It’s the top 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 forged member on The Actual Housewives of Orange County.
“I used to be not requested again subsequent season,” the 47-year previous mentioned 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 onerous with Shannon Storms Beador — for a moderately comprehensible motive.
This previous August, Bellino introduced she was engaged to John Janssen, Beador’s critical ex-boyfriend.
“I’m not going to lie, I’ve been damage,” Beador instructed E! Information a couple of 12 months in the past of the state of affairs. “I’ve been damage loads within the final couple of weeks as a result of, number-one, John mentioned that he didn’t wish to be within the public eye, and he’s thrust himself extra into the general public eye at this level.”
Bellino, in the meantime, didn’t anticipate to stay round The Actual Housewives of Orange County after this scandal.
“I can’t say it got here as a shock, it didn’t come as a shock,” Bellino mentioned on the podcast.
“It was a tough dialog. … I suppose I wasn’t actually ready [because] I didn’t suppose contracts have been popping out — like, I believed we had extra time. … [So] it was a shock when the decision got here, however I used to be by no means shocked about that info.”
Bellino added that having beforehand handled leaving the present… she was in a position to take the event in stride.
“It was a bit little bit of a aid,” the fact star instructed listeners.
“I imply no one desires the rejection, and nobody desires to [hear] you’re not requested again.
“But it surely already occurred to me. It occurred to me in season 8. I’ve been there, executed that!”
Along with Alexis, Storms Beador, Dubrow and Decide, 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 selections, however everybody other than Bellino is predicted to return for Season 19.
Filming is scheduled to start in January.