Meet The Newest RHOC Stars: Emily Simpson And Gina Kirschenheiter!

The Real Housewives of Orange County is returning to Bravo on Monday, July 16 and the cast will be joined by some new blood for Season 2. Emily Simpson and Gina Kirschenheiter, will be added to the mix with returning stars Kelly Dodd, Shannon Beador, Tamra Judge and the OG of the OC herself, Vicki Gunvalson. Learn more details about the newest RHOC stars below.

A true rags-to-riches story, Emily Simpson is an Ohio transplant who came from nothing and willed herself to great success to become an attorney, a part-time party-planer, a wife and a mom.  However, motherhood has been a bumpy road for her after years of fertility and pregnancy issues. Resigned to the fact that she could not successfully carry her own children, Emily's sister Sarah stepped in as a surrogate for all three of Emily and her husband Shane's children - daughter Annabelle and twin boys Luke and Keller. With three children under five, and two step-daughters from Shane's previous marriage, Emily and Shane, are trying to plan out the future of their family and their careers together. Emily planned Tamra's baby shower for granddaughter Ava a few years back, but had a falling out with her shortly after befriending some of Tamra's former besties. Now focusing on mending the toxic relationships in her life, Emily hopes that she can find true friendships with the ladies.

This expressive outsider from Long Island is shaking up Southern California and its politically correct Orange County ways. As a mother of three kids under the age of five, Gina Kirschenheiter keeps her expectations low and her patience high. With her husband working and living in Los Angeles during the week, Gina is a single mom of sorts, which causes her to re-evaluate what she wants and needs in her marriage. Having only lived in Orange County for three years, she is still acclimating and is quickly learning that friendships in the OC aren't always what they seem.

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The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 13 premieres on Monday, July 16 at 9pm/8c on Bravo. For International TV Listings, click here!

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