Tamra Barney attends the NOH8 Celebrity Studded 4th Anniversary Party at Avalon in Hollywood, California, United States.
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Tamra Barney dishes on her current friendships with Alexis Bellino and Vicki Gunvalson

Tamra Barney and her Real Housewives of Orange County co-stars are about to embark on the show’s eighth season. And as always, the relationships with between the women are changing. Last week, Rumorfix caught up with Tamra at her Bachelorette party and she revealed what’s going on between her and her co-stars.

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Ryan Seacrest’s “Who’s Your Favorite Housewife?” tournament down to 10!

It’s only February 22 but for fans of The Real Housewives it is already March Madness! Ryan Seacrest has been running a “Who’s Your Favorite Housewife?” tournament and the field is down to the Terrific Ten! We wanted to make sure Starcasm readers’ voices were heard so we’re sharing the poll with you. Keep reading to cast your vote (Voting is only open through Monday at 11:59PM), check out the current standings, and find out which franchise surprisingly had no finalists!

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Real Housewives of Orange County Season 8 photos and bios

Check out the official cast photos and bios for The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 8, including new cast member Lydia McLaughlin! Also, I ramble on a bit about how influential this show was when it premiered back in March of 2009, and how television networks have to start titling their ensemble female cast reality shows with titles that don’t end in “Wives!!!”

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Real Housewives of Orange County season 8 cast, trailer, and premiere date announced

Real Housewives of Orange County is heading back to Bravo for an eighth season this Spring and with Tamra planning a wedding and Gretchen for babies, it’s sure to be an action packed season. Earlier this morning, the trailer for the long-awaited season was released and in it was plenty of drama and.. a new ‘Wife!

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Real Housewives of Orange County season 8 to return in March

Real Housewives of Orange County‘s eighth season has been in production for a few months now which has fans dying to know when it will be returning to Bravo. With the possibillities of Gretchen being pregnant and Tamra getting married on camera, the masses are more excited than ever to catch up with the ladies of O.C. so when will it premiere?

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PHOTO Vicki Gunvalson and Brooks Ayers reunite, celebrate New Year’s Eve together

It appears as though The Real Housewives of Orange County‘s Vick Gunvalson couldn’t do without her daily email affirmations because she was photographed spending New Year’s Eve with her ex Brooks Ayers! The couple reportedly split up a few months ago, much to the satisfaction of former Vicki bestie Tamra Barney and Vicki’s daughter Briana Culberson (as well as most RHOC viewers).

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PHOTOS Tamra Barney brings co-stars including Lauri Waring to wedding dress fitting

Tamra Barney is getting closer and closer to walking down the aisle. After celebrating her bachelorette party in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico last month, Tamra has now taken the next step in her journey to the altar. On November 30, she and the ladies of The Real Housewives of Orange County, including Lauri Waring-Peterson and Alexis Bellino, attended a wedding dress fitting, all of which taped for the upcoming season of the show.

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PHOTO Tamra Barney and Vicki Gunvalson friends again? Heading to Mexico for Tamra’s bachelorette party!

Tamra Barney and Vicki Gunvalson used to be the best of friends, but after Vicki began dating Brooks Ayers last year, things went south between the two besties. In fact, an all-out war broke out between them during The Real Housewives of Orange County season 7. Now Vicki and Brooks have split and it looks as though Season 8 could be chock full of Tamra/Vicki BFFness!

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ABC issues pseudo-retraction about Brooks Ayers “deadbeat dad” 20/20 episode

Brooks Ayers, the possibly former boyfriend of The Real Housewives Of Orange County‘s Vicki Gunvalson, was featured in an episode of 20/20 in which he was accused by his child’s mother, Nicolette Catanzarite, of leaving her with unpaid medical bills and neglecting to pay her child support for their three-year-old, who she claimed Brooks no longer sees. Brooks threatened a lawsuit back in July and now it looks like ABC has issued a retraction of sorts.

