Photo:Andrew Eccles/Bravo via Getty Images
Andrew Eccles/Bravo via Getty Images
The Real Housewives of Orange Countyare back for season 17!Last year’s starsHeather Dubrow,Shannon Beador,Gina Kirschenheiter,Emily Simpsonwill be welcoming two additions to the main cast: newcomer Jennifer Pedranti and longtime HousewifeTamra Judge. The latter – who has already promised tobring the drama– is making her return after shewas firedbefore season 15.While fans may be excited to see Judge’s familiar face back on the Bravo show, her castmates may not be so thrilled to rehash the past as she comes to blows with several of them in PEOPLE’sexclusive sneak peekof season 17.The show will premiere at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.
The Real Housewives of Orange Countyare back for season 17!
Last year’s starsHeather Dubrow,Shannon Beador,Gina Kirschenheiter,Emily Simpsonwill be welcoming two additions to the main cast: newcomer Jennifer Pedranti and longtime HousewifeTamra Judge. The latter – who has already promised tobring the drama– is making her return after shewas firedbefore season 15.
While fans may be excited to see Judge’s familiar face back on the Bravo show, her castmates may not be so thrilled to rehash the past as she comes to blows with several of them in PEOPLE’sexclusive sneak peekof season 17.
The show will premiere at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.
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Tamra Judge
Tamra Judge.Andrew Eccles/Bravo
Andrew Eccles/Bravo
Tamra Judge isrejoiningRHOCafter she wasfired from the showback in January 2020, shortly before season 15.
During her hiatus, Judge focused on her businessesVena CBDand CUT fitness, the latter of which she ran with husband, Eddie Judge untilthe gym closedin August 2022.
02of 07Heather DubrowHeather Dubrow.Andrew Eccles/Bravo via GettyHeather Dubrow is back for her seventh season onRHOCand her home life looks a little different now than it did last season.For one, she no longer lives in the infamous"Chateau Dubrow," as she and her husband, Terry, sold their Newport Beach mansion and purchaseda penthouse in L.A.Hereldest two kids– Max and her twin brother Nick, 19 –also left for collegelast fall and in March 2023, Dubrow revealed her 12-year-old son, Ace,was transgender.Dubrow shared that one of the reasons she stayed onReal Housewiveswas to connect with other people supporting LBGTQ+ family memberstelling PEOPLE, “I felt like our purpose is to keep those conversations going in other families.“The reality star also teased some of the tensions fans can expect in the upcoming season, which she told PEOPLE was a “very difficult” for her.“I’m curious to see how it looks, because I think that our memories are sometimes not always accurate of events,” she said in May. “I have my narrative, someone else has their narrative, but then when you see it play out, you go, okay, maybe I took that wrong, or maybe I overstepped, or maybe I overstated. So we’re going to have to see how it plays out.”
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Heather Dubrow
Heather Dubrow.Andrew Eccles/Bravo via Getty
Andrew Eccles/Bravo via Getty
Heather Dubrow is back for her seventh season onRHOCand her home life looks a little different now than it did last season.
For one, she no longer lives in the infamous"Chateau Dubrow,” as she and her husband, Terry, sold their Newport Beach mansion and purchaseda penthouse in L.A.
Hereldest two kids– Max and her twin brother Nick, 19 –also left for collegelast fall and in March 2023, Dubrow revealed her 12-year-old son, Ace,was transgender.
Dubrow shared that one of the reasons she stayed onReal Housewiveswas to connect with other people supporting LBGTQ+ family memberstelling PEOPLE, “I felt like our purpose is to keep those conversations going in other families.”
The reality star also teased some of the tensions fans can expect in the upcoming season, which she told PEOPLE was a “very difficult” for her.
“I’m curious to see how it looks, because I think that our memories are sometimes not always accurate of events,” she said in May. “I have my narrative, someone else has their narrative, but then when you see it play out, you go, okay, maybe I took that wrong, or maybe I overstepped, or maybe I overstated. So we’re going to have to see how it plays out.”
03of 07Shannon BeadorShannon Storms Beador.Andrew Eccles/Bravo via GettyShannon Beador is back for moreReal Housewives of Orange County, though the most recent season won’t show one of her life’s most recent changes: the breakup with her boyfriend of three and a half years, John Janssen.Shortly after she finished filming season 17, Janssenended their relationship, in a move Beador says “blindsided” her.“All I can do is repeat in my head what he said to me while we were filming,” Beador said, looking back at what led to her breakup. “We were in a great place. But seven days later, when the cameras were down, it was a completely different story. He told me he was done with the relationship. And to hear what he said to me then was absolutely devastating.”
