Tamra Judge and Taylor Armstrong on 'RHOC' Returns and the Co-Stars That Had Tamra Seeing Red (Exclusive)

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Tamra Judge turned lemons back into an orange. «You know, like a good ex that drops you, they came back,» Tamra cracks of her  comeback, two years after producers fired her following a 12-year run on the show.

The years she took off proved challenging for ; COVID hit just as season 15 found its footing, forcing filming to shut down.

When cameras went back up, the only story to tell was about the pandemic. Then, season 16 got a bit of a refresh, with the reintroduction of Heather Dubrow, who departed the show at the end of season 11, in 2016… but that didn't quite reenergize the flagship franchise in the way fans hoped it would. «Had I known I was going to have two years off and then go back, I probably would had a much better vacation for two years,» Tamra jokes, as she spent the first year or so lamenting being let go, before finding a new place in the universe on her podcast with  alumna Teddi Mellencamp, Teddi's not the only former diamond-holder in Tamra's orbit, though.

Taylor Armstrong, a  OG, is now a resident of Orange County and an official «friend of» the  cast for season 17, having pitched her own return to  head honcho Andy Cohen after filming .