Tamra Judge Talks 'RHOC' Return And Simon Barney's Cancer

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Tamra Judge has heard the calls for her return to "The Real Housewives of Orange County."

During the January 10 episode of Danny Pellegrino's podcast, "Everything Iconic," Tamra was asked if she was hearing fans' requests for her potential return to the Bravo reality series, which she left in January of last year after appearing on the show for 12 seasons.

“I am. And to be honest with you, it’s kind of like screwing with my head a little bit," Tamra admitted. 

According to Tamra, it took her months to finally accept that she was no longer a part of "The Real Housewives of Orange County."

"It took me a certain amount of months to say, ‘You know what, I’m over it. I don’t want to do this. I have to move forward,'" she explained. "If you keep looking back, you’re going to keep thinking about it.’ But it’s really hard. I’m reminded of it every single day. I tried un-following all Housewives stuff just to get over it, like that initial pain, and now it’s kind of stirred up all over again."

"Since the show’s been airing, it’s like, ‘You have to come back.’ It would be my decision, but I would have to be asked back. So it’s kind of like, playing with my head a little bit right now,” Tamra continued.

In addition to the calls for her return, Tamra has actually been mentioned on a number of episodes of the currently airing 15th season of "The Real Housewives of Orange County."

When Tamra was then asked is she believed Bravo's decision to continue to mention her on the show was their way of setting up a return, she admitted, “I don’t know."

"I never know what Bravo is going to do," Tamra continued of Bravo's potential decision to bring her back to "The Real Housewives of Orange County" for the series' upcoming 16th season. "I’m always surprised at their decisions, especially with casting. Like, Dorinda. What the hell? How did that happen. Andy and I had a really good talk last year and he said, ‘Take a year off. Take care of your family. And it’s going to be so exciting when you come back.”

While Tamra has spoken about Simon's cancer battle in the past, she told Danny she didn't want to say anything more about her ex's fight against throat cancer since he has been maintaining his own silence publicly about the matter. 

“He hasn’t given an update on his health, so I don’t feel like it’s up to me to release that,” she explained.

Tamra then said that if she is asked to return to "RHOC," her family "would definitely have to discuss some things.”

"The Real Housewives of Orange County" season 15 is currently airing on Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. on Bravo.