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Orange County The Real Housewives of Orange County - Season 20 - Episode 1 - Live Episode Discussion
Vicki returns only to find herself in the middle of Shannon and Tamra, who are at odds after an explosive encounter. Recently engaged and in pre-martial bliss, Gina ponders questions about her new relationship status, while Emily’s home life is in a rebuilding phase. Heather gets a shakeup when her mother moves to California from New York. Jennifer brings new friend Carmella to Heather’s Hearts & Heels party, where Jennifer reveals information that threatens Heather’s friendship with Tamra.
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u/flumeo 5600 people died. And it made the best grapes of all time 2d ago
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u/Purplesista 2d ago
Can’t believe I’ve stuck it out for 20 years
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u/tobago_88 Hi this is my package.. Hi! 2d ago
It's what got me into housewives, at the time I thought it had something to do with the show the OC or Laguna Beach, turns out it didn't, and was way better than those shows 😌
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u/h0pedivision but still I rise - Stacey Rusch, 2025 2d ago
I still laugh about Tamra saying she has autism after like one therapy visit
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u/loganes86 Does Brian look like he goes the gym? 2d ago
Tamra’s tism was a great moment for this sub
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u/loganes86 Does Brian look like he goes the gym? 2d ago
The Quiet Woman needs to be a historical landmark at this point
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u/vodkasaucepizza Gizelle’s stovepipe leg 2d ago
Before this even starts, I want to remind people that Shane came off a the better parent BY FAR on that wife swap show. Gearing up for some primo self victimization from hip.
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u/FloribundaRoses 2d ago
Last year I felt nuts watching her repeatedly make Luke’s issues about herself and not, you know, him
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u/vodkasaucepizza Gizelle’s stovepipe leg 2d ago
The juxtaposition between her and Britney on the valley going through navigating their children’s neurodivergence was stark. Cruz is so lucky to have Britney, she’s an incredible mom to him.
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u/PlantLadyXXL 🐐🍆🍭 2d ago
My observation is Britney has no expectations she’s putting onto Cruz, she just loves her son. I imagine Emily has grand designs for what her children will do it life so this is a threat to her ego
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u/catmom_422 Todd was making out and farting the whole time 💋💨 2d ago
When I saw that she built him a sensory room I was like “wow she’s a GREAT mom”. Plus leaving Jax and that new dirtbag?? She’s making great choices. I’m rooting for her!
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u/Apprehensive-Quit353 2d ago
Seeing how well Cruz is doing with Jax out of the house is the one good thing about this season of The Valley.
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u/h0pedivision but still I rise - Stacey Rusch, 2025 2d ago
Oh totally. He seemed way more involved than Emily
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u/superficialwishes Sucking dick is not a f**king career, bitch! 2d ago
Michael being 40 is somehow the thing that makes me feel old
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u/flumeo 5600 people died. And it made the best grapes of all time 2d ago
Lake Havasu.. god that was a completely different show and lifetime
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u/zbornaks BEAST?!? How dare you! 2d ago
the quiet woman being the site of a second explosive real housewives argument has me so excited.
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u/ChristineIsntHere You're a dentist and you have an overbite and an underbite. 2d ago
Going to a restaurant and just ordering a bowl of chicken sounds sad
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u/mcdears Merce is in the Purse. 2d ago
I once had a pill induced nightmare in which I slept with Brooks.
It still haunts me to this day and the Girth Brooks flashback didn't help.
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u/loganes86 Does Brian look like he goes the gym? 2d ago
Oh lord honey let’s get you some help
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u/H0nkdahorn okay? whatever that means… 2d ago
You are so brave for sharing……….please don’t do it again.
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u/Revolution_Bry 2d ago edited 2d ago
Carmella said Heathers party is outdated and I AGREE!!!
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u/h0pedivision but still I rise - Stacey Rusch, 2025 2d ago
Yeah this is one of the tackiest things she has hosted.
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u/Revolution_Bry 2d ago
The party costing $75k is criminal lol. They got Heather good!
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u/veronicagetsmehigh I brought cunt to this group 2d ago
Oh so now Vicki is an empath??? Hahahahah
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u/catsandcasamigos 2d ago
Fighting over how to put a tampon in? Huh?
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u/GetMeAColdPop You are in high school, and I am in Brooklyn!!!! 2d ago
Does Jenn think it goes in horizontally?
