--- title: "RHOC: Vicki Gunvalson Hasn’t Received S18 Contract BUT ‘Deserves’ To Be Full-Time" url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/12/11/rhoc-vicki-gunvalson-s18-contract/ type: post date: 2023-12-11 modified: 2023-12-11 markdown_url: https://allabouttrh.com/2023/12/11/rhoc-vicki-gunvalson-s18-contract.md author: "Lara Sophia" --- # RHOC: Vicki Gunvalson Hasn’t Received S18 Contract BUT ‘Deserves’ To Be Full-Time ## The OG of the OC, Vicki Gunvalson, hasn't received a contract for season 18 of RHOC but believes she deserves to be a full-time Housewife again. [Vicki Gunvalson](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county/vicki-gunvalson/) hasn't received the call to return for season 18 of RHOC. ***“I went on as good faith thinking I would show the network that I love them, I love filming, my value. But if I go back [as a ‘friend’], it looks thirsty,” ***she told *[Page Six](https://pagesix.com/2023/12/07/entertainment/vicki-gunvalson-hasnt-received-rhoc-season-18-contract/)*. [The OG of the OC](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/12/08/rhoc-alexis-bellino-vicki-gunvalson/) hasn't received a contract for[season 18](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/11/30/rhoc-taylor-armstrong-exit-s18-cast/) of the *Real Housewives of Orange County *and says she won't return to the franchise as a friend of the Housewives or a guest. ![Vicki Gunvalson filming RHOC season 17](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/vicki-gunvalson-filming-RHOC-season-17-1200x1168.jpg)Vicki Gunvalson filming RHOC season 17 Vicki noted she had a ***“good journey”*** as a Housewife during her thirteen-year run on RHOC but sniped,*** “I don’t understand what they’re doing.” *** While Bravo hasn't announced any [casting news](https://allabouttrh.com/2023/10/14/rhoc-cast-shannon-dui-s18-news/) for season 18, the 61-year-old insists ***“all the calls were done last week.”*** Meanwhile, Vicki also believes she ***"deserves" ***to be a full-time Housewife on RHOC once again. ***"I deserve full-time,"*** Vicki shared with *[The Messenger](https://themessenger.com/entertainment/vicki-gunvalson-real-housewives-of-orange-county-season-18-rhoc)*.*** "I'm not going to be a has-been. I started this whole thing. I'm good TV. I got to teach them how to do it."*** While Vicki would like to return to RHOC in a larger capacity after appearing as a guest during season 17, ultimately, she's content with whatever Bravo decides. ![Vicki Gunvalson admits she regrets leaving her ex-husband Donn Gunvalson for Brooks Ayers](https://allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_2886-1200x624.jpg)Vicki Gunvalson admits she regrets leaving her ex-husband Donn Gunvalson for Brooks Ayers ***"I'm good either way,"*** she said. ***"I'm working on some other projects, and truly, if Real Housewives of Orange County doesn't want me, I'm a free agent. I'm good."*** Vicki starred on RHOC since the show's inception in 2006 up until season 13. She was then demoted to a friend for season 14 before being let go from the franchise altogether in January 2020 ahead of season 15. Two years later, Vicki returned to RHOC unofficially as a guest during season 17 amid Tamra Judge's full-time return to the show. *[RHOC](https://allabouttrh.com/category/the-real-housewives-of-orange-county/)* will return for season 18 in 2024. ## Thoughts on this all? Would you like to see Vicki return for season 18? Share your opinions below!