VICKI Gunvalson is OUT of The Real Housewives of Orange County.
The 57-year-old original cast member confirmed the news on Friday, after speculation that she would be given the boot.
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Taking to Instagram, the reality star wrote: “I will always be the OG of the OC, but it’s time to say goodbye to The Real Housewives of Orange County.
“It’s been an incredible ride for 14 years and I want thank all of you for your support, for your love and for “whooping it up” with me along the way.
“I’ve been working on new projects that will be exciting, empowering and inspirational. My podcast with Westwood One will be launching soon and I will have much more to say about this on ‘Whoop it up with Vicki’.
“I hope you will join me with my new journey so please stay tuned. I love all my fans, and I want to thank Bravo and Evolution for this incredible experience which my family and I have will never forget.
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The RHOC star was reportedly not asked to return to the hit Bravo reality series as a main housewife, after being demoted from the main cast to “friend” status in season 14.
The outspoken blonde was an original cast member of the show when it kicked off in 2006.
According to Radar Online, she was not given a full-time housewife contract but was offered to remain on the show as a “friend”.
Earlier this month, The Sun exclusively revealed Vicki would not survive another season following her diva antics.
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She even filed a lawsuit against Bravo and enemy Kelly Dodd earlier this year after the fiery brunette called her a “con woman” on camera.
Though the suit was ultimately dismissed from court, the damage was done in her relationship with the network.
An insider told The Sun: “Everyone is sick of her bulls**t.”
On the reunion show, she shocked her co-stars and host Andy Cohen when she claimed she “started” the show and told a cameraman to “f**k off.”
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She also told newbie Braunwyn Windham-Burke that she cheated on her husband by having threesomes with him, and brought the show down to a low-class level.
Vicki was moved to a “friend” role during season 14 last year.
Following her demotion, she revealed she wouldn’t return to the show unless she was promoted back to her former full-time status.
She told fans at BravoCon in November: “I’m never coming back reduced again,” and later admitted that signing the reduced role in January last year, was “one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.”
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