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Sour orange? Vicki Gunvalson<\/strong><\/a> revealed how she really felt when pal Tamra Judge<\/strong><\/a> was asked back for season 17 of The Real Housewives of Orange County<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI was jealous, mad,\u201d Vicki, 60, exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em> on Tuesday, December 20, while promoting her recent success with AirSculpt body contouring<\/a>. \u201cI thought the phone would be ringing for [me]. I\u2019m like, \u2018Hello, Andy [Cohen]<\/strong><\/a>, you\u2019re not calling me!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n The California resident, who was an original cast member when the Bravo series debuted in 2006<\/a>, noted that she has since changed her tune.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so happy for her,\u201d Vicki explained, noting, \u201cShe really wanted it more than me<\/a>. She\u2019s good TV.\u201d<\/p>\n The Coto Insurance founder appeared on RHOC<\/em> from season 1 to season 14. Tamra, for her part, joined the series during season 3 in 2007 and exited one day after Vicki<\/a> announced her departure in January 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n While the twosome have remained close off screen \u2014 and reunited on camera for season 2 of The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip<\/em><\/a> earlier this year \u2014 it was Tamra, 55, who signed on in July for a full-time role<\/a> on the original Housewives franchise.<\/p>\n Vicki told Us<\/em> on Tuesday that fans will see her on an episode or two of the Orange County-based show<\/a> now that the Vena CBD founder is back.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was great. Loved it. Loved my girls,\u201d she teased of her \u201cTres Amigas time\u201d with Tamra and fellow RHOC<\/em> star Shannon Beador<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cI love my Tamra [and] Shannon and we\u2019re good together.\u201d<\/p>\n Vicki also hinted that becoming a full-time cast member<\/a> in the future isn\u2019t off the table. \u201cThat\u2019s Bravo\u2019s decision, right. And then, at that time, I address it,\u201d she explained. \u201cMy filming days hopefully aren\u2019t over.\u201d<\/p>\n While the former Housewife would happily star alongside Tamra and Shannon, 58, again, she isn\u2019t sure that former costar Heather Dubrow<\/strong><\/a> should return to RHOC<\/em> next season<\/a>. (Heather, 53, made her Bravo comeback in 2021 on season 16 after previously exiting the show in 2016.)<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think Heather really fits in to Orange County anymore. I think she\u2019s more \u2014 you know, she\u2019s an actress and she does that,\u201d Vicki told Us<\/em>. \u201cI just don\u2019t know why she would wanna do that [show again].\u201d<\/p>\n The TV personality<\/a> continued: \u201cOne of my managers told me years ago, \u2018You either want fame or money, and fame is a drug it\u2019s bad for you. But the people that want fame pay a price for it.\u2019 So I just don\u2019t know why she would want that chaos in her life.\u201d<\/p>\n