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Katie Ginella caused a stir during the 19th season of The Real Housewives of Orange County when she claimed Gretchen Rossi had told her that she was drugged and hospitalized after her “naked wasted” encounter with Tamra Judge amid season four — and then failed a lie detector test in regard to the allegation. But could she still be brought back to the show for its upcoming 20th season?
While Katie, 41, is on the outs with the majority of the cast, aside from Tamra, 58, a new report claims there is a scenario in which she could return.
“With all of the drama on season 19 of RHOC, people are starting to wonder what Season 20 would look like,” a source told OK! Magazine on September 3. “[And there are] two ways Bravo can go about things.”
According to the report, not only are new cast members being considered, but there is also a chance that fans could be reunited with the “OG of the OC,” Vicki Gunvalson, 63, for the series’ milestone season.
“They could bring Vicki Gunvalson back, who Katie gets along with, and Tamra has said deserves a spot on the show,” they continued. “And then they could possibly add one more of Katie’s friends to the mix.”
If Katie, who has a “huge, loud fanbase online,” is brought back, said the source, it “would make sense for Heather Dubrow to stay … [and] add some new people to the mix.”
But there’s also a possibility that Bravo could fire Katie “due to her issues with the cast.”
“The problem is… they’d then have to start turning on each other again… and, as it stands, they made a storyline out of turning on Katie so that wouldn’t really make much sense that they suddenly turned on each other,” the source explained. “It’s unknown what direction Bravo will end up going in at this point in time as the reunion hasn’t been filmed yet and that will play a big role, but it will sure be interesting to see what ends up happening for Season 20.”
An insider previously told the outlet that Katie was taken out of the mix for “a bit” after the lie detector episode.
“Bravo felt that all of the women were coming for her and decided to remove her from the mix for a bit,” the source shared. “It was clear all of the women had planned to band together to take Katie down and they ended up refusing to film with her.”
“Fans of Katie’s can stay tuned, though, as this is not the end of her story on TV,” they added.
The Real Housewives of Orange County season 19 airs Thursdays at 8/7c on Bravo.