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Vicki Gunvalson shared an update on her relationship with Tamra Judge following their recent falling out, and she claimed the Real Housewives of Orange County co-star is getting “FOMO” after exiting the ‘Tres Amigas’ comedy tour.
Earlier this year, Tamra announced her departure from the live performances, claiming she felt uncomfortable about certain alcohol themes – after the third member of their group, Shannon Beador, was arrested for driving under the influence.
“We’ll be friends. We actually just filmed a couple of nights ago, and she tells me she loves me,” said Vicki of Tamra in an interview for Page Six’s Virtual Reali-Tea podcast. “I don’t think we ever had a verbal falling out.”
According to Vicki, Tamra told her she stepped back from the friendship because she got “hurt.” But Vicki said she “didn’t do anything” to upset Tamra, and it was Tamra’s decision to leave the tour.
“I think that time will tell if it’s real or not,” Vicki added, claiming their ‘Tres Amigas’ group is just on “pause” – not a full break.
She stated that Tamra didn’t wish to “condone drinking” during their live performances. Though they agreed to “change the words” of a song about drinking – one lyric says “pour some tequila” – Tamra still decided to quit.
“I’ve never condoned drinking and driving,” Vicki explained. “I just would never do that to my group. You’re a group, you’re a friend, you back each other, you do the right thing, you show up when you have a show planned.”
Since the fallout, Shannon and Vicki had to “redo the show” with “all new music” as they prepare to tour again this week.
“I think she might have a little bit of FOMO,” said Vicki. “We’ve got a lot still in the mix. It’s unfortunate that Tamra decided to pause herself. We’ll see what happens. As the shows go on, I think she might have a little bit of [fear of missing out].”
But the star claimed she and Shannon have accepted Tamra’s choice, and they have learned to “move on without her.”
“If someone doesn’t want to do something, we move on, but it’s definitely going to be different without her on, and we’ve always been the Tres Amigas, so now it’s like Dos Amigas,” Vicki laughed.
“I think that for Tamra, it was a little too soon –– right or wrong –– and I just feel like we had a commitment as a group, so it’s kinda like the band breaking up,” she went on. Addressing the DUI, Vicki said Shannon “made a mistake” and people “have to be able to move on from it.”
Though she doesn’t cosign on Shannon’s actions, Vicki suggested she did “not turn my back” on her.
“I have to be there because I would want them to be there for me if something, God forbid, happened,” Vicki shared.
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In an interview with Us Weekly, Vicki also addressed Leah’s lawsuit against Andy and Bravo.
“I don’t know much other than she is suing Andy, which is crazy to me,” she said. “Why she is waiting now for everybody else and bringing our bosses down, I don’t know because I wasn’t there.”
“[Andy] has always been professional with me, we have a very big relationship,” she continued, calling the lawsuit “dirty” and accusing Leah of “trying to get deep pockets.”