RHOC’s Tamra Judge says she felt ‘left out’ after leaving the show she realized she had ‘nothing’
felt "left out" when Real Housewives of Orange County started filming season 15 without her.
The 52-year-old - who left the show after 12 seasons - told that she hasn't fully processed the change to her life yet.
"When they first started filming, I felt a little left out. It just felt weird to me," she told them. "I was on the show for 12 years."
"I knew my schedule, I knew what I was going to be doing, I knew when I'd be filming, I knew when I'd be doing press. All of a sudden, I'm like...I got nothing," Tamra continued.
Season 15 of RHOC will mark the first one in over a decade without Tamra, who was let go by the network earlier this year after she refused a massive pay cut.
The change has been hard to wrap her head around: "I haven't fully processed it. I’m going to have to go through a cycle."
The original Housewives franchise began filming season 15 before the novel coronavirus forced Hollywood to shutdown and Tamra said found it difficult not to be a part of production.
On the other hand, she said, the show was a huge stressor in her life and it wasn't until she had some distance that she realized "how much space it was taking up" in her head.
";I was living it, I was working it, I was on social media being ridiculed daily for what I said or what I did," Tamra said. "And now, at 52-years-old, I just need this time for a little, you know, stress release."
executives attempted to demote Tamra on RHOC because her salary was too high.
The insider said: “She was making too much money after so many seasons. It wasn’t worth it to them anymore to keep her full-time.”
Tamra refused a part time contract on the next RHOC series and was subsequently sacked.
She has her sights set on a fresh project with the OG of the OC, Vicki Gunvalson - who was also let go at the end of last season.
Vicki and Tamra have been approached to do a show together, she said, but the details hadn't been solidified when COVID-19 hit.
"We were in the early stages," she told DailyMailTV. "[We were] about to meet with different networks, with a production company, and it’s all been shelved until we get out of quarantine.
"I definitely think its going to happen," she added confidently.
Tamra assured fans they will "love it," but didn't reveal any more about the project.
Meanwhile, Tamra's gym, Cut Fitness in Orange County, was forced to shut down due to the pandemic and she told them that as a small business the closure is devastating.
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"Depending how long this goes on for, it maybe really hard to recover," she said. "So, we’re dealing with that. We’re hoping for the best, we’re hoping, obviously, when everyone gets out of this, they’re going to want to work out."
She says that her CBD company, Vena, is thriving, however, because it is an online retailer with a product people are clambering for at the moment.
Through Vena, Tamra is stepping up to help out workers on the front lines of the pandemic.
She is donating 10% proceeds to help out with obtaining PPE (personal protective equipment) for healthcare workers.
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