Tamra Judge celebrates 20 seasons of The Real Housewives of Orange County with a cannonball. The first teaser for the Season 20 reunion shows her jumping into a pool wearing only nude panties and nipple pasties.
Bravo shared the preview on October 29. Part one of the reunion airs Thursday, November 5.
RHOC: Tamra Goes Swimming
“I’m going swimming!” Tamra yells before she jumps in.
The pool is a set built to look like Vicki Gunvalson’s backyard grotto. Host Andy Cohen calls it “the place where it all began.” The original grotto appeared in RHOC’s first season.
Jennifer Pedranti follows Tamra into the water, though she wears more. Cohen is left stunned.
It is a smart nod to the show’s history. Twenty seasons is a huge milestone, and Bravo picked the most memorable place in RHOC lore to mark it.
RHOC: Vicki Rolls In, Then Drops a Bombshell
Vicki cannot join the swim. Crew members wheel her onto the reunion stage in a wheelchair. She shared on her podcast that she is recovering from complications after her recent knee replacement surgery.
She still brings one of the biggest moments in the preview. Cohen asks what she would do if her ex-husband Donn Gunvalson, whom she divorced in 2014, wanted to get back together.
“The answer would be, ‘We have a lot to talk about,’” Vicki says.
Gina Kirschenheiter jumps in right away. “So, you’re saying there’s a chance!”
Vicki is currently dating Michael Smith. Her love life will be a topic in part one.
RHOC: Heather Fires Back
Heather Dubrow also gets a loud moment. She says she has had enough of her co-stars coming for her.
“Everyone just wants me to trip, to burp, to fart,” Heather says. Then she turns to Gina. “It probably takes someone secure to be my friend and maybe that’s not you.”
That line sets up a fight that lasts through both parts of the reunion.
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