As Tamara Tattles exclusively reported, Vicki Gunvalson has been Demoted for Season 14.
As previous reported, Vicki Gunvalson’s contract came up for renewal at the end of season 13. In January, Vicki had a conversation with Evolution Media about her story trajectory on the show going forward. Production often does this with the talent prior to pitching the new season to Bravo.
When contracts came out for season 14, Vicki did not hear anything. As the filming season drew closer, Vicki became concerned that she has missed some correspondence from Evolution Media. Vicki Gunvalson asked her attorney to check in regarding her contract renewal.
In response, Evolution media sent her a proposal of terms which included a much lower salary quote at a day rate. Fulltime cast members and even some recurring friend contracts are offered at a per episode rate. It was clear that something was very wrong.
Vicki Gunvalson Struggled To Get A Contract
After many emails, Evolution Media eventually sent a revised offer that is per episode but WAY lower than her fulltime episode pay. I should point out her that RHOC salaries are very low compared to the ridiculous salaries the RHOA draw. After thirteen years on the franchise, Vicki Gunvalson made less than half of what Nene Leakes made per episode as a fulltime cast member. Marlo Hampton had a similar salary on RHOA. Vicki was offered a contract at a much lower rate per episode. The terms of the part-time contract allow for her to be heavily featured, or barely seen depending on what production decides during the season.
Bravo Confirmed Vicki Gunvalson’s Demotion In a Press Release
Tamra is moving on up, as she settles into her new home behind the gates of the neighborhood that started it all, Coto de Caza. With Eddie’s heart condition on the mend, she finds herself nursing the relationships around her as she is caught in the middle, not only at home with her two sons Ryan and Spencer arguing over their beliefs, but also with Vicki and Kelly, who both refuse to back down.
Shannon has lost over forty pounds and the baggage of her marriage. So, she is back on the fun bus as she juggles her many suitors. It’s her year of transformation, as she tightens and lightens and does her best to avoid the negativity around her.
After enjoying her short stint of the single life, Kelly has ditched her “bench” in favor of her new boyfriend, Dr. Brian, a plastic surgeon. More shocking allegations are spread about Kelly causing her to reassess how she deals with anger.
Gina Is Having The Worst Year Ever!
Gina is have a difficult year. So, Gina leans on the ladies more than ever as she opens up about her heartache and mistakes. She finds an unlikely ally in the group as her other friendships are put to the test.
With Shane busy studying for the California Bar exam, Emily carries the full load of her home life, functioning as a single mother to her three young kids and step kids. So,as Emily and her husband approach their ten years of marriage, his absence weighs on her, overshadowing their landmark anniversary.
A New RHOOC!
Brought into the group through Kelly, new housewife Braunwyn is a mother of seven with a full house including a baby, toddler, twin kindergarteners and three teenagers. When she is not escaping to her love shack with husband Sean, Braunwyn is always ready for a mom’s night out as she gets to know these OC ladies in more ways than one.
Vicki finds herself in the hot seat once again after hopping on the rumor mill train. But she doesn’t let that detour her way to happiness as her love tank is full when Steve finally pops the question that she has been eager to hear.
Check Out The Trailer! It Looks Amazing!
The Real Housewives of Orange County premieres on Tuesday, August 6 at 9 pm ET on Bravo.
So, what are your thoughts?
I, for one, am ready to return to my original homeland by way of Bravo next month. As always, you’re right about the cast changes. And IMHO, this was the right move. Allow Vicki to make her (relatively?) graceful exit, and take advantage of all the Shannon/Kelly/Gina drama to re-center the show around the newly remixed cast.
I’d be just fine not having her on the tv anymore. Sadly, I think she will still be featured prominently. I also predict many lies from her to stir the pot as well as get plenty of camera time.
Basically, they can still use Vicki as much as they want, they are paying her peanuts. And if she doesn’t add to the story arc, they don’t have to use her at all. But we already know she was on at least on cast trip. When they went to Key West (via Miami)
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I always look forward to the O.C premiere then am severely disappointed when I watch. Its lost its luster. I loved it for years & even enjoyed cancergate with Brooks but miss Meghan playing detective & Heather being pretentious. Although I love seeing the children of other casts ( New Jersey particularly) these children with the exception of Brianna are dull as dishwater. I hope Meghan returns as a single mom with the children & leaves Jim in the dust.
The description of the new show made me lol, as it made me think of a different kind of show that wouldn’t be on Bravo. But Vicki is/was always my fave so I think I will be skipping out on watching the actual show but I will come here to read your recaps as they can be much more enjoyable at times anyway. So enjoy the blonde jungle you’re welcome to it.
