Real Housewives of Orange County Season 7!

It's that time again! The franchise that started it all, "Real Housewives of Orange County," is ready to start filming!

She tweeted, "It's "Go Time" for season 7. Tamra and I are now locked in. Hoping to have our best season yet! Pray for us..... Woo hoo'"

No word on Gretchen Rossi, Alexis Bellino, or Peggy Tanous. But, just for the record, if Peggy doesn't return, I may die.

So who do you guys want to see back? Do you think they should add another housewife? Or keep the cast the same?

Taylor Armstrong And Peggy Tanous Sail in Style

Taylor Armstrong and Peggy Tanous hosted the Marisa Kenson, Macy's and Beach Bunny Swimwear fashion show presented by Fashion Destination Group on August 11, 2011. 

Also in attendance were OC Housewives (past and present) Fernanda Rocha, Jeana Keough, Vicki Gunvalson, and Lynne Curtin.

Peggy & Micah Tanous: "HTC Status Social"

Peggy Tanous and her husband Micah Tanous attended the "HTC Status Social" Launch Event With Usher at Paramount Studios on July 19, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

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Andy Cohen: RHOC Reunion Is 'Explosive'

The Real Housewives of Orange County finale was filled with pushing and drink-throwing and Andy Cohen says it only gets worse (or better depending how you look at it).

"Tamra was really pissed and it had gone on and on," Cohen told TVGuide.com at Monday night's Made in New York Awards. "You'll see at the reunion she was still upset and Jeana [Keough] is there too. It's a two-part reunion and it's quite explosive."

While the latter part of Sunday's episode featured the feud between former housewife Jeana and current cast member Tamra, a portion focused on Vicki filing for divorce from husband Donn. The Real Housewives of New York City's Jill Zarin says it's been hard for Vicki to watch her marriage fall apart on television.

"I spoke to Vicki today," Zarin said. "[She's feeling] pretty down. Donn's still living in the house, they're trying to settle their financial situation so it's difficult — it's been a rough time for her."

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My Personal Thoughts On The OC Finale

Last night's episode of Real Housewives of Orange County was filled with some real drama. Alexis vs Peggy, Tamra vs Jeana, and even a little of Gretchen vs Tamra - for old times sake.

Now don't get me wrong - I love a little drama - but what happened to all of the genuine friendships? Sure, Tamra and Vicki have made up since the backstabbing of last season on Tamra's part, but is anything really "real" in Orange County any more?

One thing that seems to be is the new housewife, Peggy Tanous. She really kept me sane throughout this season. Everything I was shouting at the TV, she was saying! She's got a great personality and a hot husband. Alexis seemed out to get her from day one, but she stood her ground and rolled with the punches. Seeing her live on WWHL was great - she's really funny and I LOVE the way she handles her former friend, Alexis Bellino.

I really liked Alexis last season but this season I'm just not falling for her religious crap. I grew up in a Christian family and the attire she leaves home in was never acceptable. And getting wasted in Texas? Then, one week she says she dealt with an eating disorder and the next week she put on a skimpy oufit and said "no food is going in this body.." That sure isn't sending a great message. Last night, she called WWHL to steal the spotlight from Peggy (obviously) and ended up making a total ass out of herself on live TV so that was a highlight for me.

Oh and Tamra, what can I say? She was always a favorite of mine but I feel like the whole Jeana Keough situation was heightened for the cameras. The classy way would have been to call her and tell her to stay out of it, when she didn't serve her privately with papers, not at a friend's party - especially when that friend already has all sorts of issues she's dealing with. I'll give her the benefit of the doubt though, she just got divorced, has a new boyfriend, she must be in a transitional phase and is probably trying to figure out who she really is.

I have never been a Gretchen fan - at least not of her personality. And when I came across those disgraceful pictures of her on the internet that sealed the deal. Last night when Tamra was dealing with her issues, Gretchen had to make it about her and "this is what you did to me.. now you know how I feel.." I'm surprised she didn't get a drink thrown in HER face! But she's a great business woman so I respect her in that sense.

