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Tamra Judge is spilling more about the drama behind her tense feud with Real Housewives of Orange County co-star Heather Dubrow.
Speaking alongside castmates Shannon Beador and Taylor Armstrong, Tamra claims that Heather “does something very sh—tty to me.”
“It ends up being that she really does something sh—tty to me,” she told Page Six. “Really sh—tty, Very, very, very, sh—tty,” Tamra repeatedly emphasized.
Season 17 “friend” Taylor interjected and said the catalyst for Tamra and Heather’s fallout was a comment that Heather made claiming she was “afraid” of Tamra.
Shannon insisted the comment was made “off-camera and soon becomes “an issue.”
Tamra further elaborated by teasing, “It’s something that we talk about on the show. So, I saw a lot of things that were coming out of her mouth that didn’t really make sense to me, so I definitely called her out.”
Tamra, known for her frankness, said she came back this season after a two-year hiatus “taking no sh-t” from her castmates.
“I came back open and honest and told my truth and talked to people about how I felt and where I was going, and some people don’t like to be honest, and they like to talk behind your back,” she told the outlet.
“And I’m that person, I might be an ass to your face, but I will not be talking behind your back. I’ll tell you to your face how you are,” Tamra continued.
The Vena CBD co-founder said she took most issue with comments that Heather made on her podcast insinuating there was no longer a role for her on RHOC following her 2020 exit — only to perplexingly act kind to her and seemingly gloss over the past shade.
“I was very confused where I sat with everybody and, in particular, there were some comments made on [Heather’s] podcast saying that there was no place for me on the show anymore before I got hired back,” Tamra reminisced. “Then I got hired back, and then she was super nice to me, and then you’ll see it evolve into [me] not allowing anybody to get away with nonsense. I’m holding everybody accountable.”
Heather and Tamra were once the best of friends. They first met during season seven of RHOC, and Heather eventually served as a bridesmaid in Tamra’s wedding to her husband, Eddie Judge. However, Tamra alleges that their friendship took a nosedive after Heather left the show.
“I thought she was genuine. I thought that she really cared about me, but then when she was let go or left the show, it was one of those things where she didn’t make an effort at all to talk, to hang out,” Tamra recently told Today.
“I think I saw her twice the entire time (she was off the show). I know it goes both ways. We don’t hang out in the same friend group at all.”
The Two T’s in a Pod co-host revealed that she and Heather “are not at the best place today” following season 17 of RHOC.
For Heather’s part, she has said on multiple occasions that season 17 was “difficult” for her, going as far as to allege she has “PTSD.”
“Just when I thought things were fine, then they weren’t,” Heather told Page Six. “And so, to be honest with you, there’s a lot of holes in this for me that I’m going to have to watch back and see.” She added, “It’s hard to watch.”
RHOC Live Viewing – This is also the live viewing thread for tonight’s new episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County season 17, which airs at 8/7c on Bravo.