Former RHOC Star Lydia McLaughlin Weighs In On Season 15 Casting Rumors; Says “Anything Online Is Pure Speculation” And Admits She “Can’t Picture RHOC Without” Vicki Gunvalson!

Former Real Housewives of Orange County star Lydia McLaughlin weighs in on Season 15 casting rumors; says “anything online is pure speculation” and admits she “can’t picture RHOC without” Vicki Gunvalson.

In a now-deleted Instagram post during a Q&A session, Lydia was asked to share her thoughts about Vicki's future on RHOC.

“The cast doesn’t know who has been asked back yet so anything online is pure speculation. I love @vickigunvalson and I think she brings a lot to the show. She is real and honest and I can’t picture #rhoc without her.”

She added: “There are a couple mean girls that I think bring the show down that I hope finally get the boot.”

If you recall, Vicki was asked during BravoCon 2019 if she would return for another season of RHOC after she was demoted to a “friend” for Season 14.

“I’m never coming back reduced again. Let’s just say that. I’m either in all the way or out,” Vicki said.

The news comes after Andy Cohen shared last month on SiriusXM’s Jeff Lewis Live about the possibility of shaking up the cast of The Real Housewives of Orange County for the show's upcoming fifteenth season.

“The casting for next season is some of the best casting we’ve had,” Cohen said, adding that he “[has] not been this excited about casting” in a long time, according to PEOPLE.

When asked by Lewis who would be getting axed, Cohen wouldn’t say, but he did stress that he thought Braunwyn Windham-Burke was “a great” addition.

“She’s got a lot going on,” Cohen said, nothing Windham-Burke’s seven children, her eccentric mother, and her and her husband’s sex-pad. “You’ve got Dr. Deb, you’ve got the kids, you’ve got the other apartment …”

“Unfortunately, you’re going to have to get rid of one of the Tres Amigas and break it up,” Jeff told Andy. “You got to keep Kelly Dodd though. I mean she’s just a wild card and I love her. And I would give Braunwyn another season. I like her.”

Cohen assured that fans will be happy with the outcome. “No matter how it shakes out, it’s going to be great because we have great casting. It’s hard to make moves when you don’t have a bench, both on the show and casting wise,” Cohen said.

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