According to Us Weekly, Braunwyn Windham-Burke, Emily Simpson, Gina Kirschenheiter, Kelly Dodd and Shannon Beador have all been asked back for Season 15.
The ladies have yet to officially start filming the new season and they will be joined by new cast members after Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Judge announced their exits.
Vicki announced that she would not be returning for season 15 of The Real Housewives of Orange County on Friday, January 24. Gunvalson told Us Weekly that she and Bravo were “unequally aligned,” which led to her departure.
"I will always be the OG of the OC, but it’s time to say goodbye to The Real Housewives of Orange County,” she wrote via Instagram. "It’s been an incredible ride for 14 years and I want thank all of you for your support, for your love and for ‘whooping it up’ with me along the way."
The next day, Judge announced that she was also not returning to the series after confirming that she was offered a limited role.
“It’s been a wild ride, and after all these years, I’m looking forward to life away from the cameras,” Judge told PEOPLE. “I was offered a chance to come back to the show in a limited role, but would prefer to walk away on my own terms.”
“Eddie and the my kids are very excited,” Judge adds of husband and her four children — sons Ryan Vieth (34), and Spencer Barney (19), and daughter Sydney Barney (21), and Sophia Barney (14).
“I want to thank all the fans who have offered me their support over the years,” she added. “It’s meant a lot.”
Judge also announced her exit from the series on Instagram as well. “I’m sad to go but I’m very excited about my future,” she wrote, captioning a photo of herself and Eddie.
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