‘RHOC’s Shannon Beador Teases Drama With Tamra Judge: Exclusive – Hollywood Life

THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ORANGE COUNTY -- Season:14 -- Pictured: (l-r) Emily Simpson, Braunwyn Windham-Burke, Kelly Dodd, Shannon Storms Beador, Tamra Judge, Gina Kirschenheiter -- (Photo by: Tommy Garcia/Bravo) — Picture Credit score: NBC

Shannon Beador and Tamra Choose weren’t on good phrases once they reunited final yr to movie season 17 of The Actual Housewives of Orange County, and in response to Shannon, followers ought to put together for some main drama between the 2 of them straight away. Forward of the present’s June 7 premiere, Shannon appeared on an upcoming episode of HollywoodLife‘s Pay Consideration Puh-Lease! podcast and revealed that her and Tamra have some intense moments on the present over their friendship falling aside.

“It was a particular rocky street — up and down, up and down — to get to the place the place we’re right now,” Shannon EXCLUSIVELY mentioned. “And there was some nastiness. Fairly a little bit of that to get the place we’re.”

Shannon confirmed that the “nasty” encounters between her and Tamra play out at first of the brand new season, which picks up two years after they stopped being associates. The co-stars brazenly disagree on what prompted their falling out: Tamra says Shannon lower her out after she was fired, whereas Shannon instructed us that that she misplaced contact with Tamra when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down filming on season 15, which was the primary season after Tamra was let go by Bravo.

“Making that connection or ensuring we contact base wasn’t the very best on my precedence,” Shannon admitted. “If that individual second performed a task in Tamra considering that I wasn’t there for her, then I apologize for that. That being mentioned, I didn’t ghost her,” she added. “And I’ve 150 screenshots of textual content messages between when she was fired and that individual day to show that.”

However as we see on social media lately, Tamra and Shannon have made amends since wrapping filming on season 17. Actually, Shannon instructed us that Tamra’s large return to the franchise “has been a extremely optimistic factor” for each the present and her. “I by no means thought I might be ready, or need to be ready to presumably reconnect as associates,” Shannon mentioned. “In that regard it [Tamra’s return] was superb for me.”

Moreover, Shannon mentioned she’s completely happy Tamra is again as a result of she felt alone when Tamra was fired after season 14. “I used to be kinda left on the market on an island on my own. I wasn’t getting together with Kelly [Dodd]. I didn’t have any shut associates,” she recalled. “And I haven’t for the final couple years. So it’s been type of exhausting.”

Fortunately for Shannon, her and Tamra’s fellow “Tres Amiga” Vicki Gunvalson can also be again for season 17 in a visitor function, and Shannon mentioned the trio had a blast filming collectively once more. “There’s simply sure dynamic that the three of us have once we get collectively. We’re just a bit bit loopy and zany and it’s a lot enjoyable,” Shannon mentioned. “So to have the ability to expertise that with the 2 of them was one thing else.”

Shannon’s full interview on the Pay Consideration, Puh-Lease! podcast will probably be accessible Friday, June 9 on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Shannon additionally discusses Heather Dubrow and Gina Kirschenheiter‘s drama, how she feels about Taylor Armstrong becoming a member of the franchise, and her latest reunion together with her ex-husband, David Beador.