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Shannon Beador recently discussed the enigmatic phone conversation she had with an undisclosed person who alleged that Tamra Judge was responsible for leaking plot details to bloggers. Jeff Lewis has since responded, firmly denying any involvement as the caller.

During the final episode of the Real Housewives of Orange County season, Shannon, along with Gina Kirschenheiter and Jennifer Pedranti, engaged in a conversation with an anonymous male caller. This individual disclosed significant storyline details related to Tamra, which, as per Andy Cohen, could only have been known if Tamra or Gina had shared them. After the episode aired, viewers speculated that the voice bore a resemblance to Jeff, who shares friendships with both Tamra and Shannon.

During a segment on Jeff Lewis Live, a listener questioned Shannon regarding the identity of the mysterious caller featured in the finale.

Shannon explained, “They altered his voice, which I understand. However, Jeff, I wish they would have indicated at the bottom — to protect his privacy — [that we] modified his voice,” as reported by @itsabravoworld on Instagram.

“So you all know who it is,” said Jeff.

“People were saying it was you,” said Shannon.

“But it wasn’t me,” said Jeff. “But you know who it is?”

“I know the person’s name, because I spoke [to him],” she said.

“Oh, but we don’t know them?” asked Jeff. “I wouldn’t know him?”

“No,” said Shannon. “It’s just a civilian.”

“Somebody trying to get famous,” Jeff responded.

“No, you guys,” said Shannon. “I don’t think he is trying to be famous, or else he would have said, ‘I’ll come and film or I’ll come to your reunion.’ I don’t think that’s the case … He didn’t want to be discovered, but he knew some information, [and] it was like, whoa.”

At the reunion, Shannon said that, according to the caller, Tamra feeds storylines to content creators who then protect her on social media.

In March 2025, another source addressed the situation in an interview with In Touch.

“Tamra Judge has been cited as being the No. 1 source for production leaks to the media and attempting to get bloggers and reporters to write defamatory and damaging stories about her castmates. She then goes and accuses others of doing it,” the source claimed at the time. “Chances are if Tamra is pointing her finger at you about something, it’s because she is trying to deflect from the fact that she is the one behind the scenes actually doing it … [She] keeps a folder on each member of the cast and she has spent hours researching the internet looking for negative news that she can use against the cast during production.”