Tamra Judge might have been on pause, but now she’s ready to play — and that includes spilling a bit of tea.
The “Real Housewives of Orange County” star, 55 — who makes her anticipated return to the Bravo hit on Wednesday’s Season 17 premiere — claimed in an exclusive interview with Pvnew that castmate Heather Dubrow did something “really s—tty” to her while filming the latest installment.
“It ends up being that she really does something s—tty to me,” Judge told us over dinner with Shannon Beador and Taylor Armstrong at The Quiet Woman, an iconic “RHOC” establishment, as part of Pvnew’s “24 Hours” video series.
“Really s—tty. Very, very, very s—tty,” the Vena CBD co-founder emphasized.
Although the women seemingly got along at the start of Season 17, Armstrong, 51, teased that a level of discord began after Dubrow, 54, allegedly told Beador, 59, she was “afraid” of Judge, 55, coming back to the show following a two-season hiatus.
Beador explained that the purported comment was made “off-camera” and that “it’s an issue” likely to be unpacked on Season 17.
“It’s something that we talk about on the show,” Judge said of the situation. “So, I saw a lot of things that were coming out of her mouth that didn’t really make sense to me so I definitely called her out.”
The “Two Ts in a Pod” podcast co-host — who joined “RHOC” in 2007’s Season 3 and maintained a full-time position on the show for a consecutive 12 seasons — said she resumed her role “taking zero s—t” from her fellow orange holders.
“I came back open and honest and told my truth and talked to people about how I felt and where I was going, and some people don’t like to be honest and they like to talk behind your back,” she told us.
“And I’m that person, I might be an ass to your face but I will not be talking behind your back. I’ll tell you to your face how you are.”
Judge noted that she was perplexed by Dubrow’s friendly demeanor when cameras went up — especially after the latter’s public reaction to Judge’s 2020 exit.
“I was very confused where I sat with everybody and, in particular, there were some comments made on [Dubrow’s] podcast saying that there was no place for me on the show anymore before I got hired back,” Judge recalled.
“And then I got hired back and then she was super nice to me and then you’ll see it evolve into [me] not allowing anybody to get away with nonsense. I’m holding everybody accountable.”
Dubrow, for her part, told Pvnew that she was “happy” to see Judge reclaim her spot on the unscripted series — even if they hit a few rough patches throughout production.
“Just when I thought things were fine, then they weren’t,” the HD Network star told us over lunch with Gina Kirschenheiter and Emily Simpson at Javier’s, another “Orange County” hotspot.
“And so to be honest with you, there’s a lot of holes in this for me that I’m going to have to watch back and see,” she added.
“It’s hard to watch.”
“The Real Housewives of Orange County” airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.
