Alexis Bellino has claimed that the cast of Real Housewives of Orange County had a coordinated plan to remove Tamra Judge from the show ahead of its 20th season. According to Alexis, the other women are envious because Tamra is the driving force behind the series.

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This season, Tamra accused Katie Ginella of leaking secrets about Gretchen Rossi to a content creator. Additionally, Tamra revealed that Katie had secretly recorded Shannon Beador during an emotional breakdown. Despite these tensions, once Katie was cast out by the group, Tamra and she patched things up, united by their shared disdain for Gretchen. Now, they appear to be close allies.

Speaking on Reality with The King, Alexis remarked, “Every single woman on that stage has a plan,” in reference to the recent reunion. “There’s no question their goal was to remove Tamra from the season 20 lineup.”

She further elaborated, “I believe they’re envious of her long-standing presence on the show. They don’t want someone as knowledgeable and forthright as Tamra — she’s incredibly intelligent and unafraid to speak the truth. That’s why she is essential to the show’s success. Each cast member is strategizing, much like contestants on Survivor. I’ve experienced it firsthand. While I cherish my time on the show, it’s undeniable that you are engaging in a bit of gameplay.”

“I think they’re jealous that she’s been on the longest,” she added. “And I think they don’t want someone who has so many facts in her brain — because she’s very smart — that will just call it out when it’s time for the truth to be told. And that is why Tamra carries the show forward … Everyone has some sort of a strategy. It is kind of the game of Survivor to be on a Housewives show, I’m just being honest. I’ve been there and done that, happy that I did it, it was a great part of my life. But it is the truth. You are kind of playing a little.”

According to Alexis, Housewives try not to “tick everyone off” because they don’t want to be like “Katie, on the desert island.”

“You have to try to kind of keep the peace but yet be honest and real and authentic and call the truth out when the truth needs to be told,” said Alexis. “It’s a very difficult career … not everybody can handle it. Not everybody can do that job. And it is entertainment, so you kind of have to keep it at that level — like, none of us are performing brain surgery … We’re literally here to make people laugh and escape their reality and their own world.”

Part two of the Real Housewives of Orange County season 19 reunion airs on Thursday, November 13, at 8/7c on Bravo.