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Shannon Beador
Shannon Storms Beador.Andrew Eccles/Bravo via Getty
Shannon Beador is back for moreReal Housewives of Orange County, though the most recent season won’t show one of her life’s most recent changes: the breakup with her boyfriend of three and a half years, John Janssen.
Shortly after she finished filming season 17, Janssenended their relationship, in a move Beador says “blindsided” her.
“All I can do is repeat in my head what he said to me while we were filming,” Beador said, looking back at what led to her breakup. “We were in a great place. But seven days later, when the cameras were down, it was a completely different story. He told me he was done with the relationship. And to hear what he said to me then was absolutely devastating.”
04of 07Gina KirschenheiterGina Kirschenheiter.Andrew Eccles/Bravo via GettyThe new season will follow Gina Kirschenheiter – who’s returning for her fifth go round – as she continues living alcohol-free, a decision she made over a year and a half ago. In April, the Housewifespoke to PEOPLEabout how abstaining from drinking has positively affected her, but she’s otherwise kept quiet about the lifestyle change.Kirschenheiter added that filming the newest installment of the Bravo series was ultimately good for her journey, even if it wasn’t always easy.“Viewers will see, I’m having a very natural, real reaction to what’s happening in a way I don’t think I have in the past,” she teased. “And it’s not always easy, but it actually turned out to be a really good thing for me, and very good motivation for me to stay away from the bottle.”
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Gina Kirschenheiter
Gina Kirschenheiter.Andrew Eccles/Bravo via Getty
The new season will follow Gina Kirschenheiter – who’s returning for her fifth go round – as she continues living alcohol-free, a decision she made over a year and a half ago. In April, the Housewifespoke to PEOPLEabout how abstaining from drinking has positively affected her, but she’s otherwise kept quiet about the lifestyle change.
Kirschenheiter added that filming the newest installment of the Bravo series was ultimately good for her journey, even if it wasn’t always easy.
“Viewers will see, I’m having a very natural, real reaction to what’s happening in a way I don’t think I have in the past,” she teased. “And it’s not always easy, but it actually turned out to be a really good thing for me, and very good motivation for me to stay away from the bottle.”
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Emily Simpson
Emily Simpson.Andrew Eccles/Bravo via Getty
Emily Simpson will be joining her fellow Orange County Housewives for her fifth season on the show. The mom of three has previously been open about her personal health journeys, from herweight loss transformationin 2020, to her recentface lift reveal.
06of 07Jennifer PedrantiJennifer Pedranti.Andrew Eccles/Bravo via GettyAmong the familiarHousewivesfaces is one newcomer: Jennifer Pedranti.According to herInstagram, the new arrival is a mother of five and ayoga instructor. Her bio onBravo’s The Daily Dishsite states that Pedranti is “currently separated from her husband — with a twist.” Despite their split, she still shares a home with her ex, and he runs her family business.Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsalum Taylor Armstrong – who will feature on season 17 as a friend of the Orange County Housewives –shared a selfiewith Pedranti on Instagram.“Two Oklahoma girls trying to figure out this#RHOCworld… 👯♀️,” Armstrong wrote in the caption. “One week to go until the season premiere! 🍊”
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Jennifer Pedranti
Jennifer Pedranti.Andrew Eccles/Bravo via Getty
Among the familiarHousewivesfaces is one newcomer: Jennifer Pedranti.
According to herInstagram, the new arrival is a mother of five and ayoga instructor. Her bio onBravo’s The Daily Dishsite states that Pedranti is “currently separated from her husband — with a twist.” Despite their split, she still shares a home with her ex, and he runs her family business.
Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsalum Taylor Armstrong – who will feature on season 17 as a friend of the Orange County Housewives –shared a selfiewith Pedranti on Instagram.
“Two Oklahoma girls trying to figure out this#RHOCworld… 👯♀️,” Armstrong wrote in the caption. “One week to go until the season premiere! 🍊”
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Taylor Armstrong
Taylor Armstrong.Andrew Eccles/Bravo via Getty
As the first Housewife to jump between cities, Taylor Armstrong is looking tobegin a new chapteron season 17 ofThe Real Housewives of Orange County.
“The difference for me is I went through so much trauma when I was onBeverly Hills,” Armstrong told PEOPLE in October 2022, referencing the early days of her reality career.
Looking ahead, Armstrong told PEOPLE that fans can expect to “get to know a different side of me.” She also hopes to be a beacon of hope for other abuse victims: “I’m excited for the fans and the viewers and people who are also coming off of the domestic violence situation to know there is life after,” she said.
source: people.com