I know I am in the minority but I will miss Vicki.
I am happy they kept Emily, and I am hoping Braunwyn is a good edition as well.
She’s the og of the oc and of all housewives.
Luann and porsha got a nice reset post demotion so maybe Vicki will as well.
I get why she’s hated but I like her and she will be fine.
Finally Karma has been served 🍊. It’s about time the old lady of the OC/Vicki had been demoted this should’ve happen seasons ago. #conwoman
AGREE!
I agree also! Buh bye Vicki. #timesalmostupforyoufraud
She scammed cancer patients & lied about that dirtbag having cancer. That is so low & disgusting. I hope karma bites her in the ass for that
I was ready for Vickie to go! I have been for a long time! She was a phony fake person! The last couple of years you can tell she was trying to act! Didn’t work!!!
Now if Nene would get demoted since they won’t fire her.
I don’t really care for Vicki, but I think Bravo did her dirty. If I were Vicki I would have went the way of Kenya and took the season off, but we all know she loves the camera too much to do that.
This season looks okay, RHOOC has been kinda meh for me the last few seasons.
There is a real addiction to fame, a person physically goes through withdrawal. I am curious if these ladies, on any franchise have spoken about this. They do have the many months off each year so possibly that helps. Vickie has grown a wee bit from the beginning, she isn’t as immature as she was but that’s not saying a lot.
I fell as though I just watched all the best parts of the season, and dont need to actually watch the season. It’s like when your REALLY excited for a movie to out. You watch the trailer then go watch the movie and are disappointed afterwards. skipping it!
That is how I feel about most of the trailers on Bravo. Then it airs and the drama was really nothing.
I can’t believe Emily and Gina are back! I still can’t tell them apart. TT you gave us a way to remember who was who and I forgot what it was but it helped.
I can’t believe Vicki has been demoted. She is the OG and I agree they did her dirty. To not have her on the show would be like NYC without Ramona. Love her or hate her, it wouldn’t be the same show. Kelly announced on Instagram today that she and her boyfriend are kaput. She’s a whack-job.
That is rough for Vicki. I am not a fan of hers at all and always felt like she only cares about herself and her storyline.
I am on the fence about this season, I am having a hard time watching any of the Bravo shows other then NYC (these recaps are my only connection to shows I watched religiously for years). I hope OC is honest with their situations this year. I also hope Tamara is out soon. Her storyline hasn’t be good for a while. I only remember her being upset about Eddies health last year and about Shannon.
Now when will Bravo wake up and do the same with Ramona?
My thought exactly.
More like Kyle, Nene and Teresa.
Sure!
And Ramona.
Free at last, free at last! And it’s about damn time!
Makes me sad how they’re treating Vicki. She’s far from perfect but how they are getting away with what they’re paying her is disrespectful! Love her or hate her she started this whole housewife thing. She deserves better. Women her age are still interesting to watch! Evolution is treating her like a first wife after they gave their husband their best years.
Not really. She started the ballgame, but she can’t pitch all 9 innings. Ran out of steam. It took courage to let her go and see what the others can bring. Not unlike the slow walk to the mound that a coach hates to make. Age doesn’t have anything to do with it.
Ramona is painful to watch. The fact that she chooses not to be filmed during outings with the others should be enough to get rid of her. She brings zero to the table. It takes courage to tell her that it’s time to go now.
But with OC, I saw news reports of footage that Kelly Dodd took in the car to the Pride parade. Showed Sonja and Tinsley fighting while obviously drunk. Making it public seems like a direct violation of Housewives rules. Like turning on your family and exposing who they are. Kelly is a back stabber. Do not trust.
I agree Sasha, it’s ageism! On the other hand maybe she’s resolved all of her problems and she’s feeling peaceful. Can’t have peace on Bravo too boring, ha!
Bravo have done her dirty but she brought a lot on this on herself.
I really enjoyed whatever OC season Bravo had on repeat earlier today. I got fully sucked into the “Malibu Country” casting drama. And it reminded me that Heather is an obnoxious asshole about everything. Uhg I am very happy she is gone from OC.
Glad Vicki is gone (or at least demoted). Now if they would just get rid of Tamra and Kelly, I might watch again.
And Ramona can go too.
Although I spent most of my life in Orange County, I tired of the show & haven’t watched it in several years. Primarily couldn’t take any more of Vicki, though Meghan was the only cast member with whom I ever felt any kind of connection. I go back to OC at least once a year to visit friends, & none of them act like overaged adolescents.
Disappointing. Bravo seems to feel the need to add the violence factor into their casts: i.e., Brandi Glanville, Kelly Dodd, Nene Leakes….etc. Disgusting.