Real Housewives of Orange County Vicki Gunvalson's grandbaby Troy Culberson
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PHOTOS Vicki Gunvalson’s grandson Troy William Culberson

On September 28 Vicki Gunvalson received quite the little bundle of joy, and no, I’m not talking about a Hallmark inspired text message from Brooks Ayers. Vicki’s daughter Briana Culberson gave birth to son Troy William Culberson via emergency C-section three weeks ahead of schedule! Though we did receive the good news, we have yet to see any photos of lil Troy… until now! Keep reading to see some amazing professional photos of Troy taken by photographer Anamaria Brandt.

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Vicki Gunvalson’s daughter Briana gives birth to son Troy

Vicki Gunvalson is officially a grandmother. The Real Housewives of Orange County star’s daughter Briana Culberson welcomed son Troy William Culberson three weeks early this morning via emergency C-section. Briana’s husband Ryan was by her side during the delivery.

Brooks Ayers and Vicki Gunvalson on 'Real Housewives of Orange County'
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Did Vicki Gunvalson break up with Brooks Ayers?

Vicki Gunvalson took a lot of heat from her family and friends The Real Housewives of Orange County last season thanks to her controversial relationship with alleged “deadbeat dad” Brooks Ayers. Despite her family’s wishes Vicki carried on with Brooks throughout the season, and well after. Now, just weeks before her daughter is due to give birth, Vicki and Brooks have apparently decided to spend some time apart.

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Ryan Culberson calls Brooks Ayers a “lying piece of sh!t” on Twitter, Vicki Gunvalson defends her man

The Real Housewives of Orange County may not be currently filming, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t plenty of drama going on. Vicki Gunvalson is still dating bad boy Brooks Ayers and her daughter, Briana Culberson, is still not happy about it — and neither is her husband. Just as she did during the season, Vicki is sticking be her man and not letting what everyone else thinks impact her life.

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REPORT Vicki Gunvalson cheated on Brooks Ayers according to co-star

Vicki Gunvalson is caught in the middle of some Real Housewives of Orange County drama — and the show isn’t even currently filming! Her co-star Gretchen Rossi’s boyfriend, Slade Smiley, has revealed some outrageous information about the star and her possibly promiscuous ways.

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Pretty on the Outside artist wants to do murals of Real Housewives in LA and New York City

Artist David Gilmore from the site PrettyOnTheOutside.com has been doing hilarious caricatures of Bravo’s many Real Housewives for years, and getting lots of accolades from sites like ours, Zimbio, BravoTV.com and numerous others. But David seems to have grown a bit restless working small and announced earlier today that he hopes to go big — REAL big! As in murals! (The post includes some of my favorite Gilmore caricatures for those unfamiliar with his work.)

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Brooks Ayers fights back against his baby mama’s claims; puts lawsuit on hold

Brooks Ayers, boyfriend of Vicki Gunvalson, is fighting back against his baby’s mother’s claims that he is a ‘deadbeat dad’ who ran out on his 3-year-old son. Brooks recently announced that he would be filing a suit against ABC for airing the woman’s accusations on an episode of 20/20, but he hasn’t done so — yet. Read on for the explanation of his litigation delay and what he has to say in defense of his rep.

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PHOTO Briana Culberson shows off her growing baby bump!

Briana Culberson and her husband, Ryan Culberson, are expecting their first child this October. The couple, who married last year in Las Vegas, announced that they were expecting a boy during their formal ceremony this past May. Now, more details have surfaced about Briana’s due date, the name of their baby, and where Briana is surprisingly now living!

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Tamra Barney responds to Vicki Gunvalson on Facebook after Bravo edits her blog

Fans of The Real Housewives of Orange County are currently in limbo, suspended between dramatic episodes of a two-part Season 7 Reunion Special, but that doesn’t mean the drama has stopped! Vicki Gunvalson had some rather harsh things to say about former bestie Tamra Barney on her Bravo blog, and Tamra later responded with her own blog entry – which was then edited by Bravo, with lots of the Vicki retorts cut out!

