The Most Essential Seasons of Real Housewives of Orange County

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In 2006, Bravo brought upon us a new era of reality TV thanks to the premiere of the Real Housewives of Orange County. The premise was to show the world how the other half lived behind their closed and gated communities. What started as a fun social experiment caught on like a wildfire. Today, there are 11 different franchises that all owe their start to the OG series. If you are new to the game, below are some of the most essential seasons of RHOC to get you started. 

Season 1

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We would be remiss if we didn’t start with Season 1. Looking back on the episodes, it truly depicted how we all lived in the early 2000s, butterfly clips and all. The cast consisted of Kimberly Bryant, Jo De La Rosa, Vicki Gunvalson, Jeana Keough, and Lauri Waring, and showed the everyday life of these hard-working women.

What was presumed to be a fantasy life was actually mixed with divorces, spoiled children, and plastic surgery. The first season is still loved to this day for its throwback moments. 

Season 6

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Tamra Judge joined Season 3 of the Real Housewives of Orange County and made quite a name for herself. Fans loved the petite spitfire and her friendship with Vicki. The real estate agent made for good TV, especially because she was in the middle of a nasty divorce. The season finale stands out due to Tamra throwing a drink in Jeana’s face. Jeana had been taking Simon Barney’s side, which infuriated Tamra to no end. 

Gretchen Rossi was also an important character during the season, because she, too, had issues with Tamra. During the season, the blonde bombshell called Tamra an “evil bit*h,” which became a popular quote for the series. The two women didn’t see eye to eye, thanks to Gretchen’s slimy boyfriend, Slade Smiley. Tamra felt he was a deadbeat dad for not paying child support, with fans agreeing he wasn’t the best guy in the world. 

Season 8

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RHOC Season 8 was a time of love and fighting, of course. Tamra had just gotten engaged to Eddie Judge and was trying to plan a wedding. The couple moved in together and even opened their gym, CUT Fitness, which sadly had to close its doors after the pandemic. The season also concentrated on Tamra’s ongoing feud with Alexis Bellino. At the time, Jim Bellino was suing Tamra for defamation. 

Vicki was still trying to defend her relationship with Brooks Ayers while shooting down rumors she had a threesome. The mother of two freaked out on the slopes, screaming at the top of her lungs that she hadn’t. Vicki also had issues with her children, who disapproved of Brooks. At the reunion, Briana even claimed Brooks had told her husband to “hit her.” 

Season 14

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Season 14 was important for many reasons. Firstly, it brought back two newbies for their sophomore year, Emily Simpson and Gina Kirschenheiter. Both were having issues with their marriages as Emily struggled with Shane Simpson and his sharp words. While Gina, who had been going through a divorce, revealed she had also had a domestic violence incident with Matt. 

Braunwyn Windham-Burke was also introduced and would eventually be the first lesbian housewife. Tamra would eventually end up hooking up with Braunwyn, which Vicki did not approve of. Vicki was now no longer with Brooks, but instead celebrating her engagement to Steve Lodge, who she is no longer with. Even Shannon Beador finally had a win, as she settled her long divorce from David Beador. 

Season 15

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This season started off with Shannon sharing she was “excited for 2020,” but no one knew they would have to deal with a worldwide pandemic. It was very interesting to see how each housewife handled the worldwide lockdown, with some following the rules and others trying to push it as fake news.

Even though the housewives had to turn to Zoom, they still had a pretty fun time. This was the season of bad hair extensions, glass breaking, and masks. 

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90 Day Fiancé Stars Who Went From Fan Favorites To Loathed

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The 90 Day Fiancé franchise has seen plenty of villains. However, it may surprise viewers to know that many of them were once fan favorites. Cast members from the various spin-offs, including 90 Day Fiancé: Before The 90 Days and 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?, have earned villain status, and have been heavily criticized by fans as a result. These controversial 90 Day Fiancé stars were adored by viewers at first. But they did not take long to turn their supporters against them.

Angela Deem

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When Angela Deem first joined the franchise during Before The 90 Days Season 2, she was funny and likable. Viewers quickly grew fond of her. However, since her franchise debut, Angela has come to be loathed by fans. Some have even demanded that TLC fire her from the network.

Angela navigated her relationship with Michael Ilesanmi, whom she eventually married in Nigeria. At first, Angela seemed to really care about Michael, but she quickly became unreasonable. Angela expected Michael not to go on social media, although she was always allowed on it. Angela hit a new low during her most recent appearance on Happily Ever After? Season 7, when she attacked Michael outside his home after showing up unannounced.

After Michael forgave Angela, she continued to exhibit aggressive behavior toward him and demanded to go through his phone. Many 90 Day Fiancé fans have lost respect for Angela, as they find her behavior to be toxic and inexcusable. Angela also has a history of being rude to other cast members at the Tell Alls, which makes viewers dislike her even more.

Darcey Silva

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When viewers first met Darcey Silva on Before The 90 Days Season 1, they wanted to root for her. Darcey was a single mom who was looking for love, but constantly seemed to find the wrong men. In recent years, however, Darcey has come to be more of an annoyance to fans, especially since the premiere of her spin-off, Darcey & Stacey, with her sister Stacey Silva.

