Tamra Judge.Photo: Jason Mendez/GettyEvenTamra Judgewas surprised she got the call to return toReal Housewives of Orange County.AtBravoCon 2022on Saturday, the reality star opened up about coming back to the show for its upcoming 17th season, saying that she wasn’t expecting that call to come.“I was like, ‘Oh s—.’ Like, really? This is happening?” she said, while on the “Bravo, Bravo, F—ing Bravo” panel.She went on to describe the range of emotions she felt afterfirst getting fired from the show in January 2020, ahead of season 15.“I got to a state where, the first year, I was in a fetal position crying,” said Judge, who was a mainstay on the show for 12 seasons. “I was very sad about not being on the scene, everybody filming and all that stuff.“Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagicHer sadness changed when the pandemic hit andRHOChad to film during the height of COVID — which Judge dubbed, “the Tamdemic forOrange County.““It was.. ugh…” she said of season 14.Judge then when on to recall how the launch of her podcast,Two T’s in a Pod, helped take her mind off it. And whenReal Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Ex-Wives Clubcame her way,RHOCwasn’t anywhere on her mind, she said.For more on BravoCon, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.But it was duringRHUGT’s press tour that she got the call. “[They said], ‘Hey, we want to meet with you.’ And I was like, ‘What the f—? Really? This is happening?’ " Judge replied.Despite her shock, Judge explained that she was happy to return. “Of course I wanted it!” she said at BravoCon, adding. “I still don’t know why I was fired!“Sophy Holland/PeacockSeason 17 ofRHOCis currently filming, with Judge joining returning favoritesShannon Storms Beador,Gina Kirschenheiter, andEmily Simpson.“It all just happened so quick,” Judge said, reflecting back on it all. “I’m here, what, three months into filming and like, ‘OMG I got asked back.’ It still hasn’t sunk in.“As for how herRHOCcostars have reacted to her return, Judge teased, “Not well, bitch!““Nobody really gave me a hard time when I came back. I gave everybody a f—ing hard time, but everybody was super nice to me and then it made it weird for me because I was like, ‘Why? You danced on my grave when I was gone. And now you’re being nice to me? Why?’ " she wondered.Tamra Judge.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Judge announced her return toRHOCin July 2022, during an appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. “The judge is back and drama is in session,” she said, after taking an orange off the show’s set.BravoCon 2022 continues all weekend at the Javits Center in New York City.
Tamra Judge.Photo: Jason Mendez/Getty
EvenTamra Judgewas surprised she got the call to return toReal Housewives of Orange County.AtBravoCon 2022on Saturday, the reality star opened up about coming back to the show for its upcoming 17th season, saying that she wasn’t expecting that call to come.“I was like, ‘Oh s—.’ Like, really? This is happening?” she said, while on the “Bravo, Bravo, F—ing Bravo” panel.She went on to describe the range of emotions she felt afterfirst getting fired from the show in January 2020, ahead of season 15.“I got to a state where, the first year, I was in a fetal position crying,” said Judge, who was a mainstay on the show for 12 seasons. “I was very sad about not being on the scene, everybody filming and all that stuff.“Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagicHer sadness changed when the pandemic hit andRHOChad to film during the height of COVID — which Judge dubbed, “the Tamdemic forOrange County.““It was.. ugh…” she said of season 14.Judge then when on to recall how the launch of her podcast,Two T’s in a Pod, helped take her mind off it. And whenReal Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Ex-Wives Clubcame her way,RHOCwasn’t anywhere on her mind, she said.For more on BravoCon, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.But it was duringRHUGT’s press tour that she got the call. “[They said], ‘Hey, we want to meet with you.’ And I was like, ‘What the f—? Really? This is happening?’ " Judge replied.Despite her shock, Judge explained that she was happy to return. “Of course I wanted it!” she said at BravoCon, adding. “I still don’t know why I was fired!“Sophy Holland/PeacockSeason 17 ofRHOCis currently filming, with Judge joining returning favoritesShannon Storms Beador,Gina Kirschenheiter, andEmily Simpson.“It all just happened so quick,” Judge said, reflecting back on it all. “I’m here, what, three months into filming and like, ‘OMG I got asked back.’ It still hasn’t sunk in.“As for how herRHOCcostars have reacted to her return, Judge teased, “Not well, bitch!““Nobody really gave me a hard time when I came back. I gave everybody a f—ing hard time, but everybody was super nice to me and then it made it weird for me because I was like, ‘Why? You danced on my grave when I was gone. And now you’re being nice to me? Why?’ " she wondered.Tamra Judge.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Judge announced her return toRHOCin July 2022, during an appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. “The judge is back and drama is in session,” she said, after taking an orange off the show’s set.BravoCon 2022 continues all weekend at the Javits Center in New York City.
EvenTamra Judgewas surprised she got the call to return toReal Housewives of Orange County.
AtBravoCon 2022on Saturday, the reality star opened up about coming back to the show for its upcoming 17th season, saying that she wasn’t expecting that call to come.
“I was like, ‘Oh s—.’ Like, really? This is happening?” she said, while on the “Bravo, Bravo, F—ing Bravo” panel.
She went on to describe the range of emotions she felt afterfirst getting fired from the show in January 2020, ahead of season 15.
“I got to a state where, the first year, I was in a fetal position crying,” said Judge, who was a mainstay on the show for 12 seasons. “I was very sad about not being on the scene, everybody filming and all that stuff.”
Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic
Her sadness changed when the pandemic hit andRHOChad to film during the height of COVID — which Judge dubbed, “the Tamdemic forOrange County.”
“It was.. ugh…” she said of season 14.
Judge then when on to recall how the launch of her podcast,Two T’s in a Pod, helped take her mind off it. And whenReal Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Ex-Wives Clubcame her way,RHOCwasn’t anywhere on her mind, she said.
For more on BravoCon, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
But it was duringRHUGT’s press tour that she got the call. “[They said], ‘Hey, we want to meet with you.’ And I was like, ‘What the f—? Really? This is happening?’ " Judge replied.
Despite her shock, Judge explained that she was happy to return. “Of course I wanted it!” she said at BravoCon, adding. “I still don’t know why I was fired!”
Sophy Holland/Peacock
Season 17 ofRHOCis currently filming, with Judge joining returning favoritesShannon Storms Beador,Gina Kirschenheiter, andEmily Simpson.
“It all just happened so quick,” Judge said, reflecting back on it all. “I’m here, what, three months into filming and like, ‘OMG I got asked back.’ It still hasn’t sunk in.”
As for how herRHOCcostars have reacted to her return, Judge teased, “Not well, bitch!”
“Nobody really gave me a hard time when I came back. I gave everybody a f—ing hard time, but everybody was super nice to me and then it made it weird for me because I was like, ‘Why? You danced on my grave when I was gone. And now you’re being nice to me? Why?’ " she wondered.
Tamra Judge.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
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Judge announced her return toRHOCin July 2022, during an appearance onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen. “The judge is back and drama is in session,” she said, after taking an orange off the show’s set.
BravoCon 2022 continues all weekend at the Javits Center in New York City.
source: people.com
