Vicki Gunvalson & Shannon Beador Were “Fighting and Screaming” in Mexico Amid Filming on RHOC Season 20

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According to a source, Vicki Gunvalson and Shannon Beador were “fighting and screaming” at the beach in Puerto Vallarta while filming the landmark 20th season of Real Housewives of Orange County, and Vicki “scream[ed] at production” to not film with Shannon.

At BravoCon 2025, Andy Cohen announced that Vicki would return as a main castmate on RHOC, years after her exit. Around that time, Tamra Judge (who’s feuding with Shannon) somehow reconciled with Vicki amid their years-long drama. Some fans suspected that Tamra’s move was strategic as she attempts to rally the troops against Shannon.

On February 15, a source claimed to have spotted Vicki and Shannon while they filmed the new season.

“Vicki and Shannan [were] filming at her condo in Puerto Vallarta,” said the source, via @therealhousewiveszone on Instagram. “[They were] fighting and screaming at the beach falling into the sand.”

“Then Vicki was screaming at production not to film with Shannon,” the source added. “Oh and Vicki has a limp.”

At the season 19 reunion, Shannon said a blogger told castmates that Tamra leaked storyline info to content creators, who would then post favorable content about her.

Last week, a source alleged that castmates on a different franchise, Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, must now sign a new ‘mega-clause’ in their contracts.

“Renewal letters have gone out to the RHOSLC ladies for Season 7 and they include a new mega-clause which is non-negotiable for all new and renewing cast,” the source expressed, via @therealhousewiveszone. “It’s called the Narrative Integrity Clause.”

“Basically, the cast are not allowed to create, influence, or leak storylines about the show or other cast members off-camera. This includes using third parties as a proxy,” they added. “Any on-camera discussions about unverified activity will be cut from the final edit, and any verified activity is punishable on a scale that includes financial penalties, loss of screen time, demotion, and firing.”

The source claimed production “isn’t f**king around.”

“They’re tired of grasping at straws with this bunch and know they need to regain control,” they stated. “The clause has had a mixed reception amongst the cast, two of them are holding out on renewing hoping it will push production to cave (they won’t, and they’ve got a shortlist of potential new HWs to backfill spots if needed).”