'The Real Housewives of Orange County' Season 17 Trailer Is Here

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 is back for season 17! Tamra Judge makes her triumphant return to the franchise to shake things up after first exiting the show in early 2020 and joins returning 'Wives Heather Dubrow, Shannon Storms Beador, Gina Kirschenheiter and Emily Simpson.

Rounding out the group is newcomer Jennifer Pedranti, introduced to the ladies through Tamra, and  veteran Taylor Armstrong, who marks the first Housewife to switch cities as she joins the OC ladies as a friend.

ET spoke with Tamra at 2022's BravoCon, where she talked «saving» the long-running franchise.«I don't say things I don't feel, of course, I felt that way,» Tamra said when asked if she meant it when she said at a BravoCon taped episode of Watch What Happens Livethat she «saved» the show by returning for season 17. «Well, I would have to say, when I left, there were a lot of cast members who danced on my grave.»«And you see me navigate through that as the season starts and goes forward,» she teased.As far as her relationship with Heather, who made her long-awaited return to the show in season 16, Tamra said it's been «great,» although they've definitely had their fair share of ups and downs.«It's been great,» Tamra insisted. «We've had our ups and downs, and you'll definitely see that, but overall, the cast is good.

We have a really good cast, it's a very strong cast. It really feels like old school , it really does.»Tamra continued, «I think having two years off -- it did me well.»Watch the full first look at her return and the new season here:According to Bravo, fans have a lot to look forward to this season of After a two-year break, Tamra is back with a new perspective and is ready to repair a few broken friendships.