They are back! the ladies of The Real Housewives of Orange County He will undoubtedly bring the drama back to the small screen in season 17 of the beloved reality series, which wrapped production in November 2022. Read on to know everything about season 17 of RHOCincluding the cast, release date, which housewife is skipping franchises, and more.
‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’ Season 17 Cast
heather dubrow, Shannon Beador, emily simpson, Gina Kirschenheiter and tamara judge everyone is coming back to Bravo franchise, which first premiered on the network in 2006, for its 17th season.
Tamra, who joined the long-running reality show for season 4 until its season 14 exit in 2020, confirmed that she would be reuniting with the cast during an appearance on Watch What Happens live with Andy Cohen in July 2022, telling the host Andy Cohen“The judge is back and the drama is in session,” after months of speculation.
The Bravo patriarch responded: “Ladies and gentlemen, it’s true: Tamra Judge is coming back to The Real Housewives of Orange County.”

The co-creator of Vena CBD, who first returned to the franchise during season 2 of girls tripopened up about the casting process during an episode of her”Two T’s in a podpodcast with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum and co-host teddy mellencamp that same month, revealing that she was not sure if she would join the RHOC Cast for the next season.
“I’ve been talking to production for about two months,” Tamra told Teddi at the time. And he wasn’t quite sure. Were they going to ask me to come back? Don’t ask me again? He really didn’t know.
During a November 2022 Q&A on Instagram, the former owner of Cut Fitness she teased what it felt like to return to the show that launched her reality TV career. “I forgot how tiring it was! I laughed, I cried, I yelled, I drank a lot, ”she wrote at the time via reality bluradding, “I made new friends and reanalyzed old friends.”
While fans will see a familiar face return to the series, season 16 newcomers noella bergener and Dr Jen Armstrong will not appear in the final season.
“My family and my job are the most important aspects of my life, so I am moving away from RHOC and focusing on them,” Jen wrote in a July 2022 Instagram Post.
‘RHOBH’ Alum Taylor Armstrong Joins ‘RHOC’ Cast
taylor armstrongwho originally appeared in the first three seasons of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsmade Bravo history after it was announced that he would be joining The Real Housewives of Orange Countymaking her the first housewife to skip cities.
Will Vicki Gunvalson return to ‘RHOC’?
Although “OG of the OC” vicki gunvalson He has been seen filming scenes, and even traveling! – with the RHOC crew, she will not be returning to the show as an official cast member.
“Only the Three Amigas, we are going to have lunch. We definitely filmed a little scene,” said the founder of Coto Insurance. AND! News in October 2022, referring to her, Shannon, and Tamra’s group nickname. “I’m going to do a little cameo, once or twice, that’s all this season. It was ok.”
Are Shannon Beador and John Janssen still together?
Shannon started dating John Jansen in July 2019, just three months after her divorce with ex husband David Beador was finalized. Although the couple went through some ups and downs, particularly during the initial outbreak of COVID-19 and nationwide closures in 2020, many of which were documented during the 15th season of RHOC – Shannon and John seemed to be getting stronger, as he was a regular on the show, often sticking up for Shannon and sticking by her side amid the drama between her and the other cast members.

However, in January 2023, the mother-of-three revealed that John had ended their relationship in November 2022, about a week after filming for season 17 wrapped.
“All I can do is replay in my head what he told me while we were filming,” Shannon said. People. “We were in a great place. But seven days later, when the cameras went dark, it was an entirely different story. She told me that she was done with the relationship. And to hear what she told me then was absolutely devastating.”
She continued: “I have never loved anyone else in my life. I was hoping this was the man I was going to spend the rest of my life with. I wanted it to work. I have never loved anyone the way I have loved John. But clearly, he didn’t feel the same way.”
‘RHOC’ Season 17 Catchphrases & Interview Looks
Gina revealed in a March 2023 Instagram post that the RHOC The cast recorded their catchphrases, sharing a sneak peek of one of their three interview looks. “Us [are] so close!” she captioned the clip, apparently hinting that it won’t be long until the long-awaited trailer comes out.
Castmate Tamra also gave fans a look in one of her interview looks, in which she wore a long-sleeved blue bodycon dress with nude illusion cutouts. Returning cast member Emily also showed off her glam in a video clip posted to her Instagram story, wearing a curve-hugging white dress with side-swept locks.
‘RHOC’ Season 17 Trailer
Although an official trailer for season 17 of RHOC yet to be released, Tamra hinted that it will arrive shortly after an appearance as the Mega Mystery Housewives Caller in a February 2023 episode of WWHLin which he surprised his fellow housewife Melissa Gorga and i love that for you star matt rogers. “I stopped by #WWHL tonight as a mystery person and Andy teased me coming back to #RHOC to wait for you until the trailer,” she said. subtitled a short video On Instagram.
“By the way, the new season of orange county It’s awesome, and wait until you see Tamra’s entrance,” host Andy told viewers in the clip.
When does ‘RHOC’ season 17 premiere?
Although no official premiere date has been announced, fans can wait. The Real Housewives of Orange County to return to Bravo sometime in the first half of 2023.