At first, the idea of a show focused on Darcey and Stacey sounded fun, until viewers saw what it was. Darcey used the show to continue documenting her dating life, and for the first few seasons was in a relationship with Georgi Rusev. The two later split, and Darcey went on dates with several other men during Season 4, where she failed to find anything serious. Darcey’s repeated failures with men have begun to annoy viewers, who think she is too love crazy.

Darcey has also bothered fans with her excessive cosmetic surgeries. Many believe that she is spreading a negative message about self image to viewers. While Darcey used to be lighthearted and fun, the Connecticut native is now a completely different person.

Ella Johnson

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Ella Johnson gained support during her time on Before The 90 Days Season 5, but quickly lost it after she made a big mistake. When fans met Ella, she was living on her own in Idaho waiting to meet her online boyfriend Johnny Chao in person. Despite Ella clearly wanting Johnny to come as soon as possible, he was hesitant to travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Viewers sympathized with Ella’s frustrations, and understood why she felt Johnny wasn’t taking their relationship seriously. However, Ella decided to deal with her anger in a way that upset many fans, and even turned them against her. Ella revealed to Johnny that she had cheated on him, with a friend of hers. Johnny was clearly upset, which caused most viewers to side with him on the matter.

During the Before The 90 Days Season 5 Tell All, Ella’s fellow cast members did not hold back on calling her out for her infidelity. It was evident that Ella regretted her decision, although that did not make all viewers forgive her.

Jasmine Pineda

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After starring on Before The 90 Days Season 5, Jasmine Pineda quickly became a fan favorite after viewers watched her chaotic relationship with Gino Palazzolo. While Jasmine certainly had her flaws with her jealousy issues, fans overwhelmingly sided with Jasmine after it was revealed that Gino had sent nude photos of her to his ex.

Gino and Jasmine have now returned for Before The 90 Days Season 6, although some viewers have begun to lose respect for Jasmine since the season has been airing. Jasmine is giving off completely different vibes this season, and now appears to be using Gino for his money. Jasmine refused to sign a prenup, but later had the audacity to ask Gino if he has a will.

To make matters even worse, Jasmine decided to move into the same building as her ex, and have Gino pay her $3,000 per month rent. Jasmine is starting to come off as hypocritical, since she would never be ok with Gino being anywhere near his exes.

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Ariana Madix’s Shadiest Digs At Tom Sandoval

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Does Ariana Madix of Vanderpump Rules have the right to throw shade at her ex, Tom Sandoval? Absolutely. In the soul-crushing final episode, Tom finally came clean about his affair with Rachel “Raquel” Leviss. However, Ariana let all her anger out when she decided to lay into him at the Bravo reunion. Who could blame the former bartender, especially since it looked like Tom had little to no remorse for his actions? 

Viewers and cast alike were stunned when news broke in March that Tom had been having a months-long affair with Rachel. The entirety of Season 10 showed Ariana going to bat for the former beauty queen and defending her character. How two people could deceive someone they claimed to love was beyond comprehension. However, Ariana is not sulking away into the shadows and is instead getting a few digs in of her own. 

Ariana Is in the” Upgrade” Era

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The former SUR and Villa Blanca bartender is not sitting at home wallowing. Instead, she’s embracing all that life is going to throw at her, including new business ventures. In a new ad for T-Mobile, Ariana spouts that she is loving her new “freedom” and jokes that she is in her “upgrade era” after sharing that a lot can happen in three years. 

Almost confirming that Tom isn’t allowing her to film ads in their shared Valley Village home, Ariana opens up her scene in a new kitchen by telling fans, “My phone has been ringing off the hook lately. I wonder why.” Supporters of Ariana rushed to the comment section with one writing, “Attention companies: I will like anything this woman endorses.” It’s clear that even though Ariana was cheated on, she is happily laughing all the way to the bank. 

Ariana Shades Tom’s White Nails

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As if the first ad wasn’t sweet enough, Ariana released an advertisement with Duracell shortly before the last installment of Vanderpump Rules Season 10 premiered. In the commercial, Ariana sat in front of a bowl of Duracell batteries, noting she was “done with anything basic.” In a shady but glorious move, Ariana picked up a bottle of white nail polish on the table and threw it to the side. The move was clearly a nod to Tom’s love for white nails. 

The battery ad had another dig in it, as Ariana said, “I buy my own batteries now, and I prefer Duracell.” During the season finale, Tom Sandoval was filmed telling his buddy, Tom Schwartz, about his issues with Ariana, which included him saying, “Like Ariana, when’s the last time you’ve gone to the store and bought paper towels and toilet paper? There’s pens in the drawer there are batteries in the drawer because I do that. You don’t go out of your way to do things for me.” No worries now, Tom…it looks like Ariana may be covered for life. 

