Tamra Judge Reveals RHOC Cast’s Provocative Tactics to Ignite Drama

Tamra Judge has hinted that her fellow cast members on “The Real Housewives of Orange County” might be intentionally provoking her, hoping to trigger an outburst. This comes after Tamra took a step back from her usual dramatic antics, aiming to reduce the chaos she often brought to the show.

In a related incident, Tamra questioned whether Julia Lemigova from “The Real Housewives of Miami” has distanced herself from her longtime friend Adriana de Moura to align with what Tamra describes as “the cool girls.”

As the new season of RHOC unfolds, Tamra has alluded to undergoing therapy, which she says has influenced her interactions with the cast. Nonetheless, several of her co-stars remain skeptical, suggesting that she hasn’t changed her ways.

Meanwhile, in Miami, a spat erupted when Adriana de Moura referred to fellow cast member Kiki Barth as “ratchet,” later claiming she intended to say “wretched.” Adriana suggested that Kiki believed this comment was racially charged, prompting Adriana to seek support from a friend named Carole to defend her character. Kiki, however, denied ever accusing Adriana of racism. Additionally, Julia Lemigova appears to have distanced herself from Adriana, choosing instead to form closer bonds with Marysol Patton and Alexia Nepola.

Meanwhile, on the Real Housewives of Miami, Adriana called costar Kiki Barth “ratchet,” but later claimed she meant “wretched.” In a later episode, she insinuated that Kiki thought she was racist for using the word – and she seemingly asked a friend named Carole to vouch for her character. Kiki, however, said she never made the accusation. Around the same time, Julia seemingly stepped away from her friendship with Adriana while cozying up to Marysol Patton and Alexia Nepola.

On Two Ts in a Pod, Tamra addressed the friendship fallout between Adriana and Julia.

“Do you think at this point [that] Julia even likes Adriana at all?” asked cohost Teddi Mellencamp.

“I don’t know if something happened off-season or if she saw that Adriana got so much hate that she decided to jump ship and become friends with the cool girls,” Tamra answered.

“Julia says it’s difficult to be around [Adriana] because she’s not fun anymore,” said Teddi.

At this point, Tamra alluded to her own drama.

“I feel, you know, just from experience, that when you are outspoken and when you are the one that causes a lot of drama on the show, and then you pull back — which is happening to me right now — people are going to poke at you to try to get you to explode,” said Tamra. “By [Adriana] pulling in Carol into this mess, it was kind of cringe. I think that she made up the racism accusation. Kiki’s like, ‘I never called you a racist on or off-camera.’”

“So somebody must be in her ear,” said Teddi. “Now she’s out to try to defend herself, but all she’s doing is making herself look worse.”

Tamra added, “I think Adriana played it all wrong.”