“The Real Housewives of Orange County” season 18 filming has started, and cast member Tamra Judge showed a peek behind the scenes of a group gathering. Judge’s video, posted on TikTok on March 18, featured herself, newbie Jennifer Pedranti, and returning supporting cast member Alexis Bellino taking part in a recent TikTok trend where they say to the camera “I’m a Housewife, of course…” followed by their own lines.
“I’m a Housewife, of course I can slice a b****,” Judge started the video.
“I’m a Housewife, of course they’ve asked me back after 10 years,” Bellino said next.
“I’m a Housewife, of course I wear fake designer,” Pedranti added.
While most of the quotes in the video were lighthearted, some of their specific lines hinted at potential changes between seasons 17 and 18 and also provided insight into Bellino’s relationship with fellow cast member Shannon Beador’s ex, John Janssen.
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“I’m a Housewife, of course I’m gonna marry Johnny before Gretchen and Slade get married,” Bellino said in Judge’s TikTok video.
Bellino recently made her red carpet debut with Janssen at the DIRECTV Streaming with the Stars Oscars party on Sunday, March 10. During the party, the couple answered many questions about their relationship, including inquiries about their future together.
“I cannot picture my life without her, I’ll leave it at that,” Janssen told Page Six’s “Virtual Reali-Tea” podcast, with Bellino adding that they would “probably” be getting engaged and married, moving on from the promise ring Janssen gave her for Christmas 2023.
Bellino’s comment in Judge’s TikTok also made fun of her former RHOC co-star and close friend Gretchen Rossi, who started seeing her fiancé Slade Smiley in 2009. Smiley previously appeared on RHOC as Jo De La Rosa’s fiancé in season 1 but returned to the series once he started dating Rossi. The pair became engaged in 2013 when Rossi proposed during the RHOC season 8 finale, however they have not followed through on any plans to tie the knot. Since becoming engaged, Rossi and Smiley have had a daughter, Skylar, together.
Bellino and Rossi reunited at BravoCon 2023 to help present the Wifetime Achievement Award to OG RHOC star Vicki Gunvalson alongside De La Rosa and Lauri Peterson, and Bellino went off script when she cracked the joke, “As the only woman up here that has not slept with Slade Smiley…”
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Pedranti also turned some heads with her appearance in Judges video, which she ended by saying, “I’m a Housewife, of course alliances change,” followed by Judge chiming in to say “Hey Jen!” and Pedranti responding, “Hey Tamra!”
Season 17 ended with Pedranti at odds with Judge. After Judge introduced Pedranti to the group, she wouldn’t let go of the fact that Pedranti got together with her current boyfriend, Ryan, after having an affair together and ending her previous marriage. This led to a rift in Judge and Pedranti’s friendship, which as of November 2023 was not improving, according to Pedranti.
“It’s not changing, but I want it to. And I hope she does too. We need some time. We need to meet up,” Pedranti told Us Weekly at the time.
Fans will have to wait until the new season of RHOC starts airing to see how the pairs’ friendship develops to the point where they are able to film a TikTok video together, although Bravo has not yet announced a premiere date for the season, which is still in production.
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