Last but not least, Vicki - she has stayed Vicki through all six seasons. Sure, maybe she works a little much, but she's a working woman and everybody's priorities are different. Hopefully one day she'll have it all!

Peggy Tanous: Alexis & I Aren’t Close Anymore

When Peggy Tanous first joined the cast of Real Housewives of Orange County for season 6 (the Bravo show’s finale is on June 5 at 10 p.m. ET), Alexis Bellino was her closest friend. But as viewers have seen throughout the season, they’re no longer scheduling regular playdates with their kids.

"We’ve gone on different paths in our lives," says Tanous, who watched Bellino poke fun at her breast implants during one episode that still makes her bristle. "She’s in her early 30s and I’m in my early 40s and that’s a big difference. I miss the friendship that we did have but I also know that people come in your lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime and if you’re not moving in the same direction, you part your ways. I don’t have any animosity towards her."

Yet sparks will fly between Tanous and Bellino on the explosive two-part Real Housewives of O.C. reunion show (which begins airing June 12), when Tanous asks her former friend if Alexis’ husband Jim ever told her that they once dated.

On The Real Housewives, Tanous has been open about discussing her plastic surgery (including her breast enhancement) and the postpartum depression that affected her after having her first daughter, London, now 3, with husband Micah. "It was hard because I was going back to days that were really dark for me," says Peggy -- who's also mom to daughter Capri, 1 -- about revealing her struggle on the show. "I still have bad days. But if I can help people, there are so many women that go through that don’t even know they’re going through it."

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Peggy Tanous Faces Foreclosure On Home?

On her hit reality show, Peggy Tanous seems to have it all and is described as a 'wealthy Orange County party girl'.

But the stay at home mother-of-two is facing losing her million dollar home to foreclosure.

BAC Home Loans Servicing, U.S. Bank National and PNC Mortgage are trying bring the home into foreclosure and have Tanous and her family removed - but the former model has hit back with a lawsuit.

Tanous, 41, is claiming that the banks did not honour a loan modification agreement she says she had with them.

She and her internet entrepreneur husband Micah made payments on time for two years after buying the property in 2006.

But they started to experience financial trouble and fell behind on their payments.

According to court records, they have two mortgages - one for $1million and a second for $312,540.

The monthly checks to make payment on the loans became scarce and they are also accused of a lax in their Orange County property taxes. But the couple have now negotiated a payment plan they are sticking by.

Tanous claims, in her lawsuit, that she made a similar payment plan with the banks.

She claims she had a deal with them to pay interest only for 10 years but was astonished in November when the banks filed a foreclosure notice.

Her lawsuit reads: 'Tanous is determined to keep the property. It is her family's home, and she does not want to lose the Property in a foreclosure sale'.

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Peggy Tanous: Time Warner Media Upfront

Micah and Peggy Tanous attend the Time Warner Cable Media's "summertime is cable time" Upfront event held at Drai's on May 4, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

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Alexis Bellino: Jim Used To Date Peggy Tanous

On last night’s episode of Watch What Happens Live Andy Cohen thought the biggest news bombshell that would drop on the show was the fact that Osama Bin Laden had been killed. But, midway through the show guest Alexis Bellino from Real Housewives of Orange County dropped what many OC fans would consider at least a similarly sized bomb: her husband Jim Bellino used to date new cast member Peggy Tanous!

This was a story we were already working on, but since Alexis actually confirmed it on the show I felt like we show go ahead and run with it. We have a source that was in the same circle of friends as Jim Bellino and Peggy Tyler (Peggy Tanous’ modeling name – see more on that here and here) who says they began dating in 1996 and continued through 1997 before Jim dumped her.

So that means Slade Smiley isn’t the only member of the Multi-OC Club! This sheds a whole new light on the tensions developing between Alexis and Peggy this season!

We’re working on getting more info – and if we do we’ll either update this post or add a new post and add a link below. (If you know anything more about Jim and Peggy’s time together feel free to drop us a line at starcasmtips (at) yahoo.com!