We all know Tamra is gonna say what she wants to say (the only thing she’ll let someone cut out of hers are her implants!), and that’s exactly what she did by posting her censored responses on her Facebook wall earlier today! Cue ring girl. And… DING! DING!

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Brooks Ayers to sue ABC for ‘deadbeat dad’ claims on 20/20

Brooks Ayers burst onto the scene as the boyfriend of Real Housewives of Orange County‘s Vicki Gunvalson’s last June. Unfortunately for him, the tabloids got a hold of his rather unsavory background info and all hell broke loose! Brooks’ shady past included arrests, not paying child support, and plenty of baby mamas! One of his child’s mothers recently spoke to 20/20 about his ‘deadbeat dad’ behavior and let’s just say, Brooks is not happy. In fact, he’s suing ABC! Keep reading for the details, including Brooks’ statement about the 20/20 interview.

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VIDEO PHOTOS Brooks Ayers’ ex Nicolette Catanzarite

As we reported earlier, Vicki Gunvalson’s boyfriend Brooks Ayers was the subject of a 20/20 report last week featuring Nicolette Catanzarite, the mother of his three-year-old son, calling him out for being a deadbeat dad. Now we have the actual video as well as a number of photos of Nicolette with and without Brooks!

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Brooks Ayers’ baby mama Nicolette Catanzarite says Brooks never sees their 3-year-old child

Vicki Gunvalson has received plenty of backlash since engaging in a relationship with Brooks Ayers. Ayers’ dirty laundry was broadcast on the internet shortly after they began dating and fans were shocked at what they saw. Ayers is a dead beat dad who owes child support to the mother of his children. He was even thrown behind bars for his lack of payment. After all the negative things she said about Slade, how could she date someone like that?

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PHOTO How Brooks Ayers sees Tamra Barney

Over the course of the three-part Real Housewives Of Orange County finale the term “evil eye” was said 29 times! (Thank you diligent researchers at Watch What Happens Live!) If you were like us you were confused why Vicki Gunvalson’s boyfriend Brooks Ayers was making such a big deal out of a slightly disparaging quizzical look from Tamra Barney, but we ran a photo of Tamra through “The World According To Brooks” filter in Photoshop and the results may shock you! (Just to be certain the filter was working properly, we also ran a photo of Vicki through it. Seems to be working fine.)

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Is Vicki Gunvalson getting along with daughter Briana now?

Vicki Gunvalson’s relationship with her daughter Briana has always been a bit of a power struggle. Vicki loves to be in control and sometimes is a bit too involved in Briana’s life. Upon hearing that Briana had ran off to Vegas and gotten married, Vicki kind of lost it. Their relationship was not doing well. Plus, Briana is extremely sceptical of Vicki’s relationship with boyfriend Brooks Ayers. She worries that Brooks is using her for her money.

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Vicki Gunvalson talks about her new friendship with Alexis, disappointment in Tamra

Vicki Gunvalson has had one heck of a year. The Real Housewives of Orange County star has gotten a divorce, started dating again, and dealt with her only daughter, Briana, running off to Vegas and getting married. It’s no wonder why she’s been acting a bit emotional on the show. Vicki has also developed a new friendships as well as said goodbye to an old one.

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Gretchen Rossi and Tamra Barney Confirm That Vicki Gunvalson Was Trying To Have Alexis Bellino Fired!

Earlier this week, rumors hit the web claiming Real Housewives of Orange County star Vicki Gunvalson had tried to get Alexis Bellino fired from the show after the ‘phony intervention’ in Costa Rica. The report claimed that after consoling Alexis following their drama-filled dinner, Vicki went back to the cast and suggested they all write a letter to the heads at Bravo suggesting they give Alexis the boot.  The following morning, Vicki confided in the ladies that she had been up all night writing her letter, but none of the other ladies cared to do their part.

