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The OG of the OC, Vicki Gunvalson, hasn’t received a contract for season 18 of RHOC but believes she deserves to be a full-time Housewife again.
Vicki Gunvalson hasn’t received the call to return for season 18 of RHOC.
“I went on as good faith thinking I would show the network that I love them, I love filming, my value. But if I go back [as a ‘friend’], it looks thirsty,” she told Page Six.
The OG of the OC hasn’t received a contract for season 18 of the Real Housewives of Orange County and says she won’t return to the franchise as a friend of the Housewives or a guest.
![Vicki Gunvalson filming RHOC season 17](https://www.allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/vicki-gunvalson-filming-RHOC-season-17-1200x1168.jpg)
Vicki noted she had a “good journey” as a Housewife during her thirteen-year run on RHOC but sniped, “I don’t understand what they’re doing.”
While Bravo hasn’t announced any casting news for season 18, the 61-year-old insists “all the calls were done last week.”
Meanwhile, Vicki also believes she “deserves” to be a full-time Housewife on RHOC once again.
“I deserve full-time,” Vicki shared with The Messenger. “I’m not going to be a has-been. I started this whole thing. I’m good TV. I got to teach them how to do it.”
While Vicki would like to return to RHOC in a larger capacity after appearing as a guest during season 17, ultimately, she’s content with whatever Bravo decides.
![Vicki Gunvalson admits she regrets leaving her ex-husband Donn Gunvalson for Brooks Ayers](https://www.allabouttrh.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_2886-1200x624.jpg)
“I’m good either way,” she said. “I’m working on some other projects, and truly, if Real Housewives of Orange County doesn’t want me, I’m a free agent. I’m good.”
Vicki starred on RHOC since the show’s inception in 2006 up until season 13. She was then demoted to a friend for season 14 before being let go from the franchise altogether in January 2020 ahead of season 15.
Two years later, Vicki returned to RHOC unofficially as a guest during season 17 amid Tamra Judge’s full-time return to the show.
RHOC will return for season 18 in 2024.