Ariana Steps Out of the Closet

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During the same commercial, Ariana was filmed stepping out of the kitchen closet, saying to choose who you can “trust.” This dig could be a mention of the time Tom outed Ariana as bi-sexual on national TV to feel cool in front of his friends. The closet also was filled to the brim with toilet paper. In a witty closing statement, Ariana ensured that Tom would get her hints, telling cameras, “Duracell’s guaranteed to last 12 years—that’s much better than 10.”

Tom Will Be Haunted by T-Shirts Forever 

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Almost every part of the Vanderpump Reunion was tough to watch, but Tom’s insecure comments radiated across America. While Tom was being asked about his infidelity, he claimed he didn’t sleep with anyone else while hooking up with Rachel. However, Ariana quickly counter-argued, telling the group, “You know who he did sleep with after he and Raquel started sleeping together? Me.”

Tom replied, “Yeah, she kept her T-shirt on. It was really hot.” The statement was horrific and left many fans feeling sorry for Ariana. But the blonde didn’t get mad, she got even. Shortly after the reunion ended, Ariana decided to sell a t-shirt on the Something About Her website that featured a cartoon version of herself. The image pulled apart a grilled cheese with the words “Fu*k Me in This Shirt.” At the time, fans could buy the garment for $34.99. 

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Times When Bravo Editors Really Stood Out

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It isn’t easy keeping a popular network going for over 20 years, but Bravo found a way to do it. As the network expanded, so did their shows and on-air talent. In 2006, Bravo released the first Real Housewives city and has been raking in views over their 11 franchises ever since. While Bravo stars always take center stage, sometimes it’s the various shows’ editors who really stand out. These are the moments when Bravo editing really stood out.

RHOB Season 2

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Shortly before the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Season 2 aired, Taylor Armstrong lost her husband, Russell Armstrong, after he committed suicide. The original footage of Taylor was going to show her talking about how she and Russell were in therapy and trying to save their marriage, which was in severe trouble. Bravo cameras filmed her going into lingerie stores telling the housewives she wanted to spice up her sex life. 

At the time, Bravo president, Frances Berwick, noted via CTV they were in the process of re-editing Taylor’s storyline. There were reports that Bravo may have delayed the premiere after Russell was found dead. For RHOBH fans, it was hard to watch Taylor navigate her life as a widow and single mother. Some felt the network should have taken more time to edit her scenes. 

Scandoval

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When Vanderpump Rules Season 10 aired its final episode of the series with a long, drawn-out dinner at SUR. Lisa Vanderpump gave a tearful and moving speech, while Peter Madrigal revealed he would be going into business for himself. Katie Maloney drunkenly supported Lisa, while the rest of the cast all sat around, clearly sad their show had come to its timely end.

Bravo initially claimed that cameras were down when Scandoval occurred. However, there were some clear moments that felt as if the network had purposely edited the season. Lala Kent confirmed what viewers thought, noting Bravo had changed some scenes to match up with the affair.

While chatting on her Give Them Lala podcast, per US Weekly, the mother of one joked that she had spoken too soon. Lala stated, “What was added in after Scandoval is they had me narrate what happened. This Labor Day thing mattered enough for me to pull Ariana aside and have that conversation with her. But it wasn’t a mind-blowing scene. I watched them with no cameras and no Ariana around,” Lala continued, explaining that Bravo didn’t have footage of the Labor Day party.

Lala blew fans’ minds when she revealed, “Now we are starting to have interviews after Scandoval happened and scenes that may not have made it. Some of these scenes may not have made it—they were absolutely filmed pre-Scandoval—that may have been insignificant at the time but became very significant.”

Lala also divulged that her mother witnessed Tom Sandoval lying to Ariana Madix. “Ariana was screaming at him, and he would hang up and say that he lost service,” Lala said. “My mom was watching this and didn’t tell me until I thought something was happening.” Needless to say, Scandoval was highly edited to fit a narrative, but it saved the show from cancellation. 

RHONY and Ramona

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Ramona Singer of the Real Housewives of New York City is known for many things, but being a stand-up human who faces up to her lies is not one of her major attributes. During Season 11, producers did Ramona dirty. They showed her claiming she didn’t plant her own birthday party, just so Sonja Morgan couldn’t be mad at her for not being invited. Not once, not twice, but three times. The scene cut to Ramona’s friend, Lucia, directly telling Ramona that she plans to invite Sonja, and Ramona shakes her head, “No.”

Ramona was clearly in the wrong for lying. So, she deserved the way Bravo repeatedly inserted those flashbacks directly after Ramona’s insistence that she had no control over the guest list. It was so hilariously shady the way producers outed her. The moment proves there can be good editing blunders too. 

Jax Almost Drowning

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This is a clip of Jax Taylor that still lives rent-free in our heads all these years later. While out at Big Bear, Jax forgot about how the altitude could affect his already ravaged body thanks to beer and smoking.

After thinking he could swim to the buoy, he turned around, acting as if he was in distress. While splashing and talking about his life flashing before his eyes, the scene cut to flashbacks of all the horrible stuff Jax had done over the years. It was extremely shady of the editors to do that, and we loved every second of it.

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