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Vicki Gunvalson Unknowingly Reveals New ‘Real Housewives of Miami’ Star

It was announced earlier this year that Real Housewives of Miami would return for a second season after a dismal first season. However, the cast needed a face-lift (no pun intended) and two wives got the boot — Larsa Pippen and Cristy Rice. The rest of the women will return as official housewives with the exception of Alexia Echevarria who will return in a limited role.

Vicki Gunvalson has clued us into who’s joining the cast for their sophomore season.

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Starcasm EXCLUSIVE: Tamra Barney denies Vicki’s accusation that she’s responsible for boyfriend Brooks Ayers’ negative press

Tamra Barney has gotten word of Vicki Gunvalson’s Bravo blog — and she’s not happy. This week, Vicki accused Tamra of being responsible for the negative press Brooks has gotten since they have been dating. Not only is Tamra denying claims, she is shocked that Vicki would say such a thing!

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PHOTOS Vicki Gunvalson and Brooks Ayers still together, Alexis Bellino injured

Despite recent reports to the contrary, it appears that The Real Housewives of Orange County star Vicki Gunvalson is still getting her love tank filled by her talking greeting card from Mississippi, Brooks Ayers! Vicki and Brooks joined Alexis Bellino in Sonoma and Napa, California this weekend to celebrate Jim Bellino’s 50th birthday. See photos of both couples, including Alexis getting stitches after sitting on a wine glass at the party!

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PHOTO Vicki Gunvalson’s daughter Briana reveals the sex of her baby with interior wedding cake icing

News broke a couple weeks ago that The Real Housewives of Orange County star Vicki Gunvalson was to become a grandmother as her daughter Briana Wolfsmith Culberson was expecting her first child with husband, and fellow elopee, Ryan Culberson. Briana and Ryan came up with a creative way to announce whether they were having a boy or a girl with colored icing inside a wedding cake from their belated ceremony this weekend. Keep reading to find out whether the icing inside was pink or blue!

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VIDEOS PHOTOS Wines By Wives launch party with Tamra Barney and Vicki Gunvalson

The Real Housewives of Orange County stars Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Barney hosted a launch party for their Wines By Wives club last night at at The Lexington in Hollywood, California. The red carpet event not only featured the blonde matriarchs of Bravolebridom, but a number of other celebrities showing their support for V&T’s business and charity venture. Keep reading for photos and videos as well as an explanation of Wines By Wives and how it works.

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Briana Culberson pregnant, Vicki Gunvalson to be a grandmother

Vicki Gunvalson’s daughter Briana Wolfsmith continues to be the center of The Real Housewives of ORange County attention as it is being reported today that she is four months pregnant! The announcement comes just before Briana and husband Ryan Culberson are to have a lavish wedding ceremony in Santa Barbara to celebrate their October, 2011 elopement. Congrats to Briana and Ryan and Vicki!

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RHOC’s Vicki Gunvalson’s ex-husband Donn has cancer

Donn Gunvalson’s stepson Michael Wolfsmith told The National Enquirer that his mom’s ex-husband Donn Gunvalson has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He said that this cancer diagnosis, and also Brianna’s elopement have caused things in their household to be weird, and even though Vicki and Donn are divorcing (Vicki is also dating a new man), the whole family is pulling for him.

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VIDEO Real Housewives of Orange County Season 7 preview clip

The original Bravo drama mamas return January 2nd as The Real Housewives of Orange County‘s Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Barney, Gretchen Rossi and Alexis Bellino welcome brunette newbie Heather Dubrow for a seventh season of meanies, martinis, and bikinis California style! Keep reading for the just released preview clip from Bravo that seems to suggest the ladies will once again not disappoint!

