“Real Housewives of Orange County” star Tamra Judge will do anything to keep her orange, according to former castmate Alexis Bellino.
“I do think she’s manipulative and conniving, and I think she would sell her own mom to stay on the show,” Bellino, 46, joked in an exclusive interview with Pvnew.
“I don’t think she would deny any of that if we asked her, too.”
Judge, 56, rejoined the Bravo reality series this year for Season 17 after a two-season hiatus, with her mother, Sandy Baker, notably appearing in the premiere episode.
During the explosive two-part reunion, it was revealed that Judge was irate with frenemy Heather Dubrow for championing a reality TV return for Bellino instead of her — prior to being rehired.
Bellino — who starred on “RHOC” in Seasons 5 through 8 from 2009 until 2013 — said she found it “disgraceful” that Judge would use her name to justify a feud with Dubrow, 54.
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“It’s ridiculous that she is using my name as an excuse to carry out any of this behavior,” she said, while also giving props to Judge for her ability to “drive conflict” on the show.
“She made for good TV this year in all of her drunken stupors,” Bellino added, her comment congruent with Judge’s reunion admission that she regrets drinking as much as she did while filming Season 17.
Bellino — who hasn’t watched “RHOC” in years — tapped back in for Judge’s reprisal, which was announced in July 2022 before production commenced.
“I started watching it again this year because, of course, Heather and I are pretty close and just having Tamra come back, I wanted to tune in. I gave it one or two episodes to see how it would go,” she said.
“And then I got pretty hooked.”
Bellino was particularly taken with Dubrow and Judge’s feud, surmising that the latter came hard for the “Malibu Country” actress to sustain her position within the Bravo-verse.
“It’s what keeps her relevant,” she observed. “And I feel like this year, Tamra was out to really prove, ‘Don’t let me go again, Andy Cohen. I’m here for a good reason.’”
It should be noted that Bellino spoke with Pvnew before reuniting with Judge at BravoCon 2023 this past weekend in Las Vegas, where the former presented the “OG of the OC” Vicki Gunvalson with the Wifetime Achievement Award alongside fellow alums Lauri Peterson and Jo De La Rosa.
Bellino posed with Judge backstage at the Bravos awards show, where the two women appeared copacetic.
The ladies have previously clashed onscreen, most infamously during the contentious Season 7 reunion when Judge branded Bellino — a proud Christian — “Jesus Jugs.”
“Tamra and I definitely have a past,” Bellino said with a laugh.
The mother of three — who shares James, 16, and 15-year-old twins Miles and Mackenna with ex-husband Jim Bellino — told Pvnew that she would be “so down” to convene on camera with stalwarts of “RHOC” for a special season of “The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip.”
Alexis also teased the possibility of reclaiming a full-time spot on “RHOC.”
“I’m definitely excited and proud to be associated with the network, and I’d never want to say never,” she said. “And I’ll leave it at that.”
In the meantime, however, Alexis is focused on her philanthropic work for Dress for Success, a nonprofit organization she supported last month at Southern Nevada’s annual Diamond Dig event.
“I love this charity so much and anything I can do, whether that’s raising money or awareness, makes me feel good,” she said. “Of all the things I do, this kind of work really fulfills me the most.”
