Tamra Judge isn’t holding back when it comes to sharing her thoughts on the growing tension between Real Housewives of Orange County stars Shannon Beador and Katie Ginella.
While drama is never far from the RHOC franchise, Tamra has a theory about what’s really going on, and why Shannon seems so focused on Katie.
“I think she doesn’t really have a whole lot going on in her life right now,” Tamra, 57, told Us Weekly exclusively while attending Alexis Bellino’s bridal shower on August 16. “I think that she doesn’t have kids at home. She doesn’t have a husband or a boyfriend. I think she’s trying to make the best of what she’s got. I think it’s a little over the top.”
Tamra admitted she wasn’t present for the now-infamous outburst in New Orleans, but word of it still reached her, and she wasn’t impressed. “The whole thing is a little bit ridiculous in my mind,” she said at the event. “Yeah, Katie did some things, and Katie repeated some things. But you’ll see how that plays out.”
While the drama continues to unfold onscreen, with costars like Jennifer Pedranti and Gretchen Rossi questioning Katie’s trustworthiness, particularly whether she leaked personal information to bloggers, Tamra hasn’t completely written her off.
“I honestly have not seen Katie since the last time we filmed together, but we definitely have DMed back and forth,” Tamra revealed. “I know what it’s like to be an outsider with these girls and how hard it can be, and I think it’s backfiring. I think that the fans love her, and I think whenever there’s a gang up like that, it doesn’t go over well, and there’s more to come on that, so I can’t really say more.”
Tamra, acknowledges Katie has made some missteps, but says the reaction doesn’t match the crime. “Did she mess up? She did,” Tamra admitted. “Is she a terrible person who’s a danger to society? No.”