The Bravolebrity reveals she wasn’t asked back for season 19.
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Alexis Bellinowill not be taking part in the next season ofThe Real Housewives of Orange County.
Though she actually anticipated the decision, Bellino also admitted that she wasn’t quite prepared for it.
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“I cant say it came as a shock.
It did not come as a shock,” said Bellino.
“I guess I wasn’t really prepared and I didn’t think contracts were coming out anytime.
Former ‘RHOC’ star Alexis Bellino.Nicole Weingart/Bravo via Getty
I thought we still had more time.
[But] the cards played the way they did.
How do they bring someone back who is not a fan favorite versus the fan favorite?
Heather Dubrow and Alexis Bellino during the ‘Real Housewives of Orange County’ reunion.Griffin Nagel/Bravo via Getty
When one door closes, another door opens.”
Bellino continued, Nobody wants the rejection, [but] that’s already happened to me.
It happened to me on season 8.
I’ve been there, done that.
So it’s like, okay, here we go again.
Entertainment Weeklyhas reached out to Bravo for comment.
Bellino joined the series in 2011 during the fifth season, appearing as a full-time Housewife through season 8.
She returned after a decade-long absence for season 18 earlier this year in a “friend-of” role.
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Most notably, Bellino is currently engaged to Beador’s ex-boyfriend John Janssen (a.k.a.
During thecontentious televised reunion last month, Bellino defended her relationship with Janssen and addressed the legal battle.
the $75,000 he allegedly loaned her for a facelift.
“I don’t want to fight.
I just want to go out and speak the truth,” she said backstage.
Shannon has had a voice for four years and he’s kept quiet.
The truth has not been out there.
The truth has not been shown."
Bravo has yet to announce which cast members will return.
Listen to Bellino’s podcast episode above.
