Tamra Judge Addresses RHOC Future After Claiming She Quit

Tamra Judge is elaborating on her The Real Housewives of Orange County future after claiming she was quitting the show.

On the Wednesday,  March 12, episode of her and Teddi Mellencamp’s “iHeartRadio’s Two Ts In A Pod” podcast, Judge, 57, elaborated during a chat with Pain Catania regarding her recent claims that she quit Rhoc while filming season 19.

“I think I just hit a wall. There’s so much going on in my life and it’s just I don’t know,’ Judge reflected while admitting that’s she’s been going to therapy as she is struggling with some “personal things.”

She continued: “I just just hit a wall and I feel like I’m gonna be in a full depressed mode.”

Judge explained that this year has not been off to a good start for her recently and she can’t get out of the funk she’s been in despite seeking professional help.

“I’m just so mad at myself because I feel like I just can’t pull myself out of the funk. Well, I’m usually pretty good of just pulling myself out, and I’ve been saying it for a while now,” she said. “I just can’t pull myself out of this. I
can’t pull myself out of this. And it was just 2025 has been a real doozy. It’s just been one thing after another.”

Judge shared that she went into filming this season of Rhoc amid her personal struggles. However, it all got to be too much for her.

“I went into the season not knowing, not sure, very anxious and just dealing with some stuff through therapy, and
you know that really breaks you down to your lowest point,” she admitted. “I’m like, ‘Should I just quit?
Because it’s just I feel like it’s breaking me down.’”

Judge added that Mellencamp’s health issues have also taken a heavy toll on her. However, her podcast cohost has still been by her side through this rough patch.

“Teddi gave me a pep talk and that is like the first time I’ve laughed in so long. Like, we laughed, and she just yelled at me and said, ‘Listen to me, I have to be bald and fat right now and going through this. You get your ass back over there,’” she recalled. “I just started laughing. So I think I’m going to see her today. I think that’s gonna pull little bit of spark back into me.”

Catania then addressed the speculation that Judge had exited RHOC, telling Judge, “The word on the street is you just need a little break.”

Judge, for her part, agreed that was the case.

“Yeah. When I get like this, my body just shuts down, It just completely shuts down,” she said. “And I can
just sit in one place and just stare at the wall for hours. And that’s how I feel and it’s really hard to film like that when you feel like that.”

Earlier this week, Judge sent fans into a frenzy when she hinted at her exit from the Bravo reality show.

“It was a long run! When life gives you real problems this reality s— doesn’t make sense,” she wrote via her Instagram Story on Sunday, March 9. “Peace out … I’m out.”

Judge then shared an Instagram Story selfie on Monday, March 10, alongside the caption, “Mental health is health.”

Following Judge’s cryptic messages, she weighed in on the comments section of a fan account speculating about the details of her apparent departure.

“#TamraJudge just posted this?? The cast is currently in New Orleans on their cast trip. 🎥🍊 Is Tamra quitting??” the Instagram account wrote, referring to a screenshot of Judge’s Instagram Story. Judge subsequently reacted, appearing to confirm the theory of her exit by commenting, “Yes!!!”

The fan account then replied to Judge’s comment, asking, “Tamra what’s going on??” while other viewers begged her to stay on the show.

Although Bravo has yet to announce the season 19 cast, Gretchen Rossi was previously confirmed to return as a “friend,” and Judge was recently spotted filming in New Orleans with Shannon Beador, Heather Dubrow, Katie Ginella, Gina Kirschenheiter, Jennifer Pedrant and Emily Simpson.

Amid the drama, Andy Cohen remained tight-lipped about Judge’s future on Rhoc.

“I got the report of what happened last night,” Cohen, 56, said during the Monday episode of SiriusXM’s Radio Andy. “All I will say is this. I can’t comment on what’s going on while we’re filming shows.”

Judge has been a cast member on Rhoc since season 3 in 2007. She briefly left the show after season 14 in 2019 but later returned as a full-time Housewife in season 17, which premiered in 2023.

The Rhoc ordeal comes as Judge supports her friend and podcast cohost, Mellencamp, 43, following her recent surgery to remove multiple brain tumors. Judge asserted during the February 19 episode of their podcast that it was “not my place” to offer updates on Mellencamp’s health and grew emotional when she said, “All I can do is pray on her and love her like all of her friends are doing.”