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Production on season 20 of The Real Housewives of Orange County is expected to begin in February. Now, Shannon Beador is revealing that none of the ladies besides Vicki Gunvalson know who will return. Plus, see her photos from her New Year’s Eve celebration, featuring some of her co-stars.
At BravoCon 2025, it was announced that Vicki would be returning to RHOC as a full-time housewife for the show’s 20th season. Since then, she’s also confirmed when filming would begin and that she would be on The Real Housewives Ultimate Road Trip, which will premiere in 2026.
Shannon was recently on SiriusXM’s Jeff Lewis Live when he brought up the rumor that Heather Dubrow would not be returning for season 20 of The Real Housewives of Orange County, asking Shannon if it was true.
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Either this is the politically correct answer or the cast is still up in the air. Shannon and Vicki have shared that filming starts in February so we’ll know soon enough. 🎧: Jeff Lewis Live, December 31 📸: Reality Blurb #fyp #bravo #bravotv #peacock #rhoc
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She responded, “Not that I know of. I mean, to be honest with you, we haven’t heard yet who’s coming back next season.” One of the show’s cohosts asked Shannon if they usually know about casting by this time ahead of filming.
She said, “Last year we found out prior to Christmas, but I think there have been some years — we typically film the beginning of February, and there have been some years where we found out right beforehand.”
In other Shannon news, she celebrated the new year with two of her Real Housewives of Orange County co-stars: Gretchen Rossi and Jennifer Pedranti.
She posted photos of them with the caption, “Happy New Year!!! 🎊❤️ 2026 is going to rock!!! 🎉🎉🎉 So grateful for my close circle 🥰 2025 would not have been as amazing without each person in it! Positive vibes in the coming year!!! 🙌😍”
There were many reactions to the festive New Year’s Eve celebration photos. One person said, “Best trio ever.” Someone else wrote, “SHANNON STORMS BEADOR! I love you.”
However, in opposition, a different RHOC fan wrote, “Shannon nooooo.” Another person added, “Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy is Gretchen part of this equation.”
One more person wrote, “Wow… Gretchen? 🤢🤮 wrong road Shannon. Wrong road.”
