Welcome to the first part of real housewives of orange county Season 20 reunion. Last time out, Vicki gathered former and current RHOC housewives to celebrate the show’s 20th birthday. And Gina confronts Tamra and Heather about comments they made about her finances.
What happened on Real Housewives of Orange County Season 20 Episode 18?
Vicki defends her history of mother shaming. And Heather was fired for talking about Tamra and Carmella behind their backs.
It’s all about wiki
set brought it way Flash back to the Season 1 reunion, which was held at the cottage in Vicki’s backyard. Poor Vicki entered in a wheelchair. He had knee surgery 48 hours before the reunion.
One fan asked the question to Vicki, “Why can’t you relax, unplug, and enjoy what you’ve created for yourself?” Vicki replied, “Well, because I have a lot of employees, a lot of employees. I have a responsibility with my company.”
Furthermore, Vicky’s constant desire to work irritated her co-stars. Host Andy Cohen said, “This is what the women of the (Real Housewives) Ultimate Girls Trip were saying about you.”
Vicki said she understood, “My responsibilities don’t end when I’m doing Housewives or Girls Trip. It was hard to do two shows and work.”
Andy pointed out that fans criticized Vicki for being “checked out.” Vicki replied that she “felt protected. I felt calm.”
Then, Andy asked about Vicki’s ex-husband, Don Gunvalson. “Hypothetically, if he called you tomorrow and said, ‘I want to get back together,’ would you do it?” Andy asked. “Well, hypothetically, the answer would be, ‘We have a lot to talk about,'” Vicki said.
The actors were on the floor. Vicki said, “I don’t love her as much as I did as a wife.” “I’m all about family.” And while Vicki’s boyfriend, Michael Smith, was “supportive” of Vicki retrieving her oranges, he initially did not want to do the film.
Why did Vicki’s boyfriend call Jane?
After Jen calls Vicki and Mike’s relationship “tragic” in the press, Jen gets a phone call. Jane said, “Call me at 10 o’clock at night from his phone number and Michael gave me permission to do that. Abuse me.”
Vicki admitted that she had talked to Jane on the phone earlier. “Well, she told me to keep her stupid name out of my mouth,” Jane said. So, Vicki rolled her eyes.
When Jen called her, Vicki said, “I’m going to make them a bigger role.” Is it almost time for recess?
“However it happened, he came on the phone and became aggressive at her and that’s inappropriate,” Gina said. Vicki responded, “I just tell him to stay away from it.” “I can’t be responsible for everyone.”
Next, Andy asks Shannon if anything happened between her and Mike in The Quiet Woman in June 2026. Shannon was horrified, while the women confirmed that it had happened. “Well, I was upset, and Mike was talking to the owner, and then he looked at me and laughed,” Shannon explained. He suspected that they were discussing him.
“Well, you said to him, ‘Why are you hugging him goodbye?’ Tamra said. “And then Mike got upset, and, like, he basically said, ‘I’ve known her for 25 years. Don’t you worry about who I’m hugging. It’s none of your business.'”
In the end, Shannon admitted that she was upset by the incident, but that she “worked on it.”
Naturally, the women thought about Vicki’s ring. Shannon explained that Mike bought it “because it was beautiful and he knew he wanted to give it to her when the time was right.”
However, Vicky said that she does not want to marry again. And no one, including Vicki, has seen the mysterious ring.
Tamra’s complicated relationships
Next, Andy brings up the drama between Vicki and Tamra. Namely, Vicki’s podcast comments regarding Tamra’s relationship with her estranged daughter, Sydney Barney. Vicki commented, “At the time, it was two and a half years ago. She was horrible to Shannon, and I felt protective of Shannon.”
Tamra said that she and Vicki were “not in a bad place.” He said he “never discussed it before we started filming.” As far as Tamra and Shannon’s current relationship is concerned? Tamra asked, “Are we colleagues, or friends?”
Shannon responded, “I can’t bring myself to go back to where we were 10 years ago.” However, Shannon spoke with Tamra on the phone for two hours the night before the premiere. Heather called out Shannon for sending “mixed signals”. In the end both women decided to move forward.
During the break, Vicki walked off the couch, and Emily, Gina, and Shannon discussed how Vicki, Tamra, and Alexis Bellino were in a group chat. “I mean, she came to the party and was hugging John (Janssen),” Shannon said, referring to her ex-boyfriend.
Later, Andy recounts how Carmella and her boyfriend, Danny Hampel, called it quits. “It’s not easy because there was so much love there, but it’s not healthy for me,” Carmella said. “I couldn’t get the truth out of him.”
Vickie denies Carmella mother-shaming
Another fan had a question for Vicki, “You’ve said many times that you don’t like bullying and mean girl behavior. So, why did you treat Carmella the way she treated bullying and mean girl this season?”
For once, Vicki took some responsibility. “The simple answer is, I shouldn’t have done that, and I was wrong. And I wasn’t shaming mom for going to Vegas. I didn’t say you were a terrible mom,” Vicki said. “I said, ‘You’re living in Corona del Mar, and you left your four kids there.'”
However, Heather disagreed. “I never said anything about her being a bad mother or an absent mother,” Vicki insisted. “I never did.”
While Vicki continued to deny Carmella mom-shaming, Heather said, “Nobody on the couch agrees with this.” Finally, Carmella spoke up. “In a confessional, Vicki, you said, ‘It looks like Danny is doing his thing,'” Carmela commented.
Cue the flashback footage. Vicki commented, “I think Danny is playing his role very well. At times.”
“The OG of the OC” said Danny told him he was babysitting Carmela’s kids. When Vicki complimented his relationship with the kids, Danny reportedly responded, ‘I’m basically taking care of the kids because he has to work in Orange County.’
“It’s different than, say, raising kids,” Shannon said. “Shannon, you’re making plans right now,” Vicki replied, to Andy’s amusement.
However, one fan noted that Vicki “criticized Meghan King Edmond’s parenting of her stepdaughter,” and Vicki commented that “Tamra needs to be careful because she’s already lost custody of a child.” Conveniently, Vicki doesn’t “remember” criticizing Meghan.
heather’s chair was radioactive
Next, it was Heather’s turn on the hot seat and her authenticity was questioned. Andy brings up Heather’s claim that she never talked to Jen “about Tamra between seasons.” “The truth is, Heather and I have had very real conversations about Tamra and how she feels about you. It’s like you want to dress your character,” Jen told Heather.
“We all went out after the reunion last year,” Heather said. “We all talked about Tamra. Tamra and I have talked about it,” he said.
“But as soon as you’re leading the charge on this horrific conversation,” Jane began. Active Heather said, “By the way, I didn’t lead the charge! I’m saying what happened, you singled me out because you wanted her to go down, and you wanted me to do it,” Heather said, pointing to Tamra.
“Do Emily and Gina agree that Heather says one thing off-camera and another thing on-camera?”. Andy asked. “I mean, does she do this all the time?” Emily replied. “No.” When Tamra said that all the RHOC women engage in this behavior, Emily shot back, “Not to the point where you’re literally two different people.”
Heather criticizes her friendship with Gina
“But I think the difference is that no one is sending donuts to Carmella’s house because they’re talking about her stupid hair,” Jen said. In unseen footage, Carmella reveals that her son is allergic to eggs, and Heather sends him donuts.
When Heather denied calling Carmella’s hair “trash”, Emily said, “You told Shane it was trash!”
Emily continued, “As soon as the cameras go down, you go straight to production, and you’re like, ‘She sucks. Get her out of the show. She doesn’t belong on the show,'” Emily said, referencing the Nobu diner.
Carmella explained why Heather’s text hurt her more than the “trash” comment. “I’m not going to send out a message like ‘I can’t wait to see you’ and then turn around and say things behind your back,” Carmella said. Thankfully, Heather apologized.
Then, Gina talks to Heather about using Carmella as a realtor. Gina said, “I was upset when they were bringing a realtor into this, you know, arena or something, and I shared it with you. As my friend, I was surprised, and it hurt my feelings.”
“Gina, those mean things you said about me are absolutely crazy,” Heather said. “You went on the last episode and said, ‘Heather is the brightest thing in the sandbox, but isn’t it crazy that no one wants to be friends with her?'”
Fancy Pants continued, “But I totally understand, because maybe I need someone I don’t know, who is safe, strong, and successful, to be my friend. And maybe that’s not you.” Oh!
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