Taylor Armstrong Not Returning To ‘The Real Housewives Of Orange County’ Season 18 After One Season

Taylor Armstrong will not be returning to The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 18. Ahead of the start of production of the new season of the OG Real Housewives franchise, Armstrong has confirmed she is not coming back.

“Loved spending time with the ladies of #RHOC and thankful I got to give the viewers an update on my life. I’ve made some real friendships that I cherish. Wishing the ladies all the best for season 18,” Armstrong wrote in a post she shared on Instagram.

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Armstrong joined as a “friend of” the housewives for Season 17 making headlines as the first housewife to cross over from one franchise to another in an official role. Bravo viewers know Armstrong as one of the OG ladies of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Armstrong held a diamond for the first three seasons of the show and then made special guest appearances through Season 6.

Bravo has not confirmed the cast for RHOC Season 18 but Deadline hears that Heather Dubrow is confirmed to be coming back for the new season.

The RHOC cast from the most recent season also includes Tamra Judge, Shannon Storms Beador, Gina Kirschenheiter, Emily Simpson and Jennifer Pedranti.

Following the news that Armstrong was not returning, Judge replied to her post saying, “No, you will be missed Taylor.”

Pedranti added, “I love you SO much.”

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