Tamra Judge slammed as 'a has-been' as she returns for 'RHOC' Season 17 after two-year haitus

'I might have been on pause, but now? I'm ready to play,' Tamra Judge said, referring to her comeback in 'RHOC' Season 17
Tamra Judge is making her grand return in 'RHOC' Season 17 (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
Tamra Judge is making her grand return in 'RHOC' Season 17 (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: The 'Real Housewives of Orange County' followers rejoice as the highly-anticipated Season 17's cast has been announced, and Tamra Judge is making her grand return. After a two-year absence, Tamra is ready to reclaim her throne. At BravoCon 2022, Judge shared her surprise upon receiving the call to rejoin RHOC. She candidly expressed the overwhelming emotions she experienced when she was initially let go, describing her deep sadness.

Tamra's journey began in Season 3, where she quickly became a fan favorite and remained a prominent figure until her unexpected departure in Season 14. Now, the stage is set for her triumphant comeback. Although, the comeback has the star excited about the return the internet is not very keen to see her back on the screen. In a recently shared post about her making a comeback to the show.

Tamra Judge returns to 'RHOC' 2 years after getting fired

Tamra clarified in a 2020 Instagram Live chat with Andy Cohen that her departure from the show was related to financial considerations. In her own words, Tamra stated, "I'm not cheap Andy, and that's why I got fired!" In a recent Instagram video, the 'RHOC' star made a stylish appearance, wearing a silver shimmer dress complemented by a matching bracelet. Her hair was styled in a casual updo, and she completed the look with silver high heels.

The video served as her comeback announcement after a two-year absence from the show. During the video, she shared her tagline, stating, "I might have been on pause, but now? I'm ready to play." Along the tagline, she said during the video her son Ryan Vieth, and her mother Sandy along with Eddie Judge are standing behind her as she introduces herself with crossed-armed projecting confidence with her return. The video concluded with all the 'RHOC' cast members holding an orange in their hand. However, the internet response to her return was less enthusiastic than anticipated, with some mocking her absence and return on the show.

'Get over yourself Tamra'

The internet started firing at her as soon as she announced her comeback as one user said,"💩stirring again?." another user added mocking her firing incident from the show and said, "Fired isn’t paused." While another user added, mentioning her Ryan who was recently accused of his thoughts on the Trans community and said, "Not the racist son still in the intro💀" as another just added with the emojis enough to understand the intention and said, "🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮."

One user added, "Get over yourself Tamra. Do you really think people miss ur sickening behavior, running away crying. You’re a has been reality person nothing more. I wouldn’t watch if you paid me. Have fun acting like a drunk grandma." Another user replied to the same comment saying, "Haha! She’s such an attention who**!" the brutal replies of the followers have hampered the flow of the show and people are upset with her return. 

This article contains remarks made on the Internet by individual people and organizations. MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and does not support claims or opinions being made online.

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