(Just in case you were wondering, YES the picture was Photoshopped. It is a photo of Jim Bellino from 2010 and Peggy Tanous as Peggy Tyler when she modeled for Bench Warmer pin-up trading cards in 2002.)

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Peggy Tanous: Depression, Modeling, & RHOC

Peggy Tanous is a 41-year old former model and now stay-at-home mom is a mix between a holistic, new age woman and a wealthy Orange County party girl. Along with bonding with her new OC gal-pals, Peggy will shine a light about her struggles with postpartum depression. The mom-of-two opened up to Celebrity Baby Scoop about her daughters - London, 3 1/2, and Capri, 21 months - whom she would "love to do some modeling," how she beat PPD, and what to expect from her role on Housewives.

CBS: Tell us about your role on Real Housewives of Orange County. What can we expect from you on the show?

PT: "I'm a wife and stay-at-home mother of two, so I guess you can say I'm an actual housewife! Before my babies, I was a full time TV host, spokesperson and model. You can expect to see me this season with my family a lot and getting back into my work. You will also see Tamra and I becoming great friends."

CBS: You struggle with postpartum depression. Please tell us your experiences with PPD. How do you get through each day? What seems to help?

PT: "I had PPD really bad after I had my first daughter London, but didn't realize I had it and was in denial. Then my husband and his mother did an intervention. I started taking a natural supplement called SAMe that really helped. I knew I wanted two kids, but was afraid to have another one. We decided to try and figured it might take awhile. I got pregnant right away, but luckily was able to take the natural remedies throughout the pregnancy. I still had bad days, but when Capri was born it was a totally different feeling. I wasn't scared or fearful, rather happy and nurturing.

Talking about it helps and exercise also really helps. I try to take a lot of walks. I wanted to be open about my PPD on the show, as this show is centered mostly around drama and if I'm able to help people with what I dealt with I feel it makes it all worth it."

CBS: What are some of your favorite mommy memories?

PG: "Of course all the milestones are up there with favorites; like first crawl, step, word, etc. But I also love the snuggling into me, holding my hand or each other's hands while walking, telling me they love me, talking to me on the phone when I'm not home and really just everything. Right now Capri is starting to talk a lot, so it's so exciting hearing her multiple sentences and they way she says certain words."

CBS: Are you hoping your daughters will enter modeling like you did?

PT: "I would love my girls to do some modeling while they are young to have some fun and put some money away for a car, college and traveling. I saw the world all through modeling and met incredible people. But I only want them to do it if they want to. I would never push it on them. I want them to be normal kids and modeling can be a side gig. Time will tell."

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OC Housewives Talk About The Good In RHOC

Often it just seems that Real Housewives of Orange County is a way for the women to fight, but they claim that a lot of good comes from the reality TV show.

Gretchen Rossi, who has had a lot of negative things said about her since coming onto the show, is happy for the good that has come, states Entertainment Tonight. “I think Bravo’s offered us a lot of opportunities, a lot of great experiences, that maybe we wouldn’t have had without being on the show,” Rossi said about things like her makeup and purse line.

Newcomer Peggy Tanous is happy that the show has offered her a new outlet: “A lot of our interactions – it ends up being like therapy at the end of the day.”

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Real Housewives On Their Life Transformations

The cast members of Real Housewives franchises have found fame and notoriety by exposing their lavish and tumultuous lives for the world's entertainment, and they dished on how their reality star status has affected their lives on Wednesday in Hollywood.

"I think Bravo's offered us a lot of opportunities, a lot of great experiences, that maybe we wouldn't have had without being on the show," said Real Housewives of Orange County star Gretchen Rossi, who started her own Gretchen Christine Beaute makeup line.

"It's like therapy," said Peggy Tanous. "A lot of our interactions - it ends up being like therapy at the end of the day."

Peggy revealed her battle with suicide brought on by postpartum depression on an episode of Real Housewives of Orange County that aired March 27.

