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The Real Housewife is back. Vicki Gunvalson confirmed November 14th at BravoCon that she will rejoin the series at the Bravos Awards with Andy Cohen. “Vicki, would you join us as a housewife for season 20?” Cohen asked her during the recording and handed her an orange. Gunvalson teared up as she greeted with “Yes!”
Deadline reports that while Gunvalson accepted the offer, she has not yet begun formal negotiations with Bravo, and it is unclear whether she will return as a full-time housewife. Gunvalson became one of the first housewives on The Real Housewives of Orange Countybecoming a launching pad for Housewives franchise in Bravoverse; She was in the show's main cast from seasons 1 to 13 until her departure, where she then appeared briefly in seasons 14, 17 and 18.
Fortunately, it appears that others OK the housewives are happy to have Gunvalson back, and it could even lead to a Tres Amigas reunion. “You know, I’m so happy for Vicky,” said the current ROCK star Shanon Storm Beador general at Saturday's debate, when she realized that yesterday's proposal was in many ways a turning point. “And it was really funny… Two years ago when she won Women's Lifetime Achievement Award, [Vicki] returned to his seat and said something like, “Oh, why didn’t Andy take the orange out of his pocket?” And he did it last night… I'm so happy for her.” Tamra Judge also confirmed that Judge and Gunvalson are back to being Amigas after their friendship ended. “For 20 years we have had many ups and downs. I always say we’re like sisters,” Judge said. Us weekly last week in anticipation of the announcement. “It's a constant love-hate relationship. I'm talking about sisterly love, like, you have little arguments. And then, of course, when we're on a show together, there's always ups and downs – especially the type of show we've been on together.”
