Vicki Gunvalson Says Tamra Judge Is 'Nasty, Villainous' And 'Likes Hurting People' (2024)

Real Housewives Of Orange County alumna Vicki Gunvalson and current RHOC star Tamra Judge have been trading barbs in the media lately, and if her comments during a recent podcast are any indication, Vicki is livid.

Feuds like the one between Vicki and Tamra are a reality TV staple, but this one is getting capital-H heated.

Not only are Vicki and Tamra at one another's throats, it's been escalating steadily for a while.

Back in February, Tamra lashed out at Vicki, after Vicki went on a podcast to complain about Tamra "backing out" of a planned Tres Amigas tour.

In a since-deleted Instagram post, Tamra clapped back, claiming Vicki "had said some things that were absolutely false," calling Gunvalson's remarks an "absolute blatant f***ing lie," and urging fans to disregard what Vicki said.

Tamra asserted that Vicki had blamed Judge's assistant, Kaden, and angrily added:

"The reason [I] am not doing the Tres Amigas is because I caught, um, them talking behind my back, and that’s why. It had nothing to do with [Kaden].

"And it pisses me off to no end because he’s the sweetest guy, and he does so much for me and Eddie [Judge] and my life and also helped out Shannon as well.

"So this is bulls***, and don’t listen to [Vicki's] lies."

Vicki was also recently hit with a financial elder abuse lawsuit, but she's still laser focused on hating Tamra.

Vicki Refuses Get Over Tamra Quitting Tres Amigas

Back on August 2, we covered the ongoing Tres Amigas drama, and in doing so, recapped how Vicki and Tamra came to be at one another's throats:

"Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Judge, and Shannon Beador were once the best of friends, but now Vicki and Shannon can barely stand Tamra. It all started with Shannon's DUI and Tamra's feeling that her friend's relationship with alcohol was too much for her.

"The three reality TV stars were meant to have a show called Tres Amigas, and Tamra apparently backed out at the last minute. While Shannon was sad and upset, Vicki was furious, and she harshly insulted her estranged friend because of it."

Even without knowing the finer points of their conflict, it's hard to understand Vicki's point of view in the brouhaha — if Tamra doesn't want to do Tres Amigas, and she clearly does not, it seems unreasonable to attempt to force her into a project that specifically hinges on friendship.

Vicki will not stop talking about it, though, which tends to prompt Tamra to hit back.

On August 17, we covered Tamra's latest commentary on the feud, remarks which may have led to Vicki's more recent rant.

Tamra went in on Vicki's smaller role on RHOC – which may be a sore spot for Gunvalson – and Judge joked:

"[Vicki is] a side b**** on the show. She can't even get a clementine, let alone an orange. ...

"I think we need to give her, like, a grapefruit. She's so sour."

Around the same time, Vicki was on a podcast raging about Tamra at length.

Among her many grievances, Vicki said that Tamra's exit from Tres Amigas was expensive, grumbling about her former friend's lack of "class":

"I never had any side words with [Tamra] other than the fact that I think it was pretty s****y that we started an LLC, paid for the LLC, paid for our attorneys, opened up a bank account, got all the merchandise, and then she calls Paris, our manager, to exit versus having the class to just call us and tell us."

Vicki also called Tamra a "nasty villainous person who likes hurting people," huffing:

"They're nasty human beings. The only way that they get any type of following or whatever is if they're hurting other people. And I don't subscribe to that. I don't like that.

"They’re mean girls. And I told that to Tamara a million times. Why do you think you have to be this way? She goes, this is what I get paid for. Oh, so you get paid to be a villain."

Back in March, Bravo's "The Daily Dish" quoted Vicki as saying Tamra might have "a little bit of FOMO" because Tres Amigas continued without her, which could reasonably be described as a "delulu take."

The Real Housewives of Orange County

Drama

Reality

Cast

Tamra Judge , Heather Dubrow , Shannon Storms Beador , Gina Kirschenheiter , Emily Simpson , Jennifer Pedranti , Alexis Bellino

Seasons

17

Network

Bravo

Streaming Service(s)

Bravo , E! , Peacock