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REAL Housewives of Orange Country star Gina Kirschenheiter has come out with guns blazing about why her costar should quit the series.

Gina, 36, revealed she thought it would be better if Braunwyn Windham-Burke, 43, did not return to the show's 16th season.

Real Housewives of Orange County star Gina Kirschenheiter
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Real Housewives of Orange County star Gina Kirschenheiter Credit: Instagram

She blamed her "sexual confusion" as a reason for her to quit the show and also suggested the reality star should focus on her sobriety.

“I think that Braunwyn is still going through really a lot with this sobriety and emotionally and her figuring out her marriage and her sexual confusion and stuff like that," Gina told Access Hollywood.

These are major things to go through and I just don’t know if this is the right venue to go through those things in."

She added: “It puts us in a really kind of scary situation, I feel like. It’s hard for us to navigate too as a group, but then again I know that’s interesting.”

She spoke out against her friend saying Braunwyn Windham-Burke should not come back to the Bravo series
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She spoke out against her friend saying Braunwyn Windham-Burke should not come back to the Bravo seriesCredit: Bravo
The mom-of-seven is nine months sober and reeling from her split from husband Sean
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The mom-of-seven is nine months sober and reeling from her split from husband SeanCredit: Instagram
She opened up to Gina in the show's 15th season about her struggles
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She opened up to Gina in the show's 15th season about her strugglesCredit: Bravo

The two women made up in season 15 after Braunwyn opened up to Gina about her struggles with alcohol.

Her husband of 20 years, Sean also recently moved out of their family home, even though they couple has said they have no plans to divorce.

“I don’t know if that would survive the modern marriage. But if it works for them now, I mean, it’s less paperwork, it’s less money out of your pocket," Gina said.

"It’s less of a headache and it’s, you know, it’s less messy for the whole family.”

Gina said that Braunwyn needs time to sort herself out before returning to RHOC
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Gina said that Braunwyn needs time to sort herself out before returning to RHOCCredit: Bravo

The pair split in early October with it being revealed that they were living in  and they were 

But in a clip from the Bravo show, set to air next week, fans will see the pair preparing for their vow renewal.

Braunwyn says: "People say soulmates are not real but I knew the minute Sean walked in the door that we would be together forever.

Braunwyn revealed she's dating outside her marriage after her husband of 20 years, Sean moved out of the family home
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Braunwyn revealed she's dating outside her marriage after her husband of 20 years, Sean moved out of the family homeCredit: Instagram

"And here we are 20 years later, and I am just now figuring out who I am, sort of like giving birth to a whole new phase in our lives, and I am excited."

The  has spent most of season 15 of the show , but during the  season 15 premiere she 

The 42-year-old also recently told  she was someone outside of her marriage.

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