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The OG of the OC is coming back!
It’s official. Vicki Gunvalson is returning to the Real Housewives of Orange County after Bravo host Andy Cohen surprised her at The Bravos at BravoCon event in Las Vegas on Friday.
”Vicki, would you join us as a housewife for Season 20?” asked Andy to Vicki, who originally joined the series for its first season all the way back in 2006.
“Yes!” an emotional Vicki responded.
Later, Vicki spoke out about being offered a spot back on the show she helped catapult into popularity.
“They just gave me season 20. He brought me out on stage and gave me an orange,” said an emotinal Vicki to Christian Gray, her podcast co-host on ‘My Friend, My Soulmate, My Podcast.’
The current cast members of the Real Housewives of Orange County, including Heather Dubrow, Emily Simpson, Gina Kirschenheiter, and Shannon Beador were later captured on video hugging and congratulating Vicki on her return.
The Bravo network also took to their official Instagram page to announce Vicki’s surprising come back.
“🚨BREAKING FROM #BRAVOCON 🚨 @BravoAndy has officially offered @VickiGunvalson her orange back for Season 20 of #RHOC. We’ve never been more ready to whoop it up!!! 🍊,” wrote the network along with a collage of Vicki’s photos through her past 14 seasons on the RHOC.
Earlier this month, Vicki and Tamra stunned fans when they revealed they had ended their feud and reconciled following some years of estrangement.
“We’ve had a lot of ups and downs in our 20 years. I always say we’re like sisters,” Tamra explained to Us Weekly. “It’s that love-hate relationship all the time. I’m talking sisterly love, like, you have little arguments. And then, of course, being on a show together, there’s always ups and downs — especially the type of show that we were on together.”