"For me, it's been a good diversion," said Camille Grammer, who went through a public divorce battle with ex-husband Kelsey Grammer this year.

While the next season's cast of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has not been announced, the ladies of the O.C. indicated that their new season will be full of surprises.

"After next week's episode, I swear to God I have clothes on the rest of the season," Tamra Barney joked.

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The OC Housewives Attend 2011 Bravo Upfront

Gretchen Rossi, Alexis Bellino, Vicki Gunvalson, Peggy Tanous and Tamra Barney of the Real Housewivs of Orange County arrive at Bravo Media's 2011 Upfront Presentation at The Roosevelt Hotel on March 30, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

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Peggy Tanous Breaks Down On Camera

New Real Housewives of Orange County cast member Peggy Tanous, born and raised in the O.C., broke down while revealing her battle with suicide on Sunday's episode.

"I've been in suffering from postpartum depression for the last three years," said Peggy, who has two toddlers. "I felt afraid and I didn't think that that would be a feeling a new mom would have."

Peggy disclosed that she became alarmed at her change in mood while pregnant with her youngest daughter Capri, saying, "I would think to myself, like, 'Should I just go push myself down the stairs 'cause I don't know if I could have another baby, 'cause I don't know if I could go through this again.'"

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Peggy's husband Micah and his mother held an intervention-type meeting with Peggy about a month after she gave birth to her oldest daughter, London. Following their meeting, Peggy's mother-in-law ordered some treatments for her that helped get Peggy back to normal, although she still struggles with the disorder.

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Peggy Tanous On Her Postpartum Depression

Just when you thought the Real Housewives of Orange County was only good for drama-fueled catfights, it's newest castmember, Peggy Tanous, is about to shed light on a very serious issue.

On this Sunday's episode, the former model reveals a three-year battle with postpartum depression that got so bad she contemplated suicide...

"I [felt] so lost and depressed and overwhelmed that I had a thought of going upstairs and grabbing the gun," Tanous exclusively told us when we chatted with her earlier today.

"There were days when I would wake up and I just didn't want to get out of bed...Thank god there were never thoughts of me wanting to harm my children...That was never, ever the case for me, thank god! But it was more just harming myself or running away. Like I had thoughts, I'm going to get the car today and just drive off and never come back."

The 41-year-old mama of two says through the help of holistic supplements, she was able to gain control of her depression.

"I'm in a much better place now," she says, "and feel almost pretty much back to normal. I have some bad day,s but for the most part I feel pretty much back to normal...It's an ongoing struggle."

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Peggy Tanous Admits To Having Plastic Surgery

The newest addition to Real Housewives of Orange County, Peggy Tanous, admits to RumorFix that she's had cosmetic surgery.

The reality star has been accused of having "duck lips," but she tells RumorFix exclusively. "I like full lips. I don't think mine are overdone, but if other people think they are, sorry. Don't watch them then. You can turn off your TV."

She then jokingly adds, "The camera adds ten pounds to my lips because they really don't look like that."

The feisty star also admits to having a boob job.

"I think we all strive to do whatever it takes to look our best and I don't just people," she says. "So, I've had my boobs done, and you know, I put some work into my lips. Whoopee. It just makes me feel good about me!"

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Peggy Tanous Has Fun With Guns On RHOC

New housewife Peggy Tanous' husband knows how to show her a good time on the Real Housewives of Orange County. Not only did she get to go to the shooting range, but she got a new Beretta as well.

"For a little baby gun, this has some kick," she said after firing off a few rounds. When they were picking it up, her husband suggested she "bedazzle it." The proprietor said they could bling it out for her. Could 'Pimp My Gun' be a new show on Bravo by this time next year?

We fully expect to see her bejeweled, bedazzled, blinged out Beretta on a future installment.

For now, she holstered it when she got her hands on its heftier gun. "No rapid fire allowed," she was warned, though you could tell it took all of her willpower not to just let the bullets fly.

"We have the bling and we have a lifestyle of an Orange County Republican," she said with a wry smile. "But don't judge this book by its cover."

