The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 16 Fans React To New Cast

The Real Housewives of Orange County, (RHOC) didn’t bring back old faces like Tamra Judge, Braunwyn Windham-Burke, Vicki Gunvalson,  Elizabeth Lyn Vargas, and Kelly Dodd. However, Bravo fans saw the return of Heather Dubrow. Fans reacted to the newcomers, Dr. Jen Armstrong, Noella Bergener, and Nicole James.

The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 16 – New Cast

Notably, Braunwyn Windham-Burke didn’t return. Actually, the new season seems to look for a cleaner image. Well, that probably remains an impossible goal, but the producers make an effort. Braunwyn with the beautiful name leaves unlamented by fans. It’s not so much that she came out as a lesbian. Actually, the combination of loads of kids, an open marriage, alcoholism, and confusion about gender simply became too much, too soon. Drama’s fine, but who needs anxiety from watching a show?

The Real Housewives of Orange County fans saw Tamra Judge leave as she put it, on her “own terms.” That came soon before her ex-husband, Simon Barney got his cancer diagnosis. Still, she did suggest that she stood a good chance of returning for Season 16. That never happened. At least, not yet. Heather Dubrow returned, and Shannon Beador survived the purge that even Kelly Dod couldn’t avoid. However, new cast members arrive to keep Bravo fans entertained.

The Real Housewives of Orange County Fans commented

@bravohousewives on Instagram asked fans how they felt about the new cast members. In the premiere, Daily News revealed that Dr. Jen Armstrong was seen wielding her syringe and giving Botox jabs like sweets to Gina Kirschenheiter. Then, fans saw that Heather Dubrow’s friend,  Nicole James, who appears as a friend of the show, took new housewife Noella Bergener to lunch at Newport Beach. Noella told Heather, “We have a sex dungeon in our house.” Uh Oh! Shades of Braunwyn?

The Real Housewives of Orange County fans took to the post on Instagram and discussed their feelings about the new stars. Plenty of them agreed that it’s way too soon to tell what the women will be like. After all, there might be a cleaner approach, but drama’s bound to lurk somewhere along the line. As one fan said: “Too early…. Gotta see a couple more episodes!!!!.”

More Thoughts

Other The Real Housewives of Orange County fans already formed some opinions. One of them wrote, “I like doctor Jen!!!!! The others are blah!!!!! Pay Victoria and Tamara whatever they want!!!!!! Bring the OGs back!!!!!” Then, another fan opined, “The girl on the far right fiddled with her hair the entire scene with heather. It was so distracting. Producers should have told her to stop touching her hair lol.” 

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