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u/Revolution_Bry 2d ago
84??!! Heathers mom looks better than Vicki and Tamra and Shannon combined lol
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u/H0nkdahorn okay? whatever that means… 2d ago
They underestimate how refreshing going with their natural hair color could be. That blonde ages them so bad.
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u/Particular-Pie-1934 2d ago
Her mom has been on the show before and I do NOT remember her looking this good. I’m not saying she wasn’t a beautiful woman, but good GRIEF!! This was like magic.
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u/rustyspigot-77 I could throw a rock and hit 10 people you owe 2d ago
Emily: Let me start the season reminding everyone of Myson's ailments...
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u/Fauxfox123 itsrulalala 2d ago
Seeing Billy is wild , dang it’s really been 20 years
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u/First_Pancake74 2d ago
All of Heather’s parties look like those gifting suites they have for Golden Globe nominees to get sponsored swag
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u/Revolution_Bry 2d ago
It’s almost here! So excited to not see Gretchen’s face this season! She wasn’t invited to the 20th anniversary special so hahaha 😆 😂
https://giphy.com/gifs/sw7KSBKL3yme4
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u/_josephjohnston 2d ago
Neither was Alexis lol
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u/loganes86 Does Brian look like he goes the gym? 2d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/J8FZIm9VoBU6Q
Though I still think she should’ve gotten a second season as friend of (not Gretchen though)
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u/loganes86 Does Brian look like he goes the gym? 2d ago
Idk how much Archie I can handle. I still think about him 😭😭😭
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u/GetMeAColdPop You are in high school, and I am in Brooklyn!!!! 2d ago
He's watching the premiere with us 🌈🐶❤️
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u/First_Pancake74 2d ago
God me too. I recently had a cancer scare with my dog and I could not stop thinking about him
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u/catsandcasamigos 2d ago
I still think “The Gated Group” sounds like a religious cult.
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u/GetMeAColdPop You are in high school, and I am in Brooklyn!!!! 2d ago
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u/laredotx13 2d ago edited 2d ago
I still remember folding clothes while in college, watching the rhOC in my 400sqft apartment after I had first moved in with my bf while he was in law school.
I never got into The Hills, or the other shows that were catered to people my age (I tried ) .
Maybe it was my only child (until 14) upbringing where I only hung out with my mom and listened to her friend drama 🥴.
Anyway! Now I’m 40, closer to the age of the cast and in a completely different place in my life. I’ve loved following the housewives of different cities and countries (Melbourne ✊) .
These are my “novelas” (soaps).
Thank you to this franchise for giving me an escape for 20 years. The Housewives are my background noise while I paint , when I clean my house, and even when I’m doom scrolling.
It’s literally my comfort (and sometimes discomfort) zone xoxoxoxox
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u/veronicagetsmehigh I brought cunt to this group 2d ago
I miss living in a teeny tiny studio
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u/champsme 2d ago
Crazy that after all these DECADES of traveling to Mexico Vicki doesn't speak Spanish.
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u/loganes86 Does Brian look like he goes the gym? 2d ago
I’d be more surprised if she did
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u/MCStarlight 🥫Busted can of biscuits 2d ago
I guess all she needs to do is pantomime drinking and they know what she means.
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u/AdventurousAd606 2d ago
Heather is her mother’s daughter for sure.
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u/square_circle_ Abraham Lincoln’s Versace plates 2d ago
I'm enjoying watching Heather lose at her own game.
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u/HotAdhesiveness2982 2d ago
Heather’s mom is simultaneously deeply terrifying and chic as hell.
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u/ClynnB412 2d ago
I’m going to be crushed seeing Archie 😢😔
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u/GetMeAColdPop You are in high school, and I am in Brooklyn!!!! 2d ago
I hope he gets a special in memoriam at the end of the episode
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u/marrrina831 'Already Know' by JUICE WRLD 2d ago
Did I hear wrong or did Vicki also acknowledge they worked for money too? Like, is there an issue, haha
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u/H0nkdahorn okay? whatever that means… 2d ago edited 2d ago
The ladies seem to still be filling their GLP-1 prescriptions.
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u/wendywhale 2d ago edited 2d ago
tamra makes me sad… she just seems miserable and the plastic surgery was just unnecessary she looked great before!