I’ve been waiting for years for Vicki to go bye bye. I’ve read although as a friend she is still very present this season. I hope they don’t pull a Luann where she is a friend on season and back full time the next. I am sure she wants a wedding by Bravo. I wish Tamara was gone too. I don’t want creepy Ryan gracing the tv screen.
I agree about Tamara. Can’t stand her either and you hit the nail on the head with the comment about Ryan.
You know, I really do not give a flip for Vicki after cancer scam, but it truly pisses me off that Vicki is demoted and NeNe gets the biggest contract in HW history? Why? At least Vicki brings the fun from dysfunction, while NeNe just brings uneasiness and bitch vibes to her show. NeNe is so damaged, she can’t trust or befriend anyone. Vicki is a true narcissist without any sense of regret, yet she does make me laugh. NeNe never makes me laugh anymore. If the OG of the OC gets demoted, so should NeNe. WTF, Bravo?
Ive never enjoyed NeNe and have not understood her popularity. It is simply beyond my intelligence level.
So much for Vicki. The cancergate and the way she chose Brook over her daughter did it for me. Karma will bite you in the ass and it did her. Now why won’t they dump the amazon Nene? I’ll never watch RHOA again and how that crew can earn more than any of the others is beyond me. Explain please.
Vicki storms off of the reunion every year screeching, “I’m done!” so Bravo just honored her request.
I was hoping…actually praying…that Gina and Emily were a one and done. Emily is so boring that I just had to scroll up to get her name right.
The women on Texicanas were more interesting that Gina and Emily….and that show SUCKED!
Vicki may be a grifter but at least she isn’t a dark cloud. She is funny, ambitious, and just dumb enough to be amusing in her pursuit of tainted love. NeNe is a downer in every scene. She is combative and boringly sober — no fun at all. The OG may be demoted but it is NeNe who should have been. WTF, Bravo?
True!
This show has sucked since Gretchen and Alexis departed. I don’t like any of these ladies and never found Tamara entertaining. Another season I’ll skip. Same with New Jersey. I wish they would reboot Miami.
I am shocked that RHOA members like Nene make so much more than Vicki. Irritating as Vicki can be, I’d rather watch her anyday over Nene. I too wish Gretchen and Alexis were back just to see the changes in their lives and how different RHOC would be with Alexis as a single woman and Gretchen with a baby.
I want Tamra to go the fuck away!
I’d rather Bravo get rid of Kelly she’s such a nasty, vile creature. My only hope is that she’ll attach Cohen during the reunion 🍿🍿🍿
So glad she was demoted. Not so glad I will still see her if I watch. Vicky is a con artist. She’s no better than Brooks because she was in on the cancer scheme. I’ve found her reprehensible ever since. They should have fully fired her back then.
However, I adore her daughter Briana. Don must have had a large hand in raising her because she is the polar opposite of her mother. And I’ve always felt for Briana because I think Vicky is a horrible mother in law and probably makes Briana’s life more difficult as a wife and mother.
As someone who has a horrendous mother in law, I know too well the signs of a bad one. You can literally go down a check list for bad mother in law traits and mark almost all of them:
Possessive of both daughter and grandchildren: check
Speaks disparagingly about son in law: check
Jealous of any other parental figure in daughter’s life and grandparent in grandchildren’s lives: check
Attempts to control daughter and grandchildren with money: check
Blames daughter for any unhappiness in her life whether or not daughter actually did anything: check
Remember the Brooks days when Vicky made it Briana’s fault that she was no longer close to her family? Couldn’t possibly be that Vicky’s choices made that happen. Remember Vicky buying Briana a car? Total control tactic. Or when she basically bribed Briana to move back to California alone?
I think Briana is always trying to see the good in her mom, but her social media tirade because Don visited Briana and her family may have pushed Briana over the edge.
Does she get an orange? Sorry, that’s all I got.
Oh I don’t know, I think Tamra should have gone before Vick.
I don’t see Vicki pulling off anything interesting this season, and that’s been her problem for too long now. Ever since Brianna moved away with the grandchildren, VIcki has been grasping for a storyline.
Steve is boring as hell and it’s obvious his relationship with Vicki is bogus — he’s really only there for the cameras. This season her Big Deal is this supposed engagement — yawn. We’ve been watching her beg Steve for a ring since he started appearing on the show, so him finally “proposing” is almost a nothing burger at this point. Nobody believes he’ll ever make her the fourth Mrs. Lodge.
Maybe she’ll always be the OG of the OC, but she’ll never again reach the popularity she had before the Brooks debacle (she cut her own throat with that stunt).
Time for Vickie to go!!!