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Tamra Barney Saw The Man Who Drugged Her!

Real Housewives of Orange County star Tamra Barney isn't taking her alleged "roofie" incident lying down. In fact, she tells Radar Online exclusively that her legal team is looking for any evidence that could answer a few questions about the now fuzzy night over the weekend that almost landed her and a co-star in the hospital.

"My attorney is calling to see if there is a surveillance video," Tamra tells Radar Online exclusively. "It's New York City -- there were hundreds of people in the room that night.

"Lots of photos were taken that night of us at our table. Maybe someone has a picture of this guy?" she asks. "It was strange that he was wearing sunglasses."

Tamra first broke news of the alleged drugging incident with Andy Cohen on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live! last Sunday, claiming: "I got roofied," referring to the date rape drug Rohypnol.

Newcomer to the hit Bravo show, Peggy Tanous, was also allegedly drugged.

Despite her cloudy state of mind after drinking the glass of alcohol she believes was drugged, Tamra is certain about a few details.

"I know the guy that did it walked up with two drinks that were pink. He had sunglasses on and looked Middle Eastern. That's all I remember," she said. "He asked us if we would go to a club with him and we said no over and over again."

After refusing his advances and invitation, all the ladies returned to their hotel around 11 p.m. when things started getting blurry-literally.

"At first our friends thought the wine was really getting to our head. So they got us in a cab took us to the hotel. We walked into the hotel bathroom and got very sick and passed out on the floor of the hotel lobby bathroom," she remembered. "It had been about 30 minutes from the time we drank the drink until we were out.

A shaken Tamra blacked out until the next morning, and by then she said there was no time to go to the hospital.

"I woke up in my room at 5 a.m. not knowing how I got there. I was extremely dizzy and couldn't get out of bed. The room was spinning in a way I had never felt. It's like everything was in slow motion.

"It took about three days to feel normal again."

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Ramona Singer Opens Up About 'Roofie' Incident

The Real Housewives of Orange County got an unwelcome dose of reality the other night after an unidentified man at a bar allegedly “roofied” a couple of the leading ladies, enticing Ramona Singer to urge fans: “Never take a drink from a stranger”, she tells Radar Online exclusively.

News of the incident surfaced when Tamra Barney chatted with Andy Cohen on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live! last Sunday, claiming: "I got roofied,” referring to the date rape drug Rohypnol.

The reality stars from west and east coasts, including Orange County’s Vicki Gunvalson, Tamra, and newbie Peggy Tanous, met up with Ramona at a bar in New York City a few days ago.

“So many fans came over and said ‘we love you guys,’” recalled Ramona.

And right before they called it a night, a middle-aged gentleman came over with drinks in hand.

“He sat next to Tamra and Peggy and said, ‘I have a special drink for you two ladies.’ Obviously he was watching them and decided to buy them drinks.

“Tamra drank only part of her drink, but Peggy drank all of it, poor thing.

“We all left as they finished their drinks and they got back to their hotel 20 minutes later and felt the effects,“ Ramona added.

Vicki was able to take care of the women in their affected state.

“Thankfully, Vicki was there because they almost had to go to the hospital.

“I think it’s a lesson for everyone to learn -- Never take a drink from a stranger,” Ramona said adamantly.

She added that the ladies aren’t pursuing this further, considering they don’t even know the man’s name.

“Thank god it wasn’t more serious.”

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Peggy Tanous Receives Foreclosure Date

Peggy Tanous, the latest housewife to join the Real Housewives of Orange County, has received notice that her house has been scheduled to be sold at a foreclosure auction later this month..We previously reported that the house was in default on the mortgage.

The home, below, was purchased in 2006 for $1,379,000 from Lennar Homes of California. The loan was for $1 million. The bank says that as of the recent foreclosure notice, she owes $1,318,253.

The auction was set for March 17, but it's not unusual for these dates to be postponed. We'll keep track.

We reached out to Tanous for comment last time but never heard back either from her or anyone at Bravo TV.

We'd still love to tell her side.

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