Tamra Calling Me a ‘Drunk’ Is ‘Hard’

Shannon Beador sounded off on Tamra Judge calling her a “drunk” and a “liar” on The Real Housewives of Orange County — and revealed how they overcame the drama.

“It’s hard. I know that that’s not who I am,” Shannon, 59, completely instructed Us Weekly on Wednesday, June 14, whereas talking in regards to the unkind names Tamra, 55, known as her on season 17. “My kids watched the episode with me and they were pretty upset about it. They’re like, ‘Mom, that’s not who you are.’”

Shannon — who shares daughter Sophie, 21, and twins Stella and Adeline, 18, with ex-husband David Beador — confessed that when sure forged members “throw that label” on her, it’s upsetting.

“I feel as though when I’m on the show that I will point out something unkind that a cast member’s done,” she defined. “But I try to avoid putting general characterizations out there about people’s personalities because it’s damaging.”

Shannon and Tamra — together with OG Housewife Vicki Gunvalson — had a sturdy friendship throughout their unique stint on RHOC and later grew to become generally known as the Tres Amigas. During season 14, which aired in 2019, each Tamra and Vicki, 61, started feuding with Shannon amid her budding friendship with costar Kelly Dodd.

The health coach later unfollowed Shannon on social media, claiming she “didn’t want to see” her relationship with Kelly, 47, develop. (Kelly, for her half, was fired from the Bravo collection after season 15.)

When Bravo confirmed in January 2020 that neither Tamra nor Vicki would return for season 15, their rigidity with Shannon appeared to construct. In truth, Eddie Judge’s spouse hinted that very same 12 months that after she was off the collection that Shannon “stopped communicating” with each ladies.

Shannon, in the meantime, completely instructed Us in December 2021 that there had been a “lot of untruths being said continually for years now” about her and her alleged disassociation with Tamra and Vicki.

Despite their points, Tamra signed on for season 17 of the hit present. During the Wednesday, June 14, episode, Tamra known as Shannon a “fake friend” for allegedly ghosting her after she exited the truth present. At the time, the Real for Real founder claimed that was false and the 2 as soon as once more butted heads over who was telling the reality.

Shannon instructed Us on Wednesday that she does “understand” that Tamra was “hurt” after not being requested again to RHOC following a lengthy stint on the collection. She famous that the TV exit led to her once-close pal taking a part of her frustrations out on her — regardless that she was busy working.

“Sometimes when we were filming, I couldn’t get right back to her, but I’d never ghosted her,” Shannon claimed to Us. “I have 150 screenshots of conversations I had with her over the two-month period before she said I was a ‘fake friend.’”

The mom of three alleged that she “checked in with [Tamra] all the time” after her 2020 departure, however when Shannon was caught on a forged journey later that 12 months — which occurred throughout the COVID shutdowns — and couldn’t reply quick sufficient, the TV persona claimed that Tamra was fast to start out publicly “trashing” her character.

Shannon revealed that watching season 17 again has been “hard” as a result of when capturing started she hadn’t spoken to Tamra in additional than two years. Now, nevertheless, they’re in a “good place” — however followers gained’t see them make amends for a whereas on digicam. (She additionally teased a reconciliation with Vicki.)

“Once we did come to that, you know, kind of agreement that we are going to become friends again, it was just an instant [comeback],” Shannon instructed Us. “It was like we were right back to where we were two and a half years ago.”

The Real Housewives of Orange County airs on Bravo Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET.

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With reporting by Christina Garibaldi