A rumor circulating in late October 2026 says Bravo plans a New Jersey-style reset for The Real Housewives of Orange County, keeping Heather Dubrow, Tamara Judge and Gina while dropping Vicky Gunvalson, Shannon Beador and Emily Simpson. Andy Cohen, asked on his radio show, said only that the network is always looking to change things up. The discussion reads it as a cost-cutting rebuild around a few OGs plus younger, cheaper newcomers. The upcoming reunion being only two parts is now taken as the network conceding the season flopped, reinforcing that read.