Vicki Gunvalson is standing by her insult against costar Jennifer Pedranti.
In Us’ exclusive sneak peek of the Thursday, November 12, episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County, the OG of the OC doesn’t appear to be backing down after throwing shade at Jennifer, 49.
“Low-hanging fruit is easy to pick, right?” Vicki, 64, asks during part two of the reunion show. “I’m telling you where it came from. You were picking on me.”
Jennifer replies, “So I am less than you, and I am less than everyone sitting on this couch? You’re the one who called me low-hanging fruit and easy to pick on and the lowest-hanging fruit is the easiest to grab. It’s a s***ty statement, Vicki, and it’s very hurtful.”
Earlier this season, Vicki invited Jennifer, Emily Simpson and Shannon Beador to her property in La Quinta, California. The girls’ getaway, however, went south when the woman behind Coto Insurance referred to Jennifer as “low-hanging fruit.” (She later apologized before warning her cast members to “stop poking the bear.”)
“Is it that hurtful?” Vicki asks about her insult. “I could have been a lot worse.”
Jennifer replies, “You should literally stop talking. Do yourself a favor.”
Host Andy Cohen proceeds to ask some questions regarding Vicki’s behavior with the cast as she tried to balance filming, while also completing her duties at Coto Insurance.
Despite a decades-long friendship, Tamra Judge admits to Vicki that asking costars to play “the quiet game” with cameras rolling may not be the best idea.
“I think we need to retire the quiet game,” Tamra, 59, suggests. “You can’t play the quiet game when you’re filming a show you’re getting paid for. You have that job and you have this job. It seems like you can’t do both jobs.”
Vicki replies, “I can do both just fine. I had a death claim coming in and [my coworker] Olivia didn’t know how to handle it, so I had to take that call.”
As the cast prepares to officially put a pin in season 20, part two of the reunion will also feature Emily, 50, sharing an update on her son Luke’s PANDAs diagnosis.
Tamra and Jenn will also defend their rekindled friendship as some viewers question whether it’s truly sincere.
Watch it all unfold when The Real Housewives of Orange County airs on Bravo Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET. Stream new episodes the next day on Peacock.
