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Kelly Dodd, Brownwyn, Windham-Burke, and Elizabeth Lynn Vargas spoke after news broke that they would not be returning to “The Real Housewives of Orange County” for season 16.
Dodd – who has been on the show since 2016 but has recently angered fans with countless controversial moves – told her Twitter followers that her five years on the show have been “amazing”.
“The next five years will be better,” she wrote on Twitter. “I am so grateful for all the love and support and so excited for the future.”
Bravo fans have been calling for Dodd’s departure after her outrageous comments about the COVID-19 pandemic, including a joke that it was “God’s way of reducing the herd” — for which she later apologized. She also angered Bravo Vendome after wearing a hat with the slogan “Drunk Women Matter,” which many believe made fun of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Newcomer Vargas also thanked fans for their support as she reflected on her first and only season on “RHOC” that aired last year.
“COVID 2020 was an unfortunate and very difficult year for all of us while filming, but we achieved it and I am very proud of what we accomplished as a team,” Vargas wrote on Instagram. “Despite filming during COVID and not really getting to know all the ladies fully, last year has been the most extraordinary, amazing and beautiful experience of my life. I am so proud of the work we did and the friendships we were able to build.”
Actors for the fifteenth season of last year’s “RHOC” featured (from left) Brownwyn Windham Burke, Gina Kirchenheiter, Emily Simpson, Shannon Bedor, Kelly Dodd and Elizabeth Lynn Vargas.
Windham-Burke, who has been part of the Bravo franchise since 2019, told People that while she is “very sad” to leave the show, she is focusing on the next chapter of her life.
“I’m so sad that I couldn’t go back to The Real Housewives of Orange County next year. I loved every moment I was a Housewife, and I’m so proud of my time on the show – the good, the bad and everything in between. It feels revolutionary to say, But I was able to stay sober and stay sober on reality TV,” she said.
Wyndham Burke celebrated one year of sobriety in January. During the 15th season premiere, which aired in October, the mother of seven revealed that she is an alcoholic.
In late 2020, Windham-Burke also opened up about another chapter of her story, telling the world that she is gay.
“And I walked out, and I became the first gay housewife in franchise history,” Wyndham Burke told People. “What an incredible honor to look at, especially during Pride Month.”
Heather Dubrow returns to the spotlight on ‘RHOC’ for Season 16. Getty Images
In the upcoming “RHOC” season, Shannon Beador, Emily Simpson, and Gina Kirschenheiter are all set to return. Former co-star Heather Dubrow, who hasn’t been on Bravo for a few years, is also set to return.
Sources told Page Six that two newcomers will be complimenting the cast, one of whom is an “unknown” wealthy black woman.
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