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Tamra Judge has been a significant topic of discussion on season 19 of The Real Housewives of Orange County. Now, she’s responding to a recent comment from Emily Simpson and explaining where she finds the courage to go head-to-head with her cast members and how this differs from her real life.

Emily, 49, was recently in an interview, and the topic of Tamra, 58, came up. She stated that Tamra was much calmer and quieter in real life, which is a stark contrast to what fans see of her on RHOC.

This prompted Tamra to respond on the August 31 episode of the Two Ts in a Pod podcast. Luckily, By Wig Hello Drama on X posted the clip. Tamra began, “You know, I heard on an interview recently… I think it might have been Emily, where she says, ‘You know, the thing with Tamra is like off camera she’s so quiet. She doesn’t really go out much. She’s so reserved.’ But on camera, I’m a different person.”

“I think that’s true, but I think there’s an alcohol component when I film that gets me heightened and gets me to the level that I’m at and gives me the courage to call people out,” Tamra continued. “Where in my normal, everyday life, I would never do that.”

Teddi Mellencamp, 44, then chimed in, “Where in my normal, everyday life, I would.” Tamra added, “Oh, you call people out that don’t even need to be called out.” They also agreed that Teddi was “calmer” on camera when she was on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She went on to say that RHOBH was her first experience with reality television, and that she didn’t really know anyone when she started.

Tamra also defended her time on the show by stating that Teddi was going through personal issues while she was on the show, which prevented her from being the force that she could have been. 

In other Tamra news, a fan recently asked how she was able to forgive Katie Ginella for the lies she had been caught in.

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“We all make mistakes. The show is about conflict and resolution,” Tamra replied. “She apologized to me & we moved forward. Nothing good comes from holding a grudge.”