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The OG of the OC, Vicki Gunvalson, hasn’t received a contract for season 18 of RHOC but believes she deserves to be a full-time Housewife again.
Vicki Gunvalson hasn’t received the call to return for season 18 of RHOC.
“I went on as good faith thinking I would show the network that I love them, I love filming, my value. But if I go back [as a ‘friend’], it looks thirsty,” she told Page Six.
The OG of the OC hasn’t received a contract for season 18 of the Real Housewives of Orange County and says she won’t return to the franchise as a friend of the Housewives or a guest.
Vicki noted she had a “good journey” as a Housewife during her thirteen-year run on RHOC but sniped, “I don’t understand what they’re doing.”
While Bravo hasn’t announced any casting news for season 18, the 61-year-old insists “all the calls were done last week.”
Meanwhile, Vicki also believes she “deserves” to be a full-time Housewife on RHOC once again.
“I deserve full-time,” Vicki shared with The Messenger. “I’m not going to be a has-been. I started this whole thing. I’m good TV. I got to teach them how to do it.”
While Vicki would like to return to RHOC in a larger capacity after appearing as a guest during season 17, ultimately, she’s content with whatever Bravo decides.
“I’m good either way,” she said. “I’m working on some other projects, and truly, if Real Housewives of Orange County doesn’t want me, I’m a free agent. I’m good.”
Vicki starred on RHOC since the show’s inception in 2006 up until season 13. She was then demoted to a friend for season 14 before being let go from the franchise altogether in January 2020 ahead of season 15.
Two years later, Vicki returned to RHOC unofficially as a guest during season 17 amid Tamra Judge’s full-time return to the show.
RHOC will return for season 18 in 2024.
