In a stunning turn of events, Vicki Gunvalson is out and Tamra Judge are leaving The Real Housewives of Orange County as well.
Now, reports talk about who's being invited back ... and which surprising Housewife producers are grooming to be the #1 star.
After Sunday's tragic helicopter crash, many have honored Kobe Bryant with memorial tributes to him and to his 13-year-old daughter who died with him.
Now, Shannon Beador is honoring one of the crash's other victims - basketball coach Christina Mauser.
Even late this summer, Shannon Beador was so ready to marry boyfriend John Janssen.
Noiw, she admits that she's so happy in the relationship that she's regained a little weight -- but calls it "happy love weight." Awww!
The Real Housewives of Orange County's "Tres Amigas" are so close that Shannon, Vicki, and Tamra are doing a new show together.
But not all of their castmates are loving their unity.
Even with Vicki Gunvalson's demotion, the OG "friend of the housewives" has been front and center in this season's drama.
Thanks in no small part to friends Shannon Beador and Tamra Judge.
On Tuesday, a teaser for The Real Housewives of Orange County showed Shannon Beador complaining of head pain after a prank by Kelly Dodd.
It turns out that the prank may have had lasting consequences for both women:
It was so on between Kelly Dodd and Vicki Gunvalson on Tuesday's episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County.
We get it, we say the same damn thing every week about these two women, but things got considerably worse between them this week.
Kelly Dodd recently announced to The Real Housewives of Orange County fans that Vicki is broke and Tamra will be fired.
As you can imagine, neither of them cared for that -- and neither did their friend, Shannon.
Just when it seemed like Gina Kirschenheiter's divorce from her husband, Matt was going to be an amicable affair, things changed.
Gina made her way over to Emily Simpson's house with the intention of chatting about her friend's marital woes after her husband was less than enthusiastic about the idea of a sexy dance.
The Real Housewives of Orange County star Shannon Beador has been basically inseparable from her boyfriend John Janssen for a while now.
They get along well, their kids have all met, and things are looking all kinds of serious.