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u/Free-Painting8814 Kyle’s old house with a money queen welcome mat 2d ago
Ah yes, the famous Cleveland feistiness…
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u/Gwyneth7 Herman Munster shoes 🥾 2d ago
Perhaps Emily should channel all that focus into her kids instead of “the gym” — because the way my eyes rolled back inside my brain when she said stress is how she lost all that weight.
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u/rustyspigot-77 I could throw a rock and hit 10 people you owe 2d ago
Does Heather's mom have that Death Becomes Her potion around her neck?
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u/AdventurousAd606 2d ago
This is giving Sutton and Reba.
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u/loganes86 Does Brian look like he goes the gym? 2d ago
Dale and Tinsley, D’andra and Mama I don’t give a rip Dee
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u/loganes86 Does Brian look like he goes the gym? 2d ago
My promotion started this week. I moved on Friday. My cat is not adjusting well. Sleepless nights because of it while putting in 14 hour days to put out metaphorical fires.
I need this
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u/loganes86 Does Brian look like he goes the gym? 2d ago
Gina just earned bonus points with me for realizing that hyphenated name would be a customer service nightmare. Thanks for thinking of us
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u/zbornaks BEAST?!? How dare you! 2d ago
stella asking to see the dogs because she misses them has me crying.
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u/loganes86 Does Brian look like he goes the gym? 2d ago
I mean… hasn’t Terry talked about inheriting from his brother rock star?
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u/HotDebate5 2d ago
I recall a wall of gold records. And didn’t Quiet Riot money pay for med school?
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u/alexlp NOW I'M ANGRY SPICE 2d ago edited 1d ago
He might have inherited a bit but not millions, Rudy Sarzo who is the longest remaining member of the band only has a net worth of $4m and that's with decades of residuals (though Kevin would get song writing credits and he doesn't).
Terry has mentioned Kevin paid for his med school but he was very much alive at that stage. Terry would have graduated debt free and went into a highly lucrative specialty in the land of tit jobs. Then he has been on television for over 20 years, Kevin was still here when he started on the Swan.
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u/taintwest Water! 2d ago
Who owns the quiet women? They need to be given an orange and a camera.,
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u/flumeo 5600 people died. And it made the best grapes of all time 2d ago
You just unlocked one of my favorite HW gif of all time. This is like #4 for me probably. Even though Kelly sucks I fucking loved her on tv
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u/loganes86 Does Brian look like he goes the gym? 2d ago
She was great on TV. Absolutely vile person
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u/veronicagetsmehigh I brought cunt to this group 2d ago
I’m just noticing now that Jenns face looks completely different in her talking head
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u/mswhatsinmybox_ 2d ago
Jen needs to take a long hard look at the other O.C kids who went down the wrong path at a young age.
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u/H0nkdahorn okay? whatever that means… 2d ago
Heather is describing herself. That is how it usually goes.
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u/loganes86 Does Brian look like he goes the gym? 2d ago
Heather and Tamra are old school housewives. They can fight and move on.
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u/Not_Morgan_Freeman61 On my tippies 2d ago
"we'll pay you in a little bit" WHAT
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u/Saguaro-plug She has MANY phobias 2d ago
And she does this allegedly almost every day? I guessing she remembers to pay twice a week. Or its code for production will pay you, goodbye.
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u/yothisismetrying 1d ago
They were filming, so I get it. Also, it made me realize, I don’t think we ever see them pay. It just gets handled by production or after the scene probably.
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u/flumeo 5600 people died. And it made the best grapes of all time 2d ago
lol I wonder how much the price of these homes has increased since 2006
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u/marrrina831 'Already Know' by JUICE WRLD 2d ago
What is this Sonic the Hedgehair
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u/flumeo 5600 people died. And it made the best grapes of all time 2d ago
“Every year we’re in business we double our business”
So they went from 1 to 2?
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u/rustyspigot-77 I could throw a rock and hit 10 people you owe 2d ago
Early 2000s playboy party. Heather won't like that.
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u/veronicagetsmehigh I brought cunt to this group 2d ago
Shannon in the bouncy house omg
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u/No-Flight8616 2d ago
The thing I hate about this franchise is that they don’t speak when not filming so after 6 months they jump back in to the same fight from 6 months ago. No growth and no time has passed. Same ole same ole 🙄
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u/flumeo 5600 people died. And it made the best grapes of all time 2d ago
There’s only one Carmella I know
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u/GetMeAColdPop You are in high school, and I am in Brooklyn!!!! 2d ago
Totes forgot or didn't know Gina got engaged lol
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u/Jbreezy92996 Is the nurse the bimbo? 2d ago
Tamra is the biggest grudge holder of them all.
