The cast of The Real Housewives of Orange County isn’t holding back their thoughts on Tamra Judge’s most recent declaration that she was “done” filming Season 19.
After separately clashing with Emily Simpson, Heather Dubrow, and Jennifer Pedranti at various points during her spring fling cake decorating party in Episode 13, Tamra said she didn’t “want to be in this group anymore” and cryptically told Emily and Heather to “have a great season” before walking off.
As Heather pointed out on The Real Housewives of Orange County After Show this wasn’t the first (or even second) time Tamra “quit” this season — including one off-camera moment that the audience never saw.
“Tamra quit when we were in New Orleans,” Heather explained in the above clip. “She quit at the cake party. She also quit outside at tactical thing.” (Heather was referencing Episode 12’s tactical training, which culminated with Tamra and Gretchen Rossi sparring over rumors that the former allegedly had an “affair” with a boy bander in a music studio, roughly 15 years ago.)
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As Heather concluded to Shannon Storms Beador, “I’m telling you, she was just off this season.”
Gina Kirschenheiter, for one, agreed with Heather’s assessment on Tamra’s emotional Season 19.
“Guys, can we look at Tamra and see that something is happening with her?” Gina asked rhetorically in a separate interview setup with Tamra and Emily. “Like, this isn’t, like, normal Tamra behavior. … She’s f–ked up. Like, there’s something wrong this year.”
She continued, “I just kept saying I can’t tell you what it is, but Tamra’s being weird. …Â We need to acknowledge this.”
Part of Tamra’s issue on RHOC‘s Oct. 2 episode was that Emily Simpson admitted to her before the party started that both she and Heather Dubrow said they didn’t trust her during their sleepover in Los Angeles with Gretchen. As Jenn further revealed on the After Show, the cast actually “collectively” decided on Tamra’s patio that none of them trusted her.
“I’m like, ‘Tamra, can’t you just hear this? Like, we’re women who love you. Can’t you, like, find someplace to go, ‘OK, maybe I am the common denominator.’?'” Jenn recalled. “No. She storms out. She wanted to leave the friend group again.”
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Jenn added, “There’s always, like, this allowance that Tamra can do bad and then come back. And, for me, at what point do we say, ‘Nah, it doesn’t feel right anymore.’?”
Though she wasn’t invited to Tamra’s spring fling party, Gretchen also added her two cents on the After Show: “The second that anybody calls her out or anybody goes at her, she runs away. …Â She’s constantly deflecting and trying to, like, take things off of herself. And trying to, like, be like, ‘Feel sorry for me over here. I’m the victim.'”
Why did Tamra Judge “quit” RHOC after her cake decorating party?
On the RHOC After Show, Tamra shed new light on how the multiple conflicts that arose during her cake decorating party heavily factored into her storm-out. “Well, I’m like, I invite people to my house and I’m getting attacked left and right,” Tamra shared. “I just get f–king blamed for everything.”
She also not only confirmed but also thanked Gina for recognizing that she was going through a difficult time, partially due to best friend Teddi Mellencamp’s brain cancer diagnosis. Either way, Tamra felt she would be fighting a losing battle, regardless of how she reacted to the women. “I can’t win! If I scream and yell, I’m a crazy lunatic bitch. If I have emotions … she’s ‘f–ked up,'” Tamra elaborated, playfully referencing Gina’s earlier comment. “Guys, just let me be who I am!”
As Gina reassured her though, “We do! We have for eight years.”
More details on what led to Tamra Judge’s new RHOC departure announcement
In addition to dealing with Emily and Heather’s “hurtful” trust issues on Episode 13, Tamra had a second argument with Emily, who became upset by her mid-party announcement that she had talked to and planned to meet with Katie Ginella to get “detailed information” and “receipts” on accusations Gretchen allegedly made about her that came to light on the New Orleans cast trip.
“This will be the last time I ever film,” Tamra declared to Heather after the dustup, before tearfully delving into their own friendship rift.
“You can’t trust me?” Tamra asked later. “I thought that we were close. And for you to say that just hurts my feelings so bad that I just don’t even want to be in this group anymore.”
Tamra had also called out Jenn at the party for following the “pop star” she was accused of allegedly hooking up with on social media. Afterward, Heather, who’d gone out on the patio with the other women, returned to check on Tamra, who told her, “I’m done.” Some of the ladies could overhear Tamra’s statement from outside and immediately assumed she was “quitting again.”
A bit later, as Heather and Emily were helping Tamra clean up her kitchen before heading out, the conversation got heated again. Recognizing how “upset” Tamra was in the moment, Heather suggested they all talk another time.
“Sure,” Tamra replied, before adding, “Have a great season. I’m done. … Absolutely done. I hope you’re happy with yourself.”
And with that, Tamra ascended her staircase and closed her door, prior to a “To Be Continued” graphic appearing on screen.
As you wait to see what happens next on RHOC, find out why Tamra really resumed filming Season 19 after previously “quitting” in New Orleans.
