Gretchen Rossi is back on The Real Housewives of Orange County, and viewers are loving every minute of it.
In a fiery new interview with The Daily Beast, Gretchen pulled no punches, reigniting her long-standing feud with castmate Tamra Judge and even suggesting she played a part in Tamra’s abrupt departure from the show.
While reflecting on her return to RHOC after her Season 8 exit, Gretchen made it clear she’s not the same woman viewers remember. “I run at adversity. I don’t run away from it,” she declared. “Tamra’s the one who’s always out running. You address her, and she goes running.”
Gretchen was referencing Tamra’s now-infamous mid-season meltdown and sudden exit from a cast trip to New Orleans. According to her, the moment wasn’t as spontaneous as it seemed — and yes, Gretchen claims to have had a hand in it. “I was definitely involved in that,” she admitted. “There were so many twists and turns, and so many things that I was trying to figure out what was happening.”
But Tamra’s dramatic escape from New Orleans might not be the only vanishing act Gretchen helped orchestrate this season. She also teased behind-the-scenes tensions involving her friend Katie Ginella, whose absence from the cast trip to Amsterdam didn’t go unnoticed.
“You have to stay tuned to see how that all works out, because there’s some dynamics that change there, which was really sad. It was,” she said cryptically, hinting at even more fallout to come.
Tamra Judge confirmed her exit from The Real Housewives of Orange County via Instagram earlier this year, signing off with a pointed message: “It was a long run! When life gives you real problems, this reality s–t doesn’t make sense. Peace out. I’m out.”
Her exit didn’t last long with her coming back as viewers expected.