I know they’re filming right now. I think it’s two weeks in. Tamra just got back from Italy. And it hurts. It stings a little bit. Actually a lot a bit.”
The Real Housewives of Orange County airs Thursday nights on Bravo. The Real Housewives of New Jersey is currently on pause.
