It’s the tip of an period on Bravo.
Throughout an look on the newest episode of the Going Rogue podcast, Alexis Bellino didn’t mince phrases relating to her future as a solid member on The Actual Housewives of Orange County.
“I was not asked back next season,” the 47-year outdated stated merely.
Bellino debuted on this long-running franchise again on Season 4 and left after season 8.
She had returned to the hit present for Season 17 after a 10-year absence, this time in a Buddy-of standing.
On the newest run of episodes, nonetheless, Bellino clashed fairly exhausting with Shannon Storms Beador — for a fairly comprehensible purpose.
This previous August, Bellino introduced she was engaged to John Janssen, Beador’s severe ex-boyfriend.
“I’m not going to lie, I’ve been hurt,” Beador advised E! Information a couple of 12 months in the past of the state of affairs. “I’ve been hurt a lot in the last couple of weeks because, number-one, John said that he didn’t want to be in the public eye, and he’s thrust himself more into the public eye at this point.”
Bellino, in the meantime, didn’t count on to stay round The Actual Housewives of Orange County after this scandal.
“I can’t say it came as a shock, it did not come as a shock,” Bellino stated on the podcast.
“It was a hard conversation. … I guess I wasn’t really prepared [because] I didn’t think contracts were coming out — like, I thought we had more time. … [So] it was a shock when the call came, but I was never shocked about that information.”
Bellino added that having beforehand handled leaving the present… she was in a position to take the event in stride.
“It was a little bit of a relief,” the fact star advised listeners.
“I imply no person needs the rejection, and nobody needs to [hear] you’re not requested again.
“But it already happened to me. It happened to me in season 8. I’ve been there, done that!”
Along with Alexis, Storms Beador, Dubrow and Choose, season 18 of RHOC additionally starred Emily Simpson, Gina Kirschenheiter, Jennifer Pedranti and newcomer Katie Ginella.
The cable community has not but introduced any casting choices, however everybody other than Bellino is anticipated to return for Season 19.
Filming is scheduled to start in January.
