'Real Housewives of Orange County' Star Vicki Gunvalson is Returning For Season 20

The OG of the OG Real Housewives franchise is returning. Vicki Gunvalson will officially be back on Real Housewives of Orange County as a full-time housewife for season 20.

The news comes straight out of BravoCon, which is currently ongoing in Las Vegas. Andy Cohen presented Vicki with her orange on Friday night (November 14).

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He asked her if she would return to the show for season 20 and they shared an emotional hug.

Gibson John, host of the Gabbing with Gib podcast, shared a video of the moment on TikTok, showing Vicki saying “yes” to Andy and the pair hugging. The crowd all cheered the moment she confirmed it.

However, Deadline reports that no deal has been finalized just yet but negotiations are likely to begin soon.

Real Housewives of Orange County is currently wrapping up its nineteenth season. The third and final part of the reunion will air on Thursday, November 20 at 9pm ET on Bravo.

Before this, the 63-year-old businesswoman left the show after season 13 and returned as a “friend of” in season 14 and later as a guest in seasons 17 and 18.

Vicki recently spoke with Us Weekly and Tamra Judge about what it would take to get her back on the show and she said she had a “litany” of things. It’ll be interesting to see how the negotiations pan out.