Tamra Judge Ramps Up to Go Head to Head with Heather Dubrow on ‘RHOC’ Finale: ‘You’re Not Destroying Me B—‘

Tamra Judge and Heather Dubrow’s feud came to a head during the season 17 finale. The Real Housewives of Orange County.

On Wednesday’s episode, the former friends couldn’t come to a resolution and the rift between them began to grow after their girlfriends’ trip to Mexico, where Tamra accused Heather of calling Gina Kirschenheiter and Emily Simpson “losers” at last year’s BravoCon.

The former actress, on the other hand, contradicted Tamra’s story and revealed that she was the one who badmouthed the two Housewives at the convention in New York.

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Back in Orange County, Heather, 54, began recapping the trip to her husband, Terry Dubrow, and claimed that the entire group was “fucking” her as she brought up Tamra’s latest accusations.

“It’s not like one of my words. I don’t say that and I would never say that about them,” she explained as Terry agreed and expressed disbelief.

Heather then shared her theory about Gina and Emily’s deep desire for attention from outside RHOC mainstays who previously admitted to ignoring the two when they first joined the franchise.

So now head cheerleader Tamra is back and suddenly [is] giving them attention,” she continued. “They’re like lap dogs.”

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In another scene, Gina tells Shannon Storms Beador about Heather’s alleged name-calling and shares her thoughts on how their trip to Mexico went.

“I mean, I really like Heather, I think she can be very kind and generous and she cares about other people, but I see another side of her,” she explained.

“I’m sure Heather called me a loser. It wasn’t Tamra,” Emily said in an on-camera interview. “Tamra acknowledges what she said and apologizes for it. But when it comes to Heather, I think she’d rather shovel s— than have to look me in the eye and apologize for anything.”

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In her own recap of the trip, Tamra, 56, met with Gina and Jenn Pedranti and denied Heather’s story, claiming the former actress was manipulating the truth to avoid taking responsibility.

“The fact that Heather turned all this around and pointed the finger at me like you want to destroy people,” she added on camera. “You’re not gonna destroy me, bitch.”

Gina and Heather later met for lunch and had a heart-to-heart about how the drama affected their once-close relationship.

When Gina began the conversation by talking about how much she valued their friendship, Heather admitted, “it’s just hard to believe” and called her out for “believing” Tamra so “quickly.”

Heather pulled out her phone and proved her innocence to Gina by sharing a sound byte from Tamra’s podcast with Teddi Mellencamp where the fitness trainer claimed she “didn’t want to hang out with those losers,” referring to her castmates.

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Despite giving the account, Gina admitted that the tape didn’t make her feel any better because Heather didn’t come forward with the information as soon as she heard it.

“Okay, Heather, so Tamra called me a loser,” she explained in the confessional. “If you’re my friend, you should be telling me these things. I believe Tamra probably said that, it probably wasn’t said with, like, malicious intent. But once again, they’re using me and Emily as collateral damage in their bulls—.”

Heather acknowledged Gina’s feelings and shared how much she cares about their friendship while noting that she doesn’t “trust Emily” for taking Tamra’s side.

“I think at some point people are going to have to be held accountable for their actions,” she said of Tamra. “Everyone is so afraid of Tamra because she hits the belt and is mean. There is never any accountability for any of them.”

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“Tamra has systematically taken every single one of my relationships and torn them apart — completely destroyed them,” Heather added in the confessional after citing examples of how the fitness trainer was the “root cause” of all the drama this season.

Later at Gina’s circus party, Heather and Emily finally get a chance to repair their relationship. The lawyer caught her off guard when she told Heather that she loved her seemingly out of the blue despite the growing tension between them.

The pair step aside, where Heather and Emily finally put their differences aside and apologize for their antics.

Gina Kirschenheiter, Heather Dubrow and Emily Simpson on The Real Housewives of Orange County.

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“I love you. I love your family. I was closest with you and I felt left out and dry,” Heather explained. “I don’t understand why, but let’s fucking fix it then. I’ll do my best, I promise. If something offends me, I’ll tell you.”

Tamra, who had been watching the interaction unfold from a distance, snapped at Shannon, “I’m boiling right now.”

“Heather is rallying the troops. She tried to take every girl next to each other and talk about me,” she said in front of the cameras. “What are you doing? You got caught in your own s… and now you’re trying to turn everything against me? Heather acts innocent and proper, but behind the scenes, she’s the worst villain of us all.”

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Tamra approached Heather, Gina, and Emily as they were getting ready to take some pictures in the photo booth. Emily exclaimed, “Oh my God, you’re taking a picture with her? That’s so different from what you told me.”

Not wanting to entertain her presence, Heather walked away from the booth and found Terry, as Emily reluctantly told Tamra, “She said you were talking to— about us.”

“She said you said I’m not really a lawyer, I’m just some lowly party planner,” she continued, before Tamra denied her claims and marched off to confront Heather.

Heather Dubrow and Tamra Judge face off in ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’.

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“Are you kidding me?” exclaimed Heather, who said she wasn’t ready for another confrontation. “Oh, why didn’t you? Because the truth is the truth?”

“No, Tamra,” she replied. “You have your own version of the truth and I’m not interested in it. sincerely.”

When Tamra accused her of not liking “the truth,” Heather reiterated that she’s “good with the truth” and countered that she “dislikes your bullshit and your spin.”

When their confrontation turned nasty, Heather argued as Tamra began twirling her finger across her face and said, “You’re fighting under the delusion that I don’t care how you feel.”

Tamra claimed that he didn’t care about her feelings either and in that case, Heather suggested that the two move on. “Yeah, bye bitch,” Tamra retorted as Heather walked away from the conversation.

The cast of ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’.

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As the season finale drew to a close, the two Housewives agreed that they weren’t sure where they stood with each other in the confessionals.

“Tamra and I have had bumps in the road before, but never like this,” Heather explained. “I don’t understand the motivation. You want to be top dog? Please, it’s yours. I don’t need it”

“I don’t know what’s going to happen between me and Heather,” Tamra said. “I think she knows I won’t buy her any more bulls… and the truth always comes out.”

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