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The original housewife is returning. Vicki Gunvalson confirmed on November 14 at BravoCon that she will be rejoining the series at the Bravos Award Show with Andy Cohen. “Vicki, would you join us as a Housewife for Season 20?” Cohen asked her during the taping and handed her an orange. Gunvalson teared up as she cheered with a “Yes!”
Deadline reports that while Gunvalson accepted the offer, she hasn’t formally begun negotiations with Bravo, and it’s unclear if she’s coming back as a full-time Housewife. Gunvalson became one of the first Housewives on The Real Housewives of Orange County, becoming the launching pad for the Housewives franchise into the Bravoverse; she was on the main cast of the show from season 1-13 until her departure, where she then made brief appearances in seasons 14, 17, and 18.
Thankfully, it seems like other OC housewives are happy for Gunvalson’s return, and it might even lead to a Tres Amigas reunion. “You know, I’m so excited for Vicki,” current RHOC star Shanon Storm Beador shared on a Saturday panel as she realized last night’s proposal was a full-circle moment in many ways. “And it was really funny… Two years ago, when she won the Wifetime Achievement award, [Vicki] came back to the seat and said something like, ‘Oh, why didn’t Andy pull an orange out of his pocket?’ And he did that last night… I’m so excited for her.” Tamra Judge also confirmed that after their friendship breakup, Judge and Gunvalson are amigas once more. “We’ve had a lot of ups and downs in our 20 years. I always say we’re like sisters,” Judge told Us Weekly last week, ahead of the announcement. “It’s that love-hate relationship all the time. I’m talking sisterly love, like, you have little arguments. And then, of course, being on a show together, there’s always ups and downs — especially the type of show that we were on together.”
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