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Every orange can\u2019t last forever! Following exits from OG star Vicki Gunvalson<\/strong><\/a>, Tamra Judge<\/strong><\/a> and Jo De La Rosa<\/strong><\/a>, Us Weekly<\/em> is revisiting favorite former Real Housewives of Orange County<\/em><\/a> stars.<\/p>\n After 14 seasons on the Bravo series, Vicki announced in January 2020<\/a> that she was leaving the show. The news came after Tamra was offered a part-time role for season 15, which she promptly declined. She opted to leave the show after 12 years after receiving a call from production saying they \u201cdecided to go in a different direction\u201d and didn\u2019t need her as a full-time cast member.<\/p>\n \u201cThey even said, \u2018We\u2019re shocked. We\u2019re completely shocked at this,\u2019\u201d she exclusively told Us<\/em><\/a> in May 2020. \u201c\u2019They know that you said you\u2019d never become a \u2018friend,\u2019 so they want to give you a limited role.\u2019 And I\u2019m like, \u2018No, thank you.\u2019 That\u2019s not what I said. I said, \u2018F off!\u2019 And then I just took a week or so and I just absorbed it. \u2026 I cried and I was scared.\u201d<\/p>\n Over the years, many faces have come and gone on the first Housewives series.<\/p>\n Gretchen Rossi<\/strong><\/a> walked away in 2013 ahead of season 9. Heather Dubrow<\/strong><\/a> stepped away in 2016 after joining the cast in season 7. Meghan King<\/strong><\/a>, meanwhile, exited the series in 2018 after three years.<\/p>\n Another major cast shakeup came along in June 2021 when Kelly Dodd<\/strong><\/a>, Elizabeth Lyn Vargas<\/strong><\/a> and Braunwyn Windham-Burke<\/strong><\/a> exited the series. At the same time, it was announced that Dubrow would make her grand return<\/a> as a full-time housewife.<\/p>\n