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Tamra Judge Returns to RHOC Season 16, Says Reunion Hurt

7/24/2026

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Tamra Judge returns to The Real Housewives of Orange County for its 16th season as an empty nester and will appear with Vicki Gunvalson.
Judge told Decider she feels “very, very hurt and damaged” by the Season 19 reunion.
She said her friendship with Shannon Storms Beador remains strained but improving.
She avoided confronting Heather Dubrow at the Heels and Hearts party after Jennifer Pedanti reported Dubrow was speaking about her.

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Tamra Judge returns to The Real Housewives of Orange County for its 16th season as an empty nester and will appear with Vicki Gunvalson.
Judge told Decider she feels “very, very hurt and damaged” by the Season 19 reunion.
She said her friendship with Shannon Storms Beador remains strained but improving.
She avoided confronting Heather Dubrow at the Heels and Hearts party after Jennifer Pedanti reported Dubrow was speaking about her.