The O.C. Minus a Housewife?

Your favorite Housewives are back at work recording their new season. For those of you that are wondering who it is, it's the Real Housewives of Orange County, sorry Atlanta and NY fans. The spotlight is back on the ladies of California who are working on their fifth season of the show. The ladies have been filming for weeks now, but the big news concerning this season is if all the women are coming back.

For those of you who are wondering who, I will tell you that Gretchen Rossi, Tamra Barney, and Lynne Curtin will be coming back. So those of you that like them can breathe a little easier. That means that housewives Vicki Gunvalson and Jeana Keough are the ones that are on the maybe list. Housewife Tamara Barney confirmed on her Twitter page last month that one Housewife would not be back for the new season of the show.

Back in December E! reported that Gunvalson might not come back after the fourth season. Gulvalson herself did not comment on the matter much, but E! believes that it may have something to do with Gulvalson's relationship with her husband Don. During the fourth season Gunvalson made comments about her husband 'not filling her love tank.' Gunvalson states that they are working on their relationship.

This week Keough's daughter Kara spoke with E! Online about how she does not know if her family will be apart of this season. Even though the other wives and their families have started filming, the Keough family has yet to be scheduled to film. Kara Keough stated in the interview that the hold up may have to do with deals and contracts concerning her family.

Her mother had this to say on the subject, "We had a dispute due to deadlines and they need to settle it. I think it would be their loss. I didn't ask for anything too extraordinary."

Also reported by E! is that source told them that one or two new Housewives maybe joining the cast. At least one woman is in negotiations with the show at the moment. She is said to have a Rossi personality, but is a mother of three.
The Real Housewives of Orange County will definitely not be the same without Jeana Keough or Vicki Gunvalson, but everything must go on. Until it's confirmed who will not be back fans can enjoy the fact that Barney, Rossi, and Curtin will be back to keep the drama alive.

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