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In a stunning turn of events, Tamra Judge revealed on March 9th that she’s leaving The Real Housewives of Orange County. Taking to Instagram, the longtime cast member shared a brief but powerful message: “It was a long run! When life gives you real problems this reality sh*t doesn’t make sense. Peace out ?? Im out.” The cryptic post, dropped with little explanation, left fans speculating about her reasons for stepping away. However, the timing of her exit is far from ordinary.
On Andy Cohen Live later the next day on Sirius XM, Andy Cohen responded to the news, offering a perspective that hints at deeper, more personal reasons behind Tamra’s decision. “I got the report of what happened last night. All I will say is this, I can’t comment on what’s going on, in you know while we’re filming shows,” Cohen said. “I guess the only thing that, the thing that is at the top of my mind is that one of her best friends, if not her best friend, is going through an incredibly intense health crisis. So maybe keep that in mind, otherwise I really don’t have anything to say on the subject.”
Cohen’s remarks point to the serious health struggles that Tamra’s close friend, Teddi Mellencamp, is currently facing. Teddi, a former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, revealed just days earlier that she her cancer has spread, a battle that has understandably taken a toll on her and her loved ones.
As Tamra confirmed her departure from RHOC to a fan account, she also posted a photo of herself at the airport on March 10th, leaving New Orleans while the rest of the cast remained behind to continue filming the show’s 19th season.
Tamra also added a “mental health is health,” to the photo indicating she is putting her mental health first and sharing that with her social media following.
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This is the woman whose husband was (apparently) seriously ill several seasons ago and she not only stayed on the show but used her husband's condition to get herself more attention and sympathy.
She'll be back. She needs to money and lives for her d-list celebrity.
I’m sorry but this all can’t be due to Teddi . Simon had cancer , kids cut her off , her oldest son was a Jacaloon – nothing made her stay away from “ reality tv” that should’ve . This is a selfish thing . Now that tables maybe turned on her and someone must’ve had receipts, timelines, dates, and witnesses – she ran .
Come on! no one is saying it's all from what is going on with Teddi, Tamra is Rocked by what is going on with Teddi, it's one of her closet friends and business partners, it's obviously the icing on the cake added to this drama.
Um , so far the media peeps and Andrew have all put it into universe assuming that it’s due to her close friend Teddi . Which by the way , not a reason to quit your job . Now on the other hand we all know she stalks, pushes, pokes, embarrasses, degrades, lies/ embellishes to tear another down yet she can never handle anything coming back at her which I’m sure imo – the reason she hauled ass . And as I said above she never quit for ANY of those real life instances that occurred so if she did this for a friend ? Shows why family cut her off
I can literally see how this went down. It's 7:00 am, and Tamra is being called to shoot scenes on the smelly streets of New Orleans. So there she is, standing around with a Starbucks tall one in her hand, waiting … and waiting … and waiting … and up walks Gretchen holding hands with Jen. Just then a text comes in from Teddi, and it suddenly occurs to her, what the fck am I doing here? So she unplugs, hops into an Uber, packs up and bolts. It's what a real person worth their salt would do.
Kelly Dodd basically OWNED Tamra and called bullsh*t on her quitting. She made good points: 1) b*tch is under contract, a lucrative contract, and going nowhere 2) she’s done this ‘I quit’ bs before (can dish it out but can’t take it drama queen theatrics ) 3) attention wh*re. All valid points, especially #1. We’ll see ? but yeah, Tammy Sue is FOS most likely. Shocker, I know but I initially bought into it because of Teddi. ?
Something is really wrong with Kelly.
Yep, but she ain’t wrong in most of her points there…IJS especially about the contract.
I guess Tamra is struggling with a lot right now. Unlike Kyle, Tamra's not exactly in a financial position to quit her job. I still think there's more to this than a friend's illness.
I hope Tamra reconsiders and comes back; the show won't be the same without her.