Elizabeth Lyn Vargas Is Reportedly Joining RHOC As A Full-Time Cast Member For Season 15!

After Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Judge's exits from The Real Housewives of Orange County, the identity of an alleged new cast member has been revealed. According to our good friends over at TV Deets, Elizabeth Lyn Vargas is joining the Bravo hit reality series as a full-time cast member.

An insider claims to the outlet that Season 15 is about to begin filming, revealing that all of the women have received their pick up letters from Evolution Media and have also since received their contracts from Bravo.

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Vargas is a close friend of Kelly Dodd. Elizabeth, who is a resident of Newport Beach, is the Founder and CEO of Edge Music, a streaming service and digital music label.

Elizabeth is currently in the process of divorcing her husband Bernt Bodal, a part-owner of Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp and chairman and chief executive officer of American Seafoods Group and once appeared on Undercover Boss, reports the outlet.

Elizabeth, who is joining the cast as a full-time cast member, has already started filming for the show, appearing at a recent birthday celebration for Braunwyn Windham-Burke.

“Elizabeth is wild!” a production source told TV Deets. “She is bold, charismatic, and so open.”

The inside added, “We’re very excited about the next season.”

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The news comes after Vicki and Tamra announced that they were not returning to the series for the show's upcoming fifteenth season.

Vicki announced her departure from RHOC in a post on Instagram on January 24. "I will always be the OG of the OC, but it’s time to say goodbye to The Real Housewives of Orange County. 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," she wrote. "I hope you will join me with my new journey so please stay tuned. I love all my fans, and I want to thank Bravo and Evolution for this incredible experience which my family and I will never forget."

The next day after Vicki's announcement, Tamra Judge also confirmed that she will not be returning as to RHOC. “It’s been a wild 12 years,” Tamra wrote in a post on Instagram on January 25. “But it’s time for me to move on. I’m sad to go but I’m very excited about my future.”

According to Us Weekly, Braunwyn Windham-Burke, Emily Simpson, Gina Kirschenheiter, Kelly Dodd and Shannon Beador have all been asked back for Season 15.

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