Real Housewives of Orange County fans celebrate after Vicki Gunvalson reunites with Tamra Judge for filming in Mexico-Rishma Dosani-Entertainment – Metro

Real Housewives of Orange County’s Vicki Gunvalson has joined filming for season 17 (Pictures: Mega)

Real Housewives of Orange County fans, the original Housewife is back as Vicki Gunvalson has reunited with her former co-stars in Mexico.

RHOC viewers will be well aware that the Coto Insurance icon was an original cast member from season one, the first Housewives series ever, when it hit our screens in 2006.

After a turbulent time, some ‘whooping it up’ and a heap of controversy, the 60-year-old bowed out ahead of series 15, alongside best pal Tamra Judge – who recently returned to the Bravo fold.

And it looks like Vicki isn’t far behind her, as she has been pictured filming with the gang while on a cast trip to Mexico.

In snaps from the sunny getaway, the mom-of-two donned a white dress with cut-outs for the day, coupled with trainers, a white beige sunhat and sunglasses.

Tamra appeared to get the sunhat memo, but opted for an all-black outfit and flip flops for the outing.

Vicki was spotted filming in Mexico with Tamra Judge (Picture: Mega)

Shannon Beador, who made up the ‘Tres Amigas’ with her pals, wore a white cover-up and hat, with a patterned beach bag, while Taylor Armstrong – who became the first Housewife to officially move to another franchise – chose a strapless white jumpsuit.

The upcoming season will mark Taylor’s first OC series, but she grew close to Tamra and Vicki during filming for the most recent episodes of Ultimate Girls Trip.

They were not pictured with co-stars Heather Dubrow, Gina Kirschenheiter and Emily Simpson, who are also returning to the fold for season 17.

Fans were mostly living for the pictures of Vicki back with most of her former co-stars, and celebrated the news on Reddit.

The pair were seen on an outing with Shannon Beador and Taylor Armstrong (Picture: Mega)

‘Honestly, I like this. We need some fun back on the show,’ a follower said, as another commented: ‘We love to see it!’

A Reddit user simply joked: ‘Nature is healing.’

‘I’m so glad these two are back,’ a fan said.

As one added: ‘This is the best part of Tamra coming back.’

Tamra opened up about her surprise return to the fold (Picture: Getty)

Tamra was fired after season 14 but confirmed her return to the fold earlier this year, after fans were left disappointed by the series without her.

Appearing at BravoCon earlier this month, she candidly discussed her comeback, explaining that she was approached while on the press tour for UGT.

‘It all just happened so quick,’ she said. ‘I’m here three months into filming and like, “OMG I got asked back”. It still hasn’t sunk in.’

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On how her castmates reacted to the news, she added: ‘Nobody really gave me a hard time when I came back.

‘I gave everybody a f**king hard time, but everybody was super nice to me and then it made it weird for me because I was like, “Why? You danced on my grave when I was gone. And now you’re being nice to me? Why?’”

Metro.co.uk has contacted reps for Vicki and Bravo for a comment.

Real Housewives of Orange County airs on Bravo in the US and is available to stream on hayu in the UK.

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