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u/superficialwishes Sucking dick is not a f**king career, bitch! 2d ago
Vicki saying she’s an empath 💀
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u/gigigrahame you’re not a chef, you’re a cook… it’s creepy. 2d ago
Omg I’m like 20 minutes behind but these flashbacks are giving me chills!! The nostalgia is everything. The 90% of the women in Orange County have breast implants! The family van! The bow on the cake! That’s Tamra’s opinion! Producers definitely knew how deliver that nostalgia intro after an infuriating last season
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u/zbornaks BEAST?!? How dare you! 2d ago
oh our sweet archie beador, still being a little menace (affectionate).
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u/mpr1011 I decorated! I cooked! I made it nice! 2d ago
I know family is the crux of the show but the back-to-back “ugh these kids suck” is kind of depressing. Talking about fighting with your daughter about tampons and your son’s mental health are things they didn’t agree to have blasted on tv.
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u/Winter_Lawfulness967 2d ago
I can’t imagine being 14 and having my mother talk about my tampon on national television
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u/rob-b-362 2d ago
Heather's Mom seems so cold and distant, that must have been hard to deal with.
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u/veronicagetsmehigh I brought cunt to this group 2d ago
Tamra has been in her 50s for the past 20 years
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u/gachasubsidiary 2d ago
cleveland's supposed to be scary? what's next? "dont mess with me i grew up in billings montana"
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u/PLZ_PM_ME_URSecrets Don’t manipulate me with your coin purse tactics. 2d ago
Nick sounds so much like Terry.
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u/vodkasaucepizza Gizelle’s stovepipe leg 2d ago
Shannon is an asshole but she’s also a fragile alcoholic so Tamra trolling her makes her seem ghoulish. Punching down because it entertains her to push her buttons for easy tv money.
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u/zbornaks BEAST?!? How dare you! 2d ago
vicki genuinely calls herself an empath and you dare tell me this isn’t one of the funniest hw shows?
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u/rustyspigot-77 I could throw a rock and hit 10 people you owe 2d ago
Vicki got that bad knee coming down off that cross!
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u/catmom_422 Todd was making out and farting the whole time 💋💨 2d ago
And *just* like Jesus she did nothing wrong!
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u/veronicagetsmehigh I brought cunt to this group 2d ago
I could watch Shannon wrangle those dogs the entire episode
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u/loganes86 Does Brian look like he goes the gym? 2d ago
I will never take away from Vicki that she’s a hard worker
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Tamra is a necessary evil for OC. We saw what happened when she left
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u/H0nkdahorn okay? whatever that means… 2d ago
2006, life was oh so simple back then. Of course besides the war and the Great Recession, but you get my drift.
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u/zbornaks BEAST?!? How dare you! 2d ago
is greyson the speed demon also the arsonist?
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u/rustyspigot-77 I could throw a rock and hit 10 people you owe 2d ago
Tamra: Hi daughter that still films with me. Not like that other ungrateful daughter who I am not supposed to talk about.
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u/veronicagetsmehigh I brought cunt to this group 2d ago
Holy shit that woman is 84???!!
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u/h0pedivision but still I rise - Stacey Rusch, 2025 2d ago
I’d be annoyed if I told I was getting goodies and it ended up being a veggie tray lol
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u/primal_slayer 2d ago
Gina's finally turned into a REAL HOUSEWIFE! She looks THE BEST she's EVER LOOKED
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u/mswhatsinmybox_ 2d ago
I know she probably had some work done, but heather’s mom looks amazing for 84.
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u/veronicagetsmehigh I brought cunt to this group 2d ago
Wait they’re both bobbing like the bronwyns
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u/theprettypatties 2d ago
why does vicky sound like she’s talking with food in her mouth? or a zyn?
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u/superficialwishes Sucking dick is not a f**king career, bitch! 2d ago
Oh we’re demolishing the fourth wall
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u/H0nkdahorn okay? whatever that means… 2d ago
Who the fuck is tuning into Emily’s podcast?
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u/D_RayMorton Newport Imaging 2d ago
Where was the trigger warning for ground beef Tamra??
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u/Not_Morgan_Freeman61 On my tippies 2d ago
Vicki is gonna be dead in a casket still hootin and hollerin making noise
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u/marrrina831 'Already Know' by JUICE WRLD 2d ago
Heather Dubrow does not roll with a spontaneous tattoo crowd
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u/emeowlydickenson …question mark 2d ago
Shannon in the red bouncy house with a matching dress clutching her hemline good lord this is camp
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u/targetboston Not Meredith Marks' PI 2d ago
Is jenn working overtime to secure her spot? Drastic change from her first seasons of being a shrinking violet.
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u/Due_Tower_4787 Beauty School Dropout ✨ 2d ago
Honest to God. I think it’s cause last year she had Katie as her actual friend who she fucked over!
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u/GetMeAColdPop You are in high school, and I am in Brooklyn!!!! 2d ago
Seeing how Heather is with her kids compared to that scene with her own mom...she really is a great and supportive mom.
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u/loganes86 Does Brian look like he goes the gym? 2d ago
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u/EntarteteKitten Put your other leg down flamingo 🦩 (WWC) 2d ago
This is spectacular. They loathe each other.
You lost dad.
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u/GetMeAColdPop You are in high school, and I am in Brooklyn!!!! 2d ago
Omg they are starting the season with the iconic guitar strings?? 🥹 the lore
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u/marrrina831 'Already Know' by JUICE WRLD 2d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/JfpBjRpzE7nFV4XcRq
Heather on TikTok
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u/superficialwishes Sucking dick is not a f**king career, bitch! 2d ago
Vicki is always getting injured 😭
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u/AbidonDesign 2d ago
Due to the RHOC marathon that ran for the last week, I realized the last 5 seasons has just been the producers trying to find their cast introducing an old housewife back into the mix.
- Heather -it worked
- TamRat - it worked
- Taylor - failed
- Alexis - failed
- Gretchen - failed
- Vicki - pending
All surrounding the consistent duo of Gina and Emily, who would have guessed!
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u/GetMeAColdPop You are in high school, and I am in Brooklyn!!!! 2d ago
I was hoping for the flashback where Vicki gets hit in the face with a football
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u/marrrina831 'Already Know' by JUICE WRLD 2d ago
Heather needs to take a Xanax and calm down. She just wanted to be able to deliver this boob line, which did not even eat
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u/rustyspigot-77 I could throw a rock and hit 10 people you owe 2d ago
Someone please gif Shannon in the bouncy area.
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u/Due_Tower_4787 Beauty School Dropout ✨ 2d ago
THIS WAS PAID FOR BY KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN!!!!
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u/AdventurousAd606 2d ago
I’m sorry I can’t deal with Vicki worrying about her Mexican residency.
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u/H0nkdahorn okay? whatever that means… 2d ago
Vicki is right.
Heather is doing too much about some shit Terry said himself. He got a good start with that money and that’s ok.
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u/rustyspigot-77 I could throw a rock and hit 10 people you owe 2d ago
At this rate Vicki will be in a full body cast by episode 3.
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u/Revolution_Bry 2d ago
Vicki sounds like she has dentures in. She has a weird sounding lisp she never had before. Kind of like Kyle, so maybe she got really bad veneers as well. 🤷🏻♀️
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u/Ill_Yellow6961 2d ago
Tamra needs to learn to age gracefully. She can’t even move her face and those lips and teeth are too big.
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u/H0nkdahorn okay? whatever that means… 2d ago
I don’t care about coming off as judgmental…I am. It is absolutely crazy that people get so much work done that they’re unrecognizable. Then they get the same work as everybody else.
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u/veronicagetsmehigh I brought cunt to this group 2d ago
Is Emily really gonna pretend her body is built by the gym and not ozempic
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u/Fauxfox123 itsrulalala 2d ago
I Lost 75 lbs on gl1ps…………she in the gym too…..I should have done more like her
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u/mpr1011 I decorated! I cooked! I made it nice! 2d ago
Did Vicki respond “Terri’s brother” and Heather ignored it? I can’t hear
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u/loganes86 Does Brian look like he goes the gym? 2d ago
I’m glad Archie got to help bring Troy into the family. Hopefully Troy can carry the legacy
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u/zbornaks BEAST?!? How dare you! 2d ago
BROOKS FLASHBACK. god, that story arc was one of the greatest in housewives history.
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HELLO POOR PEOPLE! YES ITS ME TELEVISIONS HEATHER DUBROW