--- title: "Noella Bergener and Jen Armstrong Not Returning for Season 17 of RHOC" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2022/07/11/noella-bergener-and-jen-armstrong-not-returning-for-season-17-of-rhoc/ type: post date: 2022-07-11 modified: 2022-07-11 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2022/07/11/noella-bergener-and-jen-armstrong-not-returning-for-season-17-of-rhoc.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # Noella Bergener and Jen Armstrong Not Returning for Season 17 of RHOC The one-season wonder curse strikes again! Real Housewives newbies Noella Bergener and Dr. Jennifer Armstrong won't be returning for season 17 of the *Real Housewives of Orange County*. Noella was the first to announce she wouldn't be back for another season. *“After a wild season of ups and downs, I will not be returning to The Real Housewives of Orange County,”* Noella wrote via her Instagram Story on Friday, July 8. *“Thank you to all of the fans for all of the love and support during quite possibly the hardest year of my life. I am looking forward to brighter skies ahead and can’t wait to share what’s next.”* https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfw7UJbv2CA/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Moments later Jen shared the news of her exit in a post on Instagram. *“I loved opening up about being a working mom on Real Housewives of Orange County. I am so grateful to have the privilege to talk about my father, my kids, and a real modern relationship on national television,”* she wrote,* “My family and my work are the most important aspects of my life, so I am stepping away from RHOC and focusing on them.”* She added that she was* “grateful for the friends I have made,”* and for the *“next chapter.”* *“There are so many exciting things to come, so stay tuned,”* Jen concluded. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfw9TyEvoNC/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link RHOC is set to return for season 17 in late 2022 or early 2023. ## Thoughts on this all? Sound off below! **[Follow](https://www.instagram.com/allabouttrh) **AllAboutTRH On **[Instagram.](https://www.instagram.com/AllAboutTRH)** **[Follow](https://www.twitter.com/allabouttrh) **AllAboutTRH On **[Twitter.](https://www.twitter.com/allabouttrh)****[Like](https://www.facebook.com/allabouttrh)** AllAboutTRH On **[Facebook.](https://www.facebook.com/allabouttrh)**