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The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 7 to premiere February 7

The original drama mamas of the OC are coming back for their seventh season on February 7! The announcement came via a Bravo press release earlier today that also touted brunette newbie Heather Dubrow as the newest cast member. Keep reading for the full press release and find out some of what to expect in the upcoming season!

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PHOTOS Vicki Gunvalson, Brooks Ayers, Briana and Ryan Culberson

The Real Housewives of Orange County‘s Vicki Gunvalson has just finished filming her seventh season on Bravo’s inaugural Housewives franchise and she took to Facebook to share photos of her revamped family on vacation including her new boyfriend Brooks Ayers, daughter Briana Wolfsmith, and Briana’s new husband Ryan Culberson. Judging from the photos there are four full love tanks on the beach somewhere!

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Vicki Gunvalson’s daughter Briana Wolfsmith elopes, marries Ryan Culberson

The Real Housewives of Orange County‘s Vicki Gunvalson has a little something extra to be thankful for this holiday season – a new son-in-law! Vicki’s daughter Briana Wolfsmith eloped in Las Vegas with fiance Ryan Culberson either Wednesday or Thursday!

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Vicki Gunvalson’s boyfriend Brooks Ayers mug shot photo and child support arrest details

There’s a zesty twist arising in the world of The Real Housewives of Orange County! News of the financial status of Vicki Gunvalson’s rebound boyfriend, Brooks Ayers, is showing that all is not as perfect as she’d like us to believe.

It seems Ayers has been filling up Vicki’s love tank with somebody else’s fuel, namely that of his ex-wife Kim and ex-girlfriend Nicolette Catanzarite. Between both women Ayers is nearly $40,000 behind in child support payments for a combined total of four children – three with Kim and a 16-month-old son with Nicolette. Ayers is so far behind, in fact, that he was arrested twice in 2010 for failing to make payments to Kim. Keep reading for all the crazy details, Brooks’ mug shot photo and a predictable response from the much-maligned Gretchen Rossi!

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Vicki Gunvalson admits she’s dating Brooks Ayers

Mid May 2011 Vicki  Gunvalson was seen out shopping with her rumored new boyfriend (and look-a-like for her ex-husband Donn) Brooks Ayers, but there was no real proof that he was anything other than a friend. On the Real Housewives of Orange County Season 6 Reunion Part 1, Vicki admitted that she is, indeed dating…

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VIDEO Donn Gunvalson thinks Vicki may have been inspired by Tamra Barney to file for divorce

RHOC star Vicki Gunvalson’s marriage fell apart last October, shortly after the couple renewed their vows in a tearful ceremony in the gorgeous Turks and Caicos. We watched Vicki grow increasingly distant from Donn on Season 6, and watched as she told her friend Tamra she filed for divorce. During an emotional drinks with Tamra,…

Real Housewives of Orange County cast photo from Season 6
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VIDEO Real Housewives of Orange County Season 6 reunion preview

Season 6 of The Real Housewives of Orange County had more cat fights than a New York City alley way! Usually these shows tend to naturally divide into two teams during the season (Team Bethenny vs. Team Jill for example) but this season of RHOC had enough teams to create a March Madness bracket! The result was a drama-filled melee of vitriol and front-stabbing that was as unpleasant as it was mesmerizing. Keep reading to watch a jaw-dropping preview clip of the season finale that had Andy Cohen declaring on twitter that he thought “it was our best OC reunion in 6 seasons. Really dramatic, tense, powerful, and emotional.”

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Vicki Gunvalson’s daughter Briana had a serious headache from spinal fluid leak (CSF)

Vicki Gunvalson and her daughter Briana Wolfsmith haven’t had the best health year. This season on RHOC Vicki suffered from internal bleeding, and had to have surgery, and last season the Real Housewives of Orange County taped Briana as she went through a harrowing cancer scare. Last week (in real life time, not on the…

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PHOTO Vicki Gunvalson and her new boyfriend Brooks Ayers out shopping

The Real Housewives of Orange County‘s Vicki Gunvalson was photographed for the first time with her new boyfriend, Brooks Ayers, while out shopping at Faith Connexion in West Hollywood Wednesday. Keep reading to see the picture of Vicki’s new man and read her response to being “caught” with him.

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VIDEO Did Donn get Vicki Gunvalson pregnant while she was still married to Michael Wolfsmith?

In tonight’s episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County fans are subjected to treated to another California Dinner Party From Hell as Vicki Gunvalson and her husband Donn continue their marital implosion with a terribly awkward and vitriolic discussion about why they never had kids together. Keep reading to watch the preview clip and read some entries from Vicki’s embittered ex-husband Michael Wolfsmith that suggest the issue is more complicated than Vicki and Donn let on!

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PHOTO Tamra Barney and Vicki Gunvalson on the cover of Cabo Social Magazine

Kelly Bensimon may have been on the cover of Playboy and Kim Zolciak’s baby bump may have been featured on Life & Style, but neither of those compare to the blond matriarchs of Orange County Tamra Barney and Vicki Gunvalson who shared their lovely faces and ample bosomry on the cover of Cobao Social magazine’s 5th Anniversary Issue! Keep reading to see the Orange County bounty and find out which ’80s television star Tamra Barney is planning on spending Cinco de Mayo with in Vegas!

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VIDEO Real Housewives of Orange County Season 6 trailer with Peggy Tanous and Fernanda Rocha!

The original Bravo Housewives franchise is BACK! Or at least will be back on March 6 when The Real Housewives of Orange County return for their sixth season of gabbery, fabbery and sneaky backstabbery! Keep reading to watch the preview trailer and find links that should get you all caught up on the off-season West Coast mama drama!

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RHOC’s Vicki Gunvalson recovering from surgery for bleeding ulcers

It’s been a rough couple weeks for Vicki Gunvalson of The Real Housewives of Orange County. The Bravo matriarch filed for divorce from her husband of 16 years, Donn, on Ocotober 18 and now she is recovering from a very serious surgical procedure to repair bleeding ulcers. Keep reading for more details about what was wrong and how Vicki’s doing now!

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Vicki Gunvalson and son Michael comment on divorce announcement

Real Housewives of Orange County fans were shocked by reports earlier today that the show’s matriarch Vicki Gunvalson filed for divorce from husband of 16 years, Donn Gunvalson. Keep reading for Vicki and her son Michael’s responses to the split.

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RHOC’s Vicki Gunvalson files for divorce

So much for renewing their vows! Real Housewives of Orange County‘s Vicki Gunvalson filed for dissolution of marriage from husband Donn Gunvalson Monday in Orange County Superior Court! The couple have been married since 1994 and renewed their vows in 2009 in an emotional ceremony that aired on the show last season.

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Does Vicki Gunvalson’s daughter Briana Wolfsmith have cancer?

Real Housewives of Orange County In Episode 12,  Season 5 “You Can Dish It But You Can’t Take It” Briana Wolfsmith sits her mother Vicki Gunvalson down to reveal some upsetting news, she has several tumors the size of grapes on her thyroid and through her neck and she’s going to have to a biopsy…

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VIDEOS and PHOTOS Real Housewives of Orange County Season 5 preview

Bravo has finally done it! They have “real” housewives in enough cities to have them on the air year round! We’re still gettin’ jiggy with “Tardy for the Party” and eagerly awaiting the potential disaster of the “She by Sheree” show in New york and I’m already having to talk about the founding matrons of…

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VIDEO The Real Housewives of Orange County on Jay Leno’s Jaywalk All-Stars

Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra Barney and Jeana Keough from Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Orange County made an appearance on The Jay Leno Show tonight as contestants on one of his “Jaywalk All-Stars” segments! Here are parts one and two from NBC.com: Ahhhhh, I can’t wait for the Orange County catfights to begin again when season…