Tamra Judge Reveals Why Danielle Gregorio Suddenly Quit 'RHOC'

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Ever wonder what happened to Danielle Gregorio, who briefly starred as a "friend" during the ninth season of "The Real Housewives of Orange County?" Years after the cast mate suddenly exited the series, Tamra Judge explained why she left the show after appearing on just a few episodes.

On April 3, while appearing on the SiriusXM radio show of former Bravo star Jeff Lewis, of "Flipping Out," Judge revealed that Gregorio made the decision to make an early departure from the reality show after something was exposed about her family.

“There was some stuff that came out about her family that was exposed and I don’t want to say what was said because it was pretty much flushed down the toilet, they flushed it down the toilet and they exited off the show," Judge explained on "Jeff Lewis Live." 

According to Judge, whatever was said was removed from producers' footage and never aired on any episodes of "The Real Housewives of Orange County." However, because Gregorio was so spooked by what was revealed, she refused to continue filming. 

"She removed herself, I believe. It was nothing illegal it was just something personal," Judge shared. 

As for who it was that revealed the information as cameras rolled, Judge confirmed it was she.

"Let’s just say, it came out of my mouth. She came at me at Bali," Judge recalled. 

As Judge explained, she was "totally shocked" when Gregorio came after her during their season nine cast trip because she believed they were cool.  So, when Gregorio came after her, she quickly remembered a tip she received from someone online who claimed to be a family friend or a family member of Gregorio.

"Somebody from her family or a family friend had reached out to me and exposed the stuff to me, that was family matter stuff," Judge stated. 

Although Judge had no plans to disclose what the unnamed person had told her, she made the decision to do just that after feeling as though she was under attack. 

"So when I get shot at, I shoot back. So I shot back and I think her face dropped. She didn’t know I knew," Judge said of the moment in which Gregorio's family drama was exposed. 

"And the next thing I knew," Judge continued, "I got a call from her husband, like, ‘How do we fix this?’ And they exited off.”

In a statement to The Inquisitrfollowing the season nine drama, Gregorio's rep addressed her potential role on the then-upcoming 10th season of the show. 

"While [Danielle Gregorio] was present at Lizzie Rovsek's birthday party (they have been friends for years), Danielle did not want to return to 'RHOC' this season and therefor will not be," the rep stated.