Never Say Never! Tamra Judge In Negotiations For ‘RHOC’ Return As A ‘Friend’
Feb. 25 2020, Updated 10:55 p.m. ET
Never say never!
Tamra Judge is in negotiations to return as a “friend” on the Real Housewives of Orange County, RadarOnline.com exclusively learned.
After turning down a three-episode offer for Season 15 of the hit Bravo show, it seemed like Tamra was done for good, but an insider spilled the details about her discussions with the network that made her a star.
“Tamra is working out a deal that would bring her back for more than three episodes for between $20-25,000,000 each,” the source said.
“She didn’t like just being on three episodes. She was being phased out and she knew it and wanted to control the narrative.”
The insider said that filming with Kelly Dodd, Shannon Beador, Emily Simpson, Gina Kirschenheiter and the new lady Elizabeth Lyn Vargas wasn’t going as well as the producers would have liked.
“They need her to spice it up,” the source snitched to RadarOnline.com about her return.
Tamra, 52, and Vicki Gunvalson, 57, exited the show after reigning as the OGs for years, but the source said she was still needed on RHOC.
“Shannon needs friends and she would be a voice of reason to keep Kelly at bay. So, now she has a bit of leverage and can get more episodes if it works.”
Scroll through the gallery for more exclusive details about Tamra’s potential return to RHOC!
Friends In High Places
“Tamra and Andy have been in communication non-stop since she announced she wasn’t coming back,” the source told RadarOnline.com. “He has been lobbying for her to come back.”
Bye, Girl
Vicki walked away from the show she appeared on since the debut in 2006, saying it was time to turn in her orange.
Pay Cut
Tamra was pulling in approximately $900,000 per season before she left the show.
Sell High
Tamra offloaded her Coto do Caza $2 million McMansion after exiting RHOC, telling Jeff Lewis that she was offered $200,000 more than she paid for it so she quickly sold it.
Cashing In
“Everybody’s going to be like, ‘Oh my God she can’t afford her house,’” she told Jeff on his radio show, but insisted the deal was too good to turn down.
Financial Woes
RadarOnline.com readers know Tamra was locked in a vicious lawsuit with Jim Bellino, ex-RHOC star Alexis Bellino’s former husband. He sued her for $1million claiming she was defaming him after allegedly trashing him during Heather McDonald’s podcast.
Sad News
Tamra’s ex-husband, Simon Barney, announced he had Stage 3 cancer after the news broke that she was leaving the show.