Tamra Judge Officially Confirms Her ‘RHOC’ Return For Season 17!

Tamra Judge has officially confirmed her return to The Real Housewives of Orange County for the show’s upcoming seventeenth season. 

The mother-of-four confirmed the news during Tuesday night’s episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.

🍊 IT’S OFFICIAL 🍊#RHOC icon @TamraJudgeOC will be making her return to the show! pic.twitter.com/tBCdaTNu8K

— WWHL (@BravoWWHL) July 21, 2022

“The judge is back and drama is in session,” she said. 

“Ladies and gentleman, it's true — Tamra Judge is returning to the Real Housewives of Orange County,” Andy Cohen said.

Judge also confirmed the news via her social media pages. “The Judge is back and drama’s in session. 🍊 #RHOC #Season17,” she tweeted.

“Let the games begin... 🍊 #RHOC #Season17,” Judge tweeted.

Former Real Housewives producer, Carlos King, reached out to Judge to congratulate her.

“Congrats babydoll. You deserve it. Now go make some good TV,” King tweeted.

Tamra responded, “Thank you King! The bitch is back and you know I won’t disappoint.”

Judge also shared the news of her return via Instagram. “ALL RISE ..... THE JUDGE IS BACK & DRAMA’S IN SESSION! 🍊 #RHOC” 

Bravo's official Instagram page also shared the news by sharing the WWHL clip. Judge also shared the news of her return via Instagram. “🍊 IT’S OFFICIAL 🍊 Tamra Judge is returning to #RHOC!!!!”

Tamra joined the Bravo hit reality series in 2007 during the show’s third season, replacing original cast member Jo de la Rosa. In January 2020, Judge announced that she was leaving RHOC after 12 years.

“It’s been a wild 12 years. But it’s time to move on,” she wrote via Instagram on January 25. “I’m sad to go but I’m very excited about my future. Love you guys.”

Judge left the series after she was offered a reduced role for the show’s fifteenth season. It was reported that Bravo “offered her a part-time role and she declined,” an insider claimed at the time. “She was on the fence anyhow.”

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