Brooks Ayers

The Real Housewives of Orange County continued the Brooks Ayers cancer saga this week, but with a new critic leading the charge and piling it on.

The most dramatic season of The Real Housewives of Orange County yet could make for a crazy reunion - especially if your name is Vicki Gunvalson.

Did Monday's The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 10 Episode 17, entitled "Broken Records," break the series record for drama?

Probably not. But it didn't lack for tense moments, either.

Suspicions of Brooks Ayers and Vicki Gunvalson continued to mount Monday on The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 10 Episode 16.

It’s hard to keep up with the status of The Real Housewives of Orange County’s infamous frenemies Tamra Judge and Vicki Gunvalson.

But we can confirm that Tamra and Vicki are far from friends right now. And we aren’t sure if they will be able to recover from this fallout.

The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 10 Episode 15 saw Brooks and Meghan have it out regarding his past - and her interest in it.

Vicki Gunvalson would really rather not talk about Brooks Ayers, as Monday's episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County proved.

Especially given rumors of Brooks faking cancer - and daughter Briana's bad blood with Ayers to begin with - he's become the third rail.

It is common for Hollywood stars to protect their wealth and assets from the hands of greedy exes. Prenups are standard business in the celebrity world.

But for The Real Housewives of Orange County's Vicki Gunvalson, she made sure her fortune was safe before she and Brooks Ayers even got married.

In light of Vicki Gunvalson and Brooks Ayers' breakup one day earlier, last night's Real Housewives of Orange County was especially eye-opening.

The Real Housewives of Orange County star Vicki Gunvalson and on-again, off-again boyfriend Brooks Ayers have split up once again.

The couple confirmed that they have parted ways Sunday.

Vicki Gunvalson's boyfriend Brooks Ayers received some much needed good news in that he's been cleared of wrongdoing in a high-profile lawsuit.

Last night's The Real Housewives of Orange County saw the gang in Napa for some whine and cheesiness as the "relaxing" trip turned tense in a hurry.

Why? A new rivalry emerged that could be bordering on epic.

Vicki Gunvalson and Brooks Ayers are very much back together, but his health prospects are much more up in the air than their romantic status.

The Real Housewives of Orange County stars have been living together as Brooks battles cancer, but he tells Radar that the arduous battle continues.

The Real Housewives of Orange County's Vicki Gunvalson and Brooks Ayers aren't just together, they're living together as he battles Stage 3 cancer.

Brooks Ayers has just been diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer, and Vicki Gunvalson of The Real Housewives of Orange County is understandably devastated.

Gunvalson expressed her sadness over the troubling turn for on-again, off-again love following his diagnosis of “aggressive and fast-moving” cancer.

It looks like even more of Vicki Gunvalson's dirty laundry is about to become public as a judge refused to seal documents related to a recent lawsuit.

Vicki Gunvalson's boyfriend Brooks Ayers isn't necessarily denying that he's an abusive cheater, but says the allegations against him are years old.

In a just-released audio tape, Big Bad Brooks purportedly admits cheating on her with hookers, and to physically and mentally "hurting" his girlfriend.

Vicki Gunvalson seems to be at least partially defending her sleazy boyfriend Brooks Ayers' actions, and fans are letting her hear about it on Twitter.

If you don't know anything about Brooks, if you watch The Real Housewives of Orange County online and see how he acts, you wouldn't be alarmed.

The Real Housewives of Orange County star Vicki Gunvalson has put her romance with Brooks Ayers on ice after another shocking video of him surfaced.

Brooks Ayers has already been accused of threatening to kill his business partner and beat his girlfriend Vicki Gunvalson, so we guess the latest revelations about Ayers should come as no surprise.

Robert Williamson III (the same guy Ayers threatened to kill) previously secretly recorded Brooks opening up about his desire to "kick [Gunvalson's] a-s" because "that's what we do down South."

Vicki Gunvalson and Brooks Ayers of The Real Housewives of Orange County are still dating despite their scandals, fights and public breakups, a report claims.

Part three of The Real Housewives of Orange County reunion special took a serious and nasty turn last night when Briana